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  • Basel Rosental Tower enters the planning phase

    Basel Rosental Tower enters the planning phase

    HRS Real Estate is taking over the overall management of the further project development, the search and selection of investors as well as the realization and marketing of the Basel project Rosentalturm at the Basel exhibition center. According to a press release , MCH Messe Basel and HRS Real Estate have signed a corresponding agreement.

    A project competition is now being held in cooperation with the construction and transport department of the canton of Basel-Stadt and with the support of the Zurich planning specialists Planpartner . According to the information, seven architectural firms were invited: Buchner Bründler Architects, Herzog & de Meuron and Morger Partner Architects from Basel. Burkard Meyer Architekten from Baden AG as well as the two Zurich offices Michael Meier and Marius Hug Architekten and Armon Semadeni Architekten are competing for the best design.

    The assessment committee made up of national experts is chaired by Thomas Hasler from Staufer + Hasler Architekten from Frauenfeld. The results are expected in autumn 2022. Construction is scheduled to start in summer 2023.

    The Rosentalturm building is to be erected on the site of the existing trade fair car park. The parking lot will be underground. Of the total of 48,000 square meters planned, 40,000 are intended for housing and 8,000 for commercial use.

  • Ina Invest takes over the implementation of Bredella in Pratteln

    Ina Invest takes over the implementation of Bredella in Pratteln

    Ina Invest will take over the majority of the CERES Group Holding AG, informs the real estate company based in Opfikon in a message . Further shares in the company of the Lucerne investor Hermann Alexander Beyeler go to Ina Invest investment partners not named in the communication.

    The Bredella development area in Pratteln is named as the heart of the new acquisition. The industrial and commercial park located here is to be replaced in the next 20 years by a city quarter with 70 percent living space and 30 percent commercial space.

    Ina Invest writes that the market value of the properties on the 82,600 square meter area at Pratteln train station will increase from around CHF 300 million today to over CHF 1 billion. The commercial space in Bredella currently generates around 8.6 million Swiss francs in rental income. HRS Real Estate AG and Implenia as general contractors are to take on the implementation of the project in equal parts.

    Ina Invest intends to pay part of the purchase price in the form of shares. Specifically, 10 percent of Ina Invest's share capital is to be transferred to Hermann Alexander Beyeler. Ina Invest intends to offer the current tenants on the site "in the course of the site development further suitable areas on the site".

    In the same communication, Ina Invest communicates the appointment of Daniel Baumann as CFO. The business economist who works at Implenia has "supported Ina Invest in all business matters" since the company was spun off from Implenia and the subsequent IPO in summer 2020. Baumann will take up his new office at the beginning of 2022.

  • Logistikcenter Luzern nimmt Form an

    Logistikcenter Luzern nimmt Form an

    Imbach Logistik errichtet im Littauerboden sein neues Logistikcenter Luzern. Im August 2020 war der Spatenstich für den Neubau  mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 30’000 Quadratmeter erfolgt. Nun ist die Gebäudehülle fast fertiggestellt, informiert das zur Galliker Transport AG gehörende Unternehmen mit Sitz in Schachen.

    Das Ende der Bauarbeiten ist für Herbst 2024 vorgesehen. Einmal fertiggestellt sollen im neuen Logistikzentrum rund 60 Mitarbeiter beschäftigt sein. Das Lager werde ein vollautomatisiertes Hochregallager mit Stellplätzen für 6500 Paletten und ein ebenfalls vollautomatisiertes Kleinteilelager beinhalten, erläutert Imbach Logistik. Im Zuge der Arbeiten werden zudem von Imbach am Standort bereits betriebene alte Hallen abgerissen.

    Die Energie für das neue Logistizentrum will Imbach Logistik aus erneuerbaren Quellen gewinnen. Heizung und Kühlung des gesamten Gebäudes sollen mit Grundwasser erfolgen, eine auf dem Dach geplante Photovoltaikanlage ist auf eine jährliche Produktion von 950’000 Kilowattstunden Strom ausgelegt. Insgesamt investiert Imbach Logistik rund 60 Millionen Franken in das Projekt.

    Aktuell werden Haus- und Gebäudetechnik installiert und die Fördertechnik für Paletten und Behälter eingerichtet. Im Kleinteilelager sind bereits erste Arbeiten für die Inbetriebnahme angelaufen.

  • Steiner AG can realize the residential building project Haus Weiler

    Steiner AG can realize the residential building project Haus Weiler

    The building permit for the new building project Haus Weiler in Winterthur's Neuhegi district is legally binding. As Steiner AG , which was commissioned with the planning, informed in a press release , the first apartments should be ready for occupancy in spring 2025. Residents will find peace and quiet and close to nature, but at the same time can reach the city in around 15 minutes by bike or bus, according to the message.

    The new residential development will close another gap in the KIM area. A modern building with 80 modern apartments with two and a half to five and a half rooms is to be built on 3328 square meters. The extraordinary room heights are a special feature. "While the apartments on the ground floor are equipped with private garden seating, the residential units on the top floors will impress with their large, private terraces," the company reports. The plans also provide for “a cozy inner courtyard”, which offers space for “cozy get-togethers, lingering, relaxing and playing”.

    The KIM quarter, launched in 2018 in the Oberwinterthur district , sees itself as “a lively and multi-layered quarter with commercial and residential buildings of various sizes”. The new district combines the advantages of urban structures with high recreational value at the same time. Green areas, playgrounds and car-free zones as well as attractive shopping opportunities in the area are named as strengths.

  • Halter AG can realize the Attisholz-Areal project

    Halter AG can realize the Attisholz-Areal project

    The government council of the canton of Solothurn has approved the land use planning for the Attisholz area in Riedholz. The decision ensures the further development of the area in the next 25 years, according to a media release from the Schlierem-based construction company Halter AG . On the Halter project page , it says about the project that cellulose has been industrially produced on the site for 130 years. Since the end of 2016, Halter AG has been working with the municipality of Riedholz and the canton of Solothurn to redesign the area.

    The usage planning that has now been approved was drawn up from 2018 to 2019 in a planning group of the municipality, the canton and Halter AG. After the preliminary examination, the participation procedure and the condition of the land use planning from 2020 to 2021, the municipality of Riedholz transferred the dossier to the canton of Solothurn in June 2021, according to the holder's notification. The decision of the government council now creates the planning law basis for a new zoning plan, as well as a zoning and development plan, in order to develop a living space for living, working and leisure out of the area.

    It is important that "the population stands behind the project and that the effects on the community in social, economic and ecological terms are acceptable," said Sandra Morstein, Mayor of Riedholz. "That is why great importance was attached to informing and participating in the population as well as trusting and constructive cooperation with the canton and Halter AG in the planning and development of common objectives."

    The results of a study by landscape architects on open space will be available in February. The planning of the infrastructure for public transport and community buildings such as schools and day-care centers is in preparation.

  • Sound house: Walk-in instrument in the middle of nature

    Sound house: Walk-in instrument in the middle of nature

    At the Schwendisee in Toggenburg, a magical new building will be built between protected raised bogs: the so-called sound house, built as a walk-in sound box made of local wood, similar to the sound box of a violin. The aim is to create a house for the sound that itself becomes an instrument and resonance space, with acoustics that do not yet exist in this form.

    It is intended to address and attract very different target groups. On the one hand, it is intended to attract musicians, choirs and orchestras for rehearsals, courses and symposia. It should be a special place for practicing and singing. On the other hand, it will develop into a place for events, concerts and performances. It also wants to give companies, clubs, schools and other organizations space for their events and represent an attractive point of attraction for those interested in architecture and hikers.

    The sound house is to become the heart and architectural center of the tourist area around the Schwendisee. The President of the Foundation Council of Klangwelt Toggenburg said: “From the time the Klanghaus is put into operation, a functioning operation with a successful cultural and tourist offer should be ensured. This includes infrastructural, organizational, economic and content-related aspects that combine the needs of our guests and providers into a coherent ‹ecosystem of sound campus›. " The Toggenburg Sound World wants to establish a leading sound and resonance destination in Toggenburg.

    The Toggenburg Sound House was designed by the architect Marcel Meili, who died in 2019. In the meantime, the implementation of the project has been entrusted to the architect Astrid Staufer, who developed the sound house in 2010 in contractual collaboration with Marcel Meili.

    The former Hotel Seegüetli currently stands where the Klanghaus will be built. The canton plans to demolish it in the coming year. Today's street is currently being relocated. According to the current schedule, the sound house should be completed in autumn / winter 2024. In spring 2025, the canton of St. Gallen and the Toggenburg Sound World Foundation want to jointly open the unique wooden structure.

  • Aepli Metallbau establishes a new location in Gossau

    Aepli Metallbau establishes a new location in Gossau

    Aepli Metallbau normally builds metal construction for others – especially modern and energy-efficient facades made of glass and metal. The company's major projects include the HSG Learning Center in St. Gallen, the Basel Biozentrum and the Quadrolith in Baar. Today the family business, which has been based in Gossau for 108 years, has around 200 employees.

    The previous headquarters on Industriestrasse is reaching its capacity limits despite extensions and the production halls spread over three locations. The third generation of the company's boss, Roman Aepli, decided to build a new headquarters. This is being built on the Sommerau-Nord site – right next to the Gossau motorway junction. Aepli was able to buy the 100,000 square meter land from the Migros Ostschweiz cooperative around two years ago.

    The office building and a two-part production hall can be found on 35,000 square meters. The office building has five floors and a glass facade that tapers from top to bottom. This builds on the protruding and recessed Aepli Air Control facade elements. This is to ensure maximum energy efficiency. Photovoltaic systems on the flat roof of the production hall ensure sustainable electricity production. An underground car park with 166 parking spaces offers space for the service vehicles.

    In this way, not only can Aepli Metallbau's production be bundled in one place, but the long-term future of the company in Gossau can also be ensured, as Roman Aepli says. Investments in the latest production technologies and digitization are planned. The automation in particular will take up a lot of space, which is why Sommerau-Nord is the ideal location. Thanks to the planned production lines, new processes are to be optimized, thereby increasing efficiency and quality.

    The new building is the largest investment in the company's history. It is planned that production on the Sommerau can start in autumn 2022. The office space should also be ready for occupancy at the beginning of 2023.

    Of the remaining 65,000 square meters of land, Aepli has kept 6,000 square meters as a reserve. The rest of the land was divided into three parcels and sold to three companies: The new owners are Huber Kunststoff AG, the powder coater Gema Switzerland GmbH and the cooperative butcher shop St. Gallen and the surrounding area.

    But there are not only changes in the location, but also in the management: Since January 1, 2021, the new management team has consisted of long-term employees Matthias Elmer (Managing Director), Michael Röthenmund (Technical Director), Thierry Knöpfel (Head of Sales) and Marcel Rechsteiner (Head of Finance and HR). Aepli is concentrating on his duties as Chairman of the Board of Directors and on realizing the new company headquarters.

  • «Johanna»: New residential development with a historical namesake

    «Johanna»: New residential development with a historical namesake

    Grain, flour and bread: for centuries it was this triad that shaped human life and survival. This is also the case in Weinfelden, whose mill was built by the municipality in 1784. Around a hundred years later, it was bought by the miller Hermann Meyerhans. After his early death, his wife Johanna Meyerhans took over the management. Back in 1897, a woman with four small children at the head of a large mill was anything but ordinary. Johanna Meyerhans ran the mill for 19 years and with great success. She died in 1936 at the age of 82.

    The Meyerhans mill is still in the Sangenfeld West area in Weinfelden. In the immediate vicinity, a street will soon bear the name of Johanna Meyerhans – and thus be one of the first two streets in Weinfelden to be named after women. On this street – today it is still called Thurfeldstrasse – the "Johanna" development is also being built. Two apartment buildings with a total of 33 condominiums are being built on a plot of 3005 square meters.

    3.5 and 4.5 room apartments and a 5.5 room attic apartment are planned. The ground floor apartments have covered seating and private gardens, the apartments on the remaining floors have large balconies and terraces.

    The development is located directly on the Thur Canal. There are shops, a kindergarten, schools and sports facilities, a vita parcours and an outdoor swimming pool nearby. A nicely structured architecture, bright facades, large balconies and terraces as well as small, secluded spots give the development a cozy and friendly flair.

    The attractiveness of the residential development should not be based on superficial chic and unnecessary accessories, but on well thought-out solutions. «Johanna» wants to be an oasis in which people feel comfortable. It is expected to be ready for occupancy from February 2024. Construction work is expected to start in November 2021.

  • Sargans Cantonal School is being renovated for 50 million francs

    Sargans Cantonal School is being renovated for 50 million francs

    The Sargans canton school has been in operation in its existing form for over 50 years and is in need of renovation. It can no longer meet today's structural requirements in terms of earthquake security, building technology and insulation. There is also a lack of around 1900 square meters of school, preparation and group rooms that ensure modern teaching in the long term. In addition, central facilities such as the cafeteria are too small and there are only a small number of student and teacher workplaces.

    The plan is to demolish the west and south wings dating from 1963 and 1969. They will be replaced by contemporary new buildings. L-shaped extensions are to be built, which together with the east and north wings form a rectangular structure. At the center is an identity-creating courtyard.

    The new west wing will house the cafeteria with outdoor seating, a kitchen, foyer, auditorium and some classrooms. In the new south wing there is space for additional class, subject and group rooms as well as rooms for administration and teaching staff. In the east and north tracts, there are mainly renovations with regard to earthquake security. Continuous access corridors on the upper floors ensure short connecting routes with common areas.

    A loan of CHF 49.9 million was granted for the project. Of this, 3 million are for the existing buildings and 46.9 million for the new buildings. Construction work is scheduled to begin in summer 2023 and will last three years. School operations in the east and north wing will continue – temporary arrangements will be built for the south and west wing.

    The St. Gallen electorate approved the building project in 2014. A total of 17 objections were received in 2018. These were rejected by the municipality of Sargans, but a resident filed an appeal against the decision with the Department of Economic Affairs. This also rejected the objection, whereupon the recurrent filed the complaint before the federal court. In May 2021, the latter also rejected the complaint in the last instance. Now nothing stands in the way of the planned renovation and expansion of the canton school.

  • Breeze Arbon: from hardware store to residential development

    Breeze Arbon: from hardware store to residential development

    For thirty years there was a jumbo hardware store on the 8,600 square meter area in Arbon. It was demolished at the end of 2018. There are now two new buildings here: The Breeze residential complex offers a total of 63 apartments in two houses.

    Breeze is located directly on Lake Constance, between the city's waterfront promenade, designed as a chestnut avenue, and Bahnhofstrasse, on a plot of land with a connection to the lake. The park-like surroundings, the proximity to the train station, the historic old town and the shopping facilities of Arbon are also intended to make the centrally located development an attractive place to live.

    In modern apartments, classic, high-quality materials should convey style and comfort. The apartments with 2.5, 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 rooms have large windows, spacious floor plans and bright rooms. Your terraces are large and partly all around. With its generously designed outdoor spaces, Breeze should blend in harmoniously with the surroundings and location directly on the water.

    The architecture competition for Breeze took place in 2017. The jury decided in favor of the project by the Caruso St John Architects.

    The two angular houses with receding outer corners each have five main floors and an attic floor. They are mirrored to each other and rotated 180 degrees. There is a shared underground parking garage under the two structures.

    Towards the lake, the houses border a semi-private open space with seating and trees. The houses are accessed on Bahnhofstrasse. The re-entrant corner areas are transformed into clearly delimited, greened front zones by pavilions. From here, footpaths also lead to the open space on the lake side and on to Kastanienallee.

    Breeze complies with the Minergie guidelines and uses environmentally friendly district heating. As a further contribution to sustainability, the flat roofs of the building are greened. The roof structure is chosen in such a way that the rainwater is largely retained.

    Construction work started in early 2019. The development has been in place since December 2020. All 63 apartments have already been sold and will be ready for occupancy at the end of 2021.

  • Living more beautifully and energy-efficiently

    Living more beautifully and energy-efficiently

    SwissAlp Immobilien AG is a Swiss real estate company based in Buchs SG: “Our thoughts and actions are geared towards identifying and implementing the potential of properties, real estate projects and properties. From this we generate growth: for our investors and for us, ”says Ardian Emini, CEO of SwissAlp Immobilien AG. «Our main activity is value-added portfolio management. We acquire properties with very high quality requirements in selected locations in German-speaking Switzerland. Renovation properties are acquired if their value can be increased significantly through renovation, new construction or renovation. We market, rent and manage our properties ourselves. "

    SwissAlp Immobilien AG has specialized in the development of a solid real estate portfolio: "Thanks to our know-how, our many years of experience and our professionalism, we offer our investors the best possible security to achieve their return targets," says Emini. "Thanks to our professionally managed property portfolios, we enable our investors to participate in all of German-speaking Switzerland."

    A prime example is the new building project by SwissAlp Immobilien AG in a central location in Sargans SG. Within walking distance of the train station, 22 high-quality rental apartments will soon be built: “The apartment building impresses with its modern and exciting architecture, combined with the concept of sustainability. Both a photovoltaic system and efficient energy management are of course part of this concept. The parking garage and bike room are equipped with charging stations for electric cars and bicycles from the start. ”

    The apartment mix of 2.5 to 4.5 room apartments appeals to singles, young couples and families alike. Shops and schools are in the immediate vicinity within walking distance. According to Emini, the apartments are characterized by a high-quality finish and leave nothing to be desired: "Each apartment has a small reduit, and the larger apartments have a master bedroom with its own bathroom." With this project, architects and specialist planners had the opportunity to create a special building: for today, for tomorrow and for eternity!

  • Park Ost: Entrepreneurship meets research

    Park Ost: Entrepreneurship meets research

    A lot of innovation is already happening three kilometers from the city center of St. Gallen. This is where Empa is located, the ETH Domain's interdisciplinary research institute for materials science and technology. Right next to it is a 35,000 square meter commercial property, where a community of start-ups, SMEs and technology-oriented companies has developed over the past ten years. The Startfeld association, a network for innovations and start-ups, is also located here. It provides managed premises – event rooms, meeting rooms, meeting points, a makerspace and a co-working space. There is also a publicly accessible canteen.

    The Switzerland Innovation Park Ost aims to establish itself in this area by 2022. There are currently reserves of 9,000 square meters of commercial and industrial building land here. With a standard construction method of 18 meters high, this results in development potential of almost 18,000 square meters of usable space. For an initial expansion phase, there are plans to initially have around 6500 square meters of usable space. It is expected that this could be achieved by 2025. Two further expansion stages can be implemented as required.

    The areas that are already available are suitable as clean rooms, laboratories and rooms for industrial production. Most of the available spaces have plenty of natural light and are therefore also suitable as offices, meeting rooms or for events.

    Park Ost is to become a globally recognized center where companies in Eastern Switzerland promote innovations in selected areas on the basis of research by Empa, the St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital and the University of St. Gallen. The focus of innovation at Park Ost is dedicated to the development of technologies for health and medical technology as well as in the machine, electrical and metal industries. With regard to these technologies, he also deals with digitization – in particular artificial intelligence and the “Internet of Things”.

    How does Park Ost actually create synergies between business and research? Companies can bring their projects to Park Ost. Depending on the scope of the projects, they also send employees to the park's location. The research institutions can also send employees to the park and thus bring research expertise into project operation. You support the project team of a company or work as your own project team.

    Park Ost is run by a private stock corporation. Switzerland Innovation Park AG was founded at the beginning of September 2021. She gives herself ten years to make the Innovationspark Ost financially self-sustaining.

    An external location of Park Ost is RhySearch in Buchs. A campus is planned there, where the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland, the Buchs vocational and advanced training center and the Alpine Rhine Valley Precision Industry Center are located. The Buchs campus has 8,000 square meters of industrial building land reserves.

  • On a bus tour through Wil West

    On a bus tour through Wil West

    Around 70 people were present on three Wil Mobil buses and explored various posts on the Wil West site in the style of a “scout exercise”. There were representatives from all the departments involved in the cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau as well as the 23 member communities of the Wil region. And off we go: The northern network extension was discussed at the Ebnetsaal in Bronschhofen, aspects such as infrastructure and ecology on the terrace of the car world of Rotz and the details of the cantonal usage zone in Gloten.

    The tour of the site met with a consistently positive response: many participants had real aha moments when it came to the “dimension of the project” or “how detailed ecological compensation measures have already been defined”. The area tour with various stations should also be a central instrument in the future to make Wil West more tangible. Corresponding implementations are being planned for both the media and the population.

    The District President of St. Gallen, Marc Mächler, also insisted that Wil West be brought to life and that the project be brought to the next phase: "We must soon get away from the paper and the plans and show people specifically what is happening here." The CFO also submitted details of the special loan for the development of the site, which the Cantonal Council is expected to discuss in its first reading in November. In addition to Mächler, site manager Susanne Hartmann was also present from the government of the canton of St. Gallen. The Canton of Thurgau was also represented by the head of construction, Carmen Haag. The latter explained the network decision on the new connecting road and the footpaths and cycle paths, over which the Great Council of Thurgau has to decide. The Wil West motorway junction is at the center of the infrastructure construction. The Astra is planning this as an exciting high-spinning bridge and will then build it later.

    The modernized “Wil West” logo with the claim “The future lies with us” also premiered at the location conference. The claim stands for the self-confidence that the future lies here in the region and that future generations will find attractive jobs locally and no longer have to migrate in large droves to other cities. In addition to the logo debut, a new, fresh website is also being planned.

    Three young personalities from regional politics took part in the “Voices of the Future” podium: Meret Grob, City MP Green prowil; Salome Zeintl, President Jungfreisinnige Wil and the surrounding area and Serge Müller, Vice President SP Münchwilen district. They combined many positive aspects with the project, such as cross-cantonal cooperation or the economic strengthening of the entire region. However, they also expressed the need to involve the young and the population in general even more and to think more about the future, instead of just looking at today's forms of construction and transport.

    On a bus tour through Wil West.
  • Rorschach: New district on a former industrial site

    Rorschach: New district on a former industrial site

    The beginnings of the field mill, once a grain mill, go back to the Middle Ages. Towards the end of the 19th century, embroidery, fabric and adhesive foils were produced in the factories on the Feldmühle site. In 2015, the adhesive tape manufacturer Scapa (Schweiz) AG gave up the Rorschach production site.

    Since then, it has been quiet on the Feldmühle site at Rorschach Stadt train station. Only the historical buildings are evidence of the once industrial boom. But in the coming years a new chapter will begin on the site.

    In 2017 the Steiner Investment Foundation bought the Feldmühle site. Together with the city of Rorschach and the project developer Steiner AG, she developed a concept for the area based on the urban development program “Seestadt Rorschach” in order to ensure both quality and economic viability. The renovation of existing buildings and the construction of new ones should bring the area back to life. From 2026 the Feldmühle site will offer the population more than 300 new rental and owner-occupied apartments as well as commercial space, squares, green spaces and quiet inner courtyards.

    The project for the Feldmühle is also the result of an architecture study competition in 2018. The winning project combines individual buildings that are valuable in terms of building history and create identity with new buildings. The original character of the former industrial plant should remain noticeable and is underlined by the equivalent urban planning address. A green outside space connects buildings and inner courtyards. The area can be crossed via alleys and stairs.

    The lively west of the area creates meeting places for the population, space for business and is located directly at the Rorschach Stadt train station. A quieter, more individual world, on the other hand, is emerging in the east of the Feldmühle area. It contains mostly apartments and is characterized by a strong relationship to the inner-city green space. In addition, there is the future open stream and the free space in the direction of the Evangelical Reformed Church. The two worlds are closely interwoven and give the quarter a varied overall appearance.

    The area is currently being used temporarily. Under this name, the former gluing factory serves as an event space for events for up to 100 people. When the weather is nice, the glue shop runs a garden restaurant. She has an open
    air area with a covered event stage and space for 300 people. In addition, the roofs of the Feldmühle area were home to a colony of bees from summer 2019 to summer 2020 – a collaboration with a local beekeeper.

  • A lighthouse project for Wil

    A lighthouse project for Wil

    The development on Untere Bahnhofstrasse 1-11 is the result of a study commission to meet the high architectural and site planning requirements at this location, which is important in terms of traffic engineering and construction. The location between the railway tracks and Unterer Bahnhofstrasse placed high demands on the organization and floor plans in terms of emissions, living hygiene and quality of living: "In Eastern Switzerland, the first development of this size is being built here, which will be certified for a 2000 watt area," says the project manager Stefan Schreiber from real estate developer Mettler2Invest AG. "The new building eliminates a problem at the train station that has been referred to as a 'scand stain' in the local press for years."

    A new, covered two-wheeler parking facility for over 600 bicycles is being built in the basement. This is operated by the city of Wil and is directly connected to the SBB pedestrian underpass. With 100 units from 1½ to 5½ rooms, the complex offers a wide range of living space, suitable for single households, couples, families and senior citizens. 4100 m2 of space is available for office, service and retail use. The central location directly on the station square and on platform 1 of the SBB offers tenants and customers very good public access. The building is architecturally and economically a lighthouse project for Wil.

  • The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rietbach Center has taken place

    The groundbreaking ceremony for the Rietbach Center has taken place

    The starting shot for the Rietbach Center has been given. Representatives of the municipality of Bachenbülach, tenants and other guests attended the groundbreaking ceremony, according to a message from P&F Immobilien . Burger King, the hotel chain Schatz AG and Bodypalace Gym, which will also offer physiotherapy, have been won as anchor tenants.

    The new health, commercial and service center in the Zürcher Unterland is only about three minutes from the Bülach-Süd / Bachenbülach motorway exit. It will have freely expandable areas that are just as suitable for medical practices and other providers in the health sector as for specialized shops. The health services offered are intended on the one hand to ensure basic care, while on the other hand medical specialists are also to be settled there. The future tenants should also benefit from synergy effects from the surrounding centers.

    On the ground floor of the Rietbach Center, an area of 3000 square meters is available for trade and services. This is supplemented by 1,600 square meters of rental space on the upper floor.

  • Steiner sells Immo-Projekt to Fortimo

    Steiner sells Immo-Projekt to Fortimo

    Steiner AG has decided to “adjust the portfolio”. As a result, it sells the entire Widacher project in Fischbach-Göslikon to Fortimo Invest AG . According to a press release , Fortimo will begin with the implementation of the first construction phase in the coming year. There is already a building permit for this.

    Initially, 16 terraced houses are to be built on an abandoned industrial site. This first stage also includes a further 42 apartments in three apartment buildings and two listed buildings. A total of 165 residential units in ten multi-family houses and 46 row single-family houses are planned on this site. They are to be built in three sections.

    “With Fortimo we can hand over this great project to a long-standing partner company, which ensures the successful implementation and further development of this attractive residential complex,” Steiner CEO Michael Schiltknecht is quoted as saying.

  • Implenia is building five buildings for SBB

    Implenia is building five buildings for SBB

    As a general contractor, Implenia is building five buildings on the former Malley industrial site west of Lausanne, one of which has 19 floors and a second one with 24 floors. As the company reports , the order volume is CHF 200 million. It includes the construction of residential and commercial buildings for the first phase of construction called Central Malley . An area of 42,200 square meters is to be developed. 23,700 square meters are planned as office space, 3800 square meters for commercial units and 14,700 square meters for around 200 apartments.

    The Central Malley construction project is the first step in the revitalization of the Malley industrial area. According to the information, the area is to be converted into a sustainable urban quarter with apartments, offices and commercial units. The concept for the development is based on ecological building, future ways of life and the Minergie P-Eco standard. The development of the new district fits into the spatial development plan for the Lausanne metropolitan area, which envisages several “ambitious architectural designs”. In this way, Implenia is making a contribution to the design of “promising future living and working environments,” says Jens Vollmar, Head of the Buildings Division, quoted in the press release.

    The project was preceded by two architecture competitions. The designs are implemented by the offices of Aeby Perneger & Associés SA and Pont 12 Architectes SA .

  • Laying of the foundation stone for the Osiris eco-quarter in Echallens

    Laying of the foundation stone for the Osiris eco-quarter in Echallens

    The eco quarter was developed as a joint project by Realtim, Equitim and ODS Investhome. The aim is to achieve Minergie-P-Eco certification, which includes the integration of environmental aspects in the construction process. That is why Steiner is using more than 50 percent recycled concrete in this project. In addition, strict criteria for reducing gray energy and labeling materials such as wood must be adhered to. The Steiner teams also pay close attention to effective waste and wastewater treatment on site.
    The general contractor is aware of the importance of short transport routes and works with local subcontractors as far as possible on all projects. Currently, 75% of those involved in the project come from a radius of less than 50 kilometers around the Osiris construction site.

    At the same time close to nature and in the city center
     The planned eco-quarter comprises 15 buildings with a total of 410 apartments. It offers a natural, spacious outdoor area and foot and bike paths. Both the heating (heat pumps with geothermal probes) and the electricity (photovoltaic modules) rely on renewable energies. Another ecological advantage: the reversible heating system is used for surface cooling in summer (free cooling). Located not far from the center of Echallens, the eco-district has the ideal conditions for non-motorized traffic; the site will be equipped with paths and bicycle garages accessible for bicycles.

    After the client had completed the earthworks, Steiner began building the shell in the summer of 2021. As the project was divided into several areas, the different areas are in different construction phases. The buildings in the first area are at an advanced stage, while the basement and first above-ground floors of the other two areas are currently only being built. The building handover of the Osiris project will take place in spring 2023.

  • Walo Bertschinger renovates the Bad Ragaz thermal baths

    Walo Bertschinger renovates the Bad Ragaz thermal baths

    As part of a renovation work in the Bad Ragaz SG thermal baths, the Dietiker construction company Walo Bertschinger renewed the floor coverings. According to a message from Walo on Facebook, the Walo bedding Haypanol D was laid with a special system constellation.

    According to the company announcement, high demands were placed on slip resistance, UV resistance and optics in the thermal baths. In the system constellation used by Walo, these conditions of the client Grand Resort Bad Ragaz were met. The multi-layer structure of the covering and its technical properties also showed high chemical resistance, so that various cleaning agents, greases, other deposits and chemical solutions cannot harm the covering.

    According to Walo, the architecture of the famous thermal baths with its special appearance corresponds to the snow-white surface.

  • Steiner AG is redeveloping the industrial area in Breitenbach

    Steiner AG is redeveloping the industrial area in Breitenbach

    The Steiner Investment Foundation wants to convert the Isola area not far from the center of Breitenbach into a residential and commercial area. The owner of the eleven hectare site has commissioned the construction service provider Steiner AG with this, according to a media release . The residents of Breitenbach are to be included in the development process from next year.

    The project developer also wants to open up the Isola area, which is located directly on the Lüssel, to the public. “This can look forward to new, attractive meeting and green areas, which will be created in place of the existing company roads and storage areas”, Stefan Gabriel, team leader for real estate development at Steiner AG, is quoted in the media release.

    The new quarter is not intended to compete with the village center, but rather to complement it. An intensive exchange is currently taking place with the Breitenbach municipal administration about the respective ideas and expectations. As a basis for a common understanding of the spatial development of the area, an urban development and open space planning test planning process will also be carried out, according to the media release. Renowned architectural offices and landscape architects would be invited to come up with suggestions.

    Construction on the first stage is expected to start in 2029. During the planning phase, however, the company wants to enable interim uses and, if necessary, bring forward individual conversion projects in existing buildings.

    The Steiner Invest Foundation, a Zurich-based asset management company for Swiss pension funds and an investment foundation of Steiner AG, acquired the 114,280 square meter area with its largely empty industrial and warehouse buildings in spring 2021.

  • Bühler builds center for positive energy and innovations

    Bühler builds center for positive energy and innovations

    Bühler AG has officially broken ground for its new Energy & Manufacturing Technology Center in Uzwil. The building in the immediate vicinity of the Cubic Innovationscampus, which was inaugurated in 2018, underlines the technology company’s long-term renewal strategy, according to a media release. Completion should be in the second quarter of 2023.

    On the one hand, the building consists of an energy center. The center for “good, positive energy” is to become the center for vocational and advanced training as well as for health prevention. Young men and women are trained there in the areas of plant engineering, polymechanics, automation and IT. This center should also be accessible to external partners.

    “We are clearly committed to the success model of our vocational training and lifelong learning. We are also expanding our health expertise much more and making a further contribution to keeping Uzwil as an attractive business location, ”said Christof Oswald, Head of Human Resources at Bühler, in the media release. Overall, the Energy Center aims to make Bühler more attractive as an employer.

    The second part of the building, the Manufacturing Technology Center, will house the areas of innovation and prototype construction. “Here we will manufacture innovations for our customers as pilot projects that we will later introduce in other production plants around the world,” said Andreas Schachtner, Head of Business Development in Manufacturing, Logistics & Supply Chain, in the media release.

  • The groundbreaking ceremony for QUBO has taken place

    The groundbreaking ceremony for QUBO has taken place

    The foundation stone for the QUBO in Sarnen was laid on Monday. The construction work for two interconnected buildings began. On the one hand, Eberli AG is modernizing and expanding its existing headquarters there. On the other hand, the Obwaldner Kantonalbank ( OKB ) is building a new building. Above all, the Startup Pilatus association should find space there. It promotes the settlement of start-ups in Obwalden. Both buildings are to merge into one unit through a central entrance, according to a press release by OKB.

    “The QUBO will create a new, lively workplace in Sarnen,” the CEO of OKB, Bruno Thürig, is quoted as saying. “It creates space for new concepts and ideas in which the digital world of work and New Work can be lived.”

    Accordingly, coworking workplaces, open spaces and various meeting rooms would also be offered in the new building. The OKB itself will set up a room as a creative lab. The room should also be available to external companies.

    The redesign of the office space also enables Eberli AG to “work in a contemporary and efficient manner”, says CEO Alain Grossenbacher. In addition to Eberli AG, the future co-owner of the building, Orfida Treuhand + Revisions AG, and werkunion ag will also settle there. Architekturwerk ag, which is responsible for the architecture of the QUBO, belongs to it.

  • Construction of the InnoQube Swiss has started

    Construction of the InnoQube Swiss has started

    The latest innovation center in the Alpine region is currently being built in Graubünden. The groundbreaking ceremony for the InnoQube Swiss was celebrated on Friday in the Rossboden area of Chur. According to a notification , the project will be fully financed by the Liechtenstein- based ITW group of companies . It specifies the total investment at around CHF 25 million.

    The CEO of the investor and project developer, Dr. Martin Meyer, is convinced that this will create “a place of innovation, inspiration and progress that will become known far beyond the Swiss borders”. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the operating company InnoQube Swiss AG, Franco Quinter, emphasizes that the InnoQube Swiss is viewed as a temporary or permanent “base camp for innovations”. The offer is aimed “specifically at start-ups, spin-offs and companies from research, development and digitization”. “The key issues of health and performance would play a decisive role”.

    Completion is planned for the end of 2023. From 2024 research and work will be carried out in the four-story InnoQube on a total area of 11,200 square meters. It offers flexible office space for around 300 workplaces, various co-working and meeting rooms, an event arena, a restaurant and a daycare center.

  • Schlieren expands planning for Zelgli school complex

    Schlieren expands planning for Zelgli school complex

    The city council of Schlieren has initiated an extended strategic plan for the Zelgli school complex. According to the city council news, the increasing number of students makes new planning necessary. In order to optimally determine the future development of the Zelgli school complex, the city council approved a loan for a feasibility study in July 2019. In April 2020, based on the current figures, two to four additional classrooms, two additional kindergartens and a triple after-school care center were planned. As early as September 2020, the latest figures showed that four new classrooms, two kindergartens and a quadruple day-care center are needed, according to the city council news.

    Structural adjustments are therefore necessary, such as enlarging the teachers’ room or installing additional sanitary facilities. Due to the changed order volume, a loan is now required for strategic planning. The city council has now approved it with 80,000 francs.

    According to the detailed message about the city council resolutions available on the website of the city of Schlieren, the school space requirements are calculated and planned twice a year based on the currently known data. The first order for spatial planning and open space planning with a volume of around 39,000 francs has already been placed with Metron Architektur AG in Brugg AG.

  • EXPO REAL 2021 – Successful restart

    EXPO REAL 2021 – Successful restart

    “There was an atmosphere of confidence that could be felt everywhere in the exhibition halls. 1,198 exhibitors and over 19,200 participants made intensive use of the three days at EXPO REAL to advance future projects, obtain information and maintain their network, ”explains Klaus Dittrich, CEO of Messe München. “Compared to the record years before Corona, the trade fair is of course smaller. But the new start was successful and EXPO REAL has once again proven itself to be Europe’s most important real estate fair. ”The precondition for success was the detailed protection and hygiene concept of Messe München.

    Valuable network to cope with future tasks
     “EXPO REAL 2021 will perhaps be remembered as the most important trade fair of the last decade, because it made it clear to all stakeholders that the major tasks of the future – climate change, transformation, digitization – can only be mastered through joint efforts across all areas can be. It’s good that the industry was able to gain confidence for three days in Munich. The timing was spot on, ”explains Fabian Hellbusch, Head of Marketing and Communication at Union Investment Real Estate. This is confirmed by Chiara Aengevelt, managing partner of Aengevelt Immobilien: “EXPO REAL is Europe’s most important meeting place for the real estate industry and the starting signal for year-end business. We used that – personally and in presence. At the same time, the density of decision-makers and executives is particularly high this year, the quality of the discussions is very good. “And Constanze Römer, project manager of the Berlin-Brandenburg stand, says:” After the months of corona-related planning uncertainty, we are happy to welcome our co-exhibitors and partners to be able to offer this platform for your business again. It is nice to see that we can enjoy a conversation again together that we have all missed for so long. “

    Interest rate development, climate protection, social component
     As usual, the conference program offered a wide range of information on markets and segments, on digital innovations – and of course also on fundamental developments. “Expo Real 2021 made it clear that the German real estate market is still highly attractive and has even largely defied the Corona crisis,” explains Dr. Gertrud Traud, chief economist at Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen. That will tend to continue as long as interest rates remain low. “I expect the first interest rate hike from Christine Lagarde, ECB, at the end of 2023,” the expert predicted in her keynote. Dr. Holger Schmieding, chief economist at the private bank Berenberg, very clearly: “Not yet in sight.”

    In many forums it became clear that the industry plays a key role in climate protection: “A comprehensive turn towards climate protection will not be possible without the real estate sector,” said Prof. Matthias Garschagen, Chair of Anthropogeography at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich and continued. “At the same time, the sector plays a central role in successful adaptation to climate change, for example with regard to dealing with increasing heat or heavy rainfall in cities.” Urban development has a strong social component – especially when it comes to housing. It is important “to organize this central function of our life in such a way that appropriate offers can be made available for the different ways of life and life plans, also for the different milieus of society”, says Prof. Dr. Armin Nassehi, Chair for General Sociology and Social Theory, also at Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich.

    EXPO REAL 2021 in numbers
     Over 19,200 participants from 52 countries (2019: 46,747 / 76) came to EXPO REAL in Munich. The total number of participants was divided into 9,916 trade visitors (2019: 22,065) and 9,296 company representatives (2019: 24,682). The top ten visitor countries after Germany were: Austria, the Netherlands, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Switzerland, Poland, France, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Spain and Italy.

    The 1,198 exhibitors came from 29 countries (2019: 2,189 / 44). In addition to Germany, the top ten exhibitor countries were: Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, France, Serbia and Italy. International joint stands came from Austria (“Austria”, “Europa Mitte”), Switzerland (“Swiss Circle”), the Netherlands (“Holland Property Plaza”, “Holland Metropole”) as well as from Barcelona, Lodz, Moscow and Prague.

    Numerous lectures and discussions from the conference program as well as exhibitor and start-up presentations were recorded and will be available on the online platform EXPO REAL ONLINE until mid-November 2021.

  • Halter AG realizes the VIVO Aesch project

    Halter AG realizes the VIVO Aesch project

    The Halter AG construction group is teaming up with the UBS Sima real estate fund as an investor and future builder to implement the VIVO Aesch project. According to the press release , the legally binding building permit for a new development with residential, commercial and commercial use at the northern entrance to the municipality of Aesch is available. The 15,188 square meter area was used by the previous landowner Victus Real Estate AG as a material storage and transshipment point.

    The new mixed-use development is to be built by 2024, with around 85 percent of the main area being intended for residential use. According to a press release, after the development phase was completed in July, Halter AG was able to win an investor in Balintra for VIVO Aesch. Balintra AG in Basel is a real estate company owned by the UBS Sima real estate fund.

    The new property owner will transfer the project with an investment volume of around 150 million Swiss francs as builder together with Halter as developer and overall provider into the first construction phase from this autumn.

    According to Halter, the project comprises four building units. The 40 meter high VIVOTower at the motorway turn marks the entrance to the municipality of Aesch. On the lower floors, the tower offers space for commercial use and the TowerCafe. In addition, 36 apartments and 80 rental apartments are planned.

    The VIVOHof is another building with mixed use, with areas for small businesses and 36 rental apartments on the upper floors. The VIVOKamm comprises 57 rental apartments with south-facing terraces as well as a common room with access to the neighborhood square. VIVOQube offers a further 55 rental apartments on six floors, mostly maisonette apartments.

    According to Halter AG, the start of marketing for the commercial space is in spring 2022, and for the apartments in spring 2023. Completion is planned for the third quarter of 2024.

  • Inventx can expand its headquarters in Chur

    Inventx can expand its headquarters in Chur

    Inventx has received the green light to expand its headquarters in Chur, according to a press release . The IT service provider wants to build a new building on the area of the old forestry workshop in the city center. This should offer space for more than 200 employees. In addition, there will be space in the new building for apartments, restaurants, a daycare center and the Chur city archive.

    Inventx has been planning to expand its headquarters for four years. However, the project was delayed due to “objections from the neighborhood”. Ultimately, the complaints landed before the federal court. But she rejected this.

    “We are pleased that the project can now finally be realized and that the fallow area in the city center is revitalized,” says Mayor Urs Marti (FDP) in the press release. “In addition, the project strengthens Chur as a business location in the long term and thus also strengthens the city’s position as an attractive ICT location,” he adds.

  • Halter breaks ground for development in Langnau

    Halter breaks ground for development in Langnau

    The groundbreaking ceremony for a new residential and commercial building was carried out on Wednesday afternoon on the area north of the Ilfiskreisel in Langnau iE. According to the media release , the construction company Halter AG from Schlieren will be realizing the development on behalf of the insurance company Visana Services AG as general contractor. In autumn 2023, Aldi Suisse is to move into its new retail space there, the first Aldi location in the upper Emmental. At the same time, the reference date for the rental apartments and other commercial space in the new building is.

    According to Halter, the overall project provides for a mixed use of a retail space on the ground floor rented to Aldi Suisse, rental apartments and a proportion of commercial and office space for third parties. In addition, there is a public outside space as a central access area to the building on the south side and on the east side an outside space with play and lounge area that can only be used by the tenants. The delivery area for the shop is on the west side and the entrance to the parking garage is on the north side.

    One floor has an Aldi staff room as well as nine rental apartments and a commercial unit. A further 16 rental apartments with their own loggia or terrace are being built on the two floors above. Cellar and technical rooms as well as an underground car park with around 80 parking spaces are planned for the two basement floors.

  • Replacement building in Salzweg with up to 240 apartments

    Replacement building in Salzweg with up to 240 apartments

    On the northern slope of the Uetliberg, in Zurich-Altstetten, the city of Zurich is planning to replace the Salzweg housing estate. This currently comprises 130 apartments. It was created in 1969 in prefabricated element construction based on the plans of the architect Manuel Pauli. The past 50 years have left behind damage to the structures and a considerable need for repairs.

    The city of Zurich, as the client, decided on a new replacement building due to changed legal requirements, the current compression pressure and after examining the feasibility of repairs. The aim is to make the best possible use of the area and to expand the proportion of non-profit apartments in the city.

    In order to find the optimal project, the Office for Buildings of the City of Zurich has launched an architecture competition. Zimmermann Sutter Architekten AG from Zurich was able to win this with its “Tartaruga” proposal. The jury was impressed by the delicate, staggered arrangement of shorter and longer rows of buildings. The balconies offer views towards Uetliberg or Hönggerberg. The buildings are also integrated harmoniously into the quarter and are created in the fall line to the slope. Good lighting, a clear cut and optimal room design also helped the project onto the podium.

    Up to 240 apartments of different sizes and different common uses as well as a double kindergarten and a double daycare center are planned. The apartments are designed to be barrier-free so that they are also suitable for senior citizens. A caretaker base, practice rooms for bands, a common room and studios are also planned.
    A Rue Intérieure and residential streets connect the various units with one another. The sustainable CO2 concept desired by the client is met by the Minergie-P-Eco standard, a photovoltaic system on the green roof areas and a car-free settlement.