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  • KSB stays with the demolition of the old building

    KSB stays with the demolition of the old building

    According to a press release, the Cantonal Hospital Baden is sticking to its real estate strategy after a feasibility study on the possible further use of the old building. This envisages the demolition of the old building and the creation of a green zone after the commissioning of the new building in 2024.

    A renovation and change of use of the KSB hospital, which was built in the 1970s, would be technically feasible, but would involve enormous financial and planning risks and uncertainties. This is the conclusion of the feasibility study, according to the KSB press release.

    The architectural firm Schneider und Schneider in Aarau prepared the study on behalf of the Board of Directors of KSB AG. It was to analyse the potential of a conversion. “Although demolition is planned in the master plan, we wanted to critically question once again whether the existing building including the base building really needs to be demolished or whether it can be put to a new use,” Daniel Heller, Chairman of the Board of Directors of KSB AG, is quoted as saying. In the current discussion about sustainability and resource conservation, it is obvious that the option of preserving the building should be seriously examined.

    In particular, questions about the condition of the supporting structure of the hospital building, which was opened in 1978 and consists of a base building and a ten-storey ward block, were clarified. In the 105-page study, the supporting structure was found to be in good condition even after 44 years of operation.

    Theoretically, therefore, there would be the potential for a conversion to flats, offices or health and catering businesses. In practice, however, such a conversion would involve very high investments and an incalculable amount of work, according to the KSB press release.

  • Lion-Stone from the heart of Central Switzerland – our own Rooterberger sandstone

    Lion-Stone from the heart of Central Switzerland – our own Rooterberger sandstone

    The unusual color is equally popular with all designers!
    We use this great material for beautiful facades, for renovations, as massive borders or staircases, for new and old buildings, as noble kitchen covers, also for floor coverings inside and outside and of course as split or hand-embossed bricks, cover plates for walls or solid stairs in horticulture.

    20 million old natural stone from our own sandstone quarry on Rooterberg
    Because of the famous lion monument, the Lucerne molasses sandstone from which the monument is carved has achieved worldwide fame. The family company Emilio Stecher AG has been mining exactly the same massive rock in its own sandstone quarry on Rooterberg (LU) since 1944.

    Gray-blue sandstone as the perfect facade material that loves monument preservation and beautifies the townscape
    For more than 70 years, Emilio Stecher AG has been mining nothing but petrified sandy beach in its own sandstone quarry. During the millennia-long period of time and due to the high pressure and the temperatures that result from diving into the earth’s interior, the former sand has solidified into sandstone and shines in a uniform gray-blue color. This noble material was not only used for monuments, but also increasingly for historical buildings such as churches, castles and museums. In the last five years we have built large facades with our beautiful sandstone in various processes.

    Convince yourself at the new wellness hotel Cocon at the “Seerose” in Meisterschwanden on Lake Hallwil, where 1,700 square meters of ventilated facade panels with a flamed surface were installed. Or at Stadthofstrasse 12 in Lucerne, where we were able to beautifully clad a historic building with only 20 millimeter thin panels in our own stone-face compact facade system (www.stoneface.ch), which is sold by Sarna-Granol in Sarnen. New constructions or conversions in sandstone are approved by the authorities very quickly without any problems and with large requirements. These fit into the environment at any time, have a subtle effect and are highly welcome as local material in the city or townscape. The prices of the sandstone are affordable and can easily compete with all competing products.