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  • Future for the AHV site in Schwyz

    Future for the AHV site in Schwyz

    The relocation of the cantonal administration to the new Kaltbach administration and security centre opens up new opportunities for the subsequent use of the previous administration site. The canton of Schwyz emphasises its responsibility not to leave the vacant site to its own devices, but to establish a value-adding and centre-promoting use together with the municipality of Schwyz. The building rights are to be awarded to a private investor as part of an investor tender in order to drive the development forward.

    Findings from the study process
    As early as 2022/23, the cantonal building construction office conducted a study to analyse potential uses for the site. This revealed the high attractiveness of the site for private-sector projects. Initial development concepts showed that commercial uses, combined with centre-promoting elements such as cultural spaces or green areas, could enrich the village in terms of urban development.

    Roadmap to implementation
    The next steps include the preparation of a partial revision of the municipal utilisation planning, which should be completed by 2025. The subsequent procedural steps, including a referendum in the municipality of Schwyz, are expected to take until 2027. The planned timeframe until the structural realisation of a follow-up project extends until 2029, after the relocation of the cantonal administration.

    An overview of the timetable

    By the 2nd quarter of 2025: Preparation of the subzone plan revision

    By the 1st quarter of 2026: Consultation and cantonal preliminary review

    By the 4th quarter of 2026: Public consultation and objection negotiations

    By the 3rd quarter of 2027: Referendum in the municipality of Schwyz

    From 2029: Construction realisation

    Sustainability and added value
    The target image for the site at Bahnhofstrasse 15 primarily comprises commercial uses, supplemented by publicly accessible areas. Green spaces and cultural facilities could further enliven the neighbourhood and contribute to the attractiveness of the location. The canton and the municipality of Schwyz see this project as an opportunity to strengthen the urban character and contribute to the economic and social development of the centre in the long term.

    The subsequent use of the former AHV building is an important step for the future of the village centre of Schwyz. With strategic planning and clearly defined milestones, the canton and municipality are working to create a value-adding and sustainable neighbourhood. The invitation to tender for investors and the revision of the sub-zone plan are key elements on the way to creating a lively and economically attractive neighbourhood.

  • Illegal demolition of the 700-year-old wooden house in Illgau SZ

    Illegal demolition of the 700-year-old wooden house in Illgau SZ

    Violence breaks all rules. The administrative court of the canton of Schwyz recently ruled that the demolition of properties requires a permit. The municipality of Illgau approved the demolition, but appeals were still possible, which would have been raised by Homeland Security. The Planning and Building Act of the Canton of Schwyz stipulates that anyone who erects, changes or converts buildings and facilities without a building permit or in deviation from a building permit is punished with a fine of up to CHF 50,000 in accordance with the provisions of the Justice Act and the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure . In the case of greed, the penal authorities are not bound by the maximum amount of the fine. “We therefore thought long and hard about whether to file a criminal complaint or not,” says Isabelle Schwander, President of Schwyz Homeland Security. However, the Schwyz and Swiss Heimatschutz came to the conclusion that conducting criminal proceedings is the task of the law enforcement authorities and not of Heimatschutz. This is also because the suspicion at hand is to be investigated ex officio.

    In several discussions, the Schwyzer and the Swiss Heimatschutz tried to make the builder understand the immeasurable value of this building. Possible structural solutions were also shown with specialists and it was offered to provide support with regard to financing. Unfortunately all without success. For the future, Heimatschutz will try, together with experts and owners of Schwyz wooden houses, to show that renovations are always possible and that this does not have to fail because of finances. Naturally, Homeland Security is also of the opinion that being placed under protection should not lead to financial damage. Finally, it must also become better known that listed and high-quality refurbished properties experience a massive increase in value and are also easy to rent. The Schwyzer and the Swiss Heimatschutz are convinced that it is possible for all those affected to find a good solution.

  • Settlements reach pre-corona level

    Settlements reach pre-corona level

    Company settlements are increasing again after the Corona dip. The Greater Zurich Area AG (GZA), as the location marketing organization for nine cantons, was able to settle a total of 125 companies in 2021, an increase of 36 companies compared to the first Corona year 2020. According to a statement by the GZA, 42 companies came from the USA (+20 ), 19 from Germany (+4), ten from Italy (+5) and five each from China (-6), Great Britain and Singapore.

    Overall, the companies created 582 jobs in the economic area, an increase of 11 percent compared to the previous year. In the next five years there should be a total of 1843 jobs.

    The ICT sectors are most strongly represented with 42 companies, followed by the life sciences with 25 companies and the machine industry with 18 and financial services with 13 companies. The life sciences companies created 235 jobs, followed by the ICT companies with 154 jobs.

    However, the importance of the companies for the location goes beyond the number of new jobs. “We specifically address those companies that achieve high added value and strengthen the existing ecosystem,” said GZA Managing Director Sonja Wollkopf Walt at a digital media conference.

    One of the newly settled companies is Benchling . The American provider of cloud solutions for life sciences wants to create up to 150 jobs in the Circle at Zurich Airport. The Chinese pharmaceutical company Hengrui already has its European headquarters in Basel and is now setting up a research and development site in Zurich.

    The German RegTech company targens will sell its software for compliance solutions to banks in Switzerland and Liechtenstein from Schwanden GL. Ruedi Becker, the Swiss head of the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg subsidiary, was able to convince his superiors of the advantages of Glarus together with the GZA.

    That pleases the Glarner location promoter Christian Zehnder. So far, Glarus has been strong in manufacturing and food production. “We want to get away from our traditional image,” he said. “When companies settle here, however, we depend on the strong partner GZA, who markets the location internationally.”

    Sonja Wollkopf Walt sees it similarly: the settlement of targens strengthens the ecosystem as a whole and sends the signal that the economic area extends beyond Zurich and Zug. “In the Greater Zurich Area there is the ideal location for every company.”

    The Greater Zurich Area includes the cantons of Glarus, Graubünden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Uri, Zug and Zurich.

  • Two new buildings next to the Schwyz Hospital

    Two new buildings next to the Schwyz Hospital

    The two new buildings are called House M and House P. In the new house M – the letter stands for multifunctional building – various uses are planned. These include, for example, service areas, staff rooms and areas used for medical purposes. The Schwyz Hospital is expanding its range of oncology services. Part of the area – on the ground floor and on the top floor – is available to external tenants. You benefit from various advantages due to the proximity to the Schwyz Hospital. For example, it is possible to use the restaurant or the seminar rooms in the house. In order to enable the different uses, the building consists of a load-bearing core as well as concrete ceilings and facade supports.

    The new house P (Parking) brings together the currently different parking spaces on the site. The entrance is from Waldeggstrasse and leads through House M into a four-storey, predominantly underground car park without pillars. In addition to the window surfaces, the facade consists of massive, glazed parapet strips. The new surroundings are largely greened and supplemented with trees and bushes. The two buildings should be completed in spring 2022. ■

  • Joint school and sports center

    Joint school and sports center

    The district of Schwyz announced that the number of inhabitants in the municipality has increased significantly in recent years. Due to this fact, the District Council of Schwyz and the District Council of Arth decided to jointly build a school and sports center on the district-owned properties “Stegweidli” and “Bifang”. The two school buildings are the prelude to the new building. The winner of the two-stage architecture competition in 2019 was the “Chip & Chap” project by BSS Architects, Schwyz.

    It is planned that school operations will take place on the two upper floors, divided into eight classrooms, group rooms, teachers' rooms and preparation rooms. The room for integrative support (IF), the level room and the team leader's office will also be located here. All classrooms are arranged along the outer facade. They are provided with natural ventilation and the rooms offer natural light and a view.

    The creation of a central sports facility and a triple sports hall, which can also be used for large events, is a useful addition to the community's infrastructure, writes the community of Arth in its 2019 budget. On the left are the exit to the changing rooms and the entrances to the sports halls. These are clearly visible and separated from school use. In addition, there are multifunctional rooms that allow further uses. The completion of the two buildings is planned for summer 2021. ■

  • Altendorf relies on innovative lighting

    Altendorf relies on innovative lighting

    An innovative light control in the municipality of Altendorf measures the number of vehicles and adapts the light to the traffic. It consumes less energy and reduces the light level to the necessary minimum. According to a press release , Altendorf is “the first municipality to show how an intelligent system can be implemented easily and inexpensively”. The canton of Schwyz decided in mid-August to support the communities financially in the retrofitting.

    Altendorf began converting to LED lights in 2010. For the renovation phase that has now begun, the municipality decided in favor of the traffic-dependent light control TrafficDim from the company Elektron from Wädenswil ZH. The system "is one of the most efficient lighting controls available on the market," says the press release.

    With the traffic data recorded on site, the lights are controlled as required via a light management system, "without any restrictions on safety". The changes are gentle and hardly noticeable. "We didn't want any nervous lighting, no constant ups and downs of the light," Markus Weber, the head of the local civil engineering office, is quoted as saying.

    To have around 60 of these lights installed by Elektrizitätsversorgung Altendorf AG ( EVA ) is “the order of the day,” says Erich Keller, councilor for civil engineering and works. “Altendorf wants to become an energy city. This also includes reducing the energy consumption of street lighting to a minimum. ”The lighting on its main traffic axis, a busy cantonal road, consumes around 20 percent of the entire street lighting infrastructure. That is why it offers "the ideal prerequisites for the use of innovative lighting control".

    The municipality "Altendorf did everything right when it came to renovating its public lighting", says the smart city expert and CEO of Elektron, Enrico Baumann. “It started converting to LED at an early stage and has continuously taken into account the technological advances over the past ten years. With the use of TrafficDim, it is taking on a pioneering role throughout Switzerland. "