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  • New residential neighbourhood planned in Weggis with 44 condominiums

    New residential neighbourhood planned in Weggis with 44 condominiums

    Halter AG has inaugurated work on the Chalet Weggis residential development with a ground-breaking ceremony, the Schlieren-based property developer announced in a post on LinkedIn. The ceremony is described there as “a significant milestone for this unique project on the Wyermatt site”. The residential development near Lake Lucerne comprises four buildings with a total of 44 condominiums.

    All four residential buildings stand on a common plinth level and are also connected by two contiguous basement levels, explains Halter in the project description. The basement levels house 62 garage spaces, bicycle storage rooms, private cellar compartments and technical and security rooms. Anyone buying a flat can design the interior fittings themselves using the Trend AG configurator.

  • Ground-breaking ceremony heralds Theilerhaus transformation

    Ground-breaking ceremony heralds Theilerhaus transformation

    The Theilerhaus, originally built in 1896 by Richard Theiler, an accomplished watchmaker, and the entrepreneur Adelrich Gyr as the site of their “Electrotechnisches Institut Theiler und Cie”, played a central role in Zug’s industrial development. Over the years, the building underwent several changes of ownership and served as the nucleus for Landis & Gyr’s rise to become a globally recognised technology group. The takeover of the site by the Canton of Zug in 1989 paved the way for today’s reorganisation.

    A modern justice and catering facility
    The ground floor of the Theilerhaus will house a restaurant, which will not only serve as a neighbourhood meeting place, but also provide catering facilities for cantonal employees. The upper floors will be given a new purpose as the seat of the administrative court, with a courtroom on the third floor and the former panelled director’s room on the second floor, which will regain its significance through the use of the presiding judge.

    Integration and appreciation of the historical heritage
    The redesign of the Theilerhaus is the result of an intensive dialogue with the conservation authorities and aims to preserve the historical substance and architectural identity of the building. The project was carefully planned by the consortium CST Architekten AG and Eggenspieler Architekten AG, both based in Zug, to ensure that the Theilerhaus remains a living testimony to local industrial history and a valuable cultural asset for the people of Zug.

  • Hammerwald Sursee: Neuer Gewerbe- und Bürokomplex

    Hammerwald Sursee: Neuer Gewerbe- und Bürokomplex

    An der Allmendstrasse in Sursee erfolgt in wenigen Monaten der Spatenstich für das Gewerbeprojekt Hammerwald. Geplant sind zwei Gebäudekomplexe sowie ein dreigeschossiges Parkdeck mit 450 Autoabstell- sowie Veloparkplätzen. Der Neubau soll Platz für rund 600 Arbeitsplätze bieten. Die Flächen im Gebäude A1 werden vermietet, während diejenigen im Gebäude A2 zum Verkauf stehen. Die insgesamt 27’000 Quadratmeter umfassenden Flächen werden für eine flexible Nutzung konzipiert. Bis 2025/26 soll der Komplex fertiggestellt sein.

    Das Gebäude A1 erhält sieben Geschosse, deren Mietflächen sowohl vertikal als auch horizontal erschlossen werden können. Die Flächen im sechsgeschossigen Gebäude A2 werden im Stockwerkeigentum veräussert. Die Stadt Sursee ist in den letzten Jahren stark gewachsen – dadurch fehlt vielen lokalen Gewerblern der Platz, um sich weiterentwickeln zu können. Dieser Umstand war Paul Fuchs, Inhaber der Hoch- und Tiefbau AG, bewusst, weshalb er gemeinsam mit Alex und Jörg Lütolf von der Sustra AG sowie Urs Meyer und Christoph Geiser von der Cerutti Partner Architekten AG die Hammerwald AG gründete. Das Ziel: Ein umfassendes Gewerbegebäude für Sursee zu erschaffen. Die Inhaber sind sich einig: «Der Hammerwald soll für das lokale Gewerbe ein flexibles Flächenangebot zu attraktiven Konditionen bieten», so Paul Fuchs.

    Unter der architektonischen Leitung von Urs Meyer, Cerutti Partner AG, wird das Gebäude A1 mit Gewerbe-, Ausstellungs- und Büroflächen bestückt. Das Gebäude A2 erhält höhere Räume und wird für grössere Nutzlasten mit einem integrierten Autolift für Lieferwagen gebaut. Die im A2 entstehenden Einheiten sind speziell auf Handwerksbetriebe ausgelegt. Das Parkdeck ist für Lastwagen befahrbar und ermöglicht die ebenerdige Anlieferung in der Ebene 1. Dank Treppenhauskernen und Steigzonen sind flexible Unterteilungen der Flächen sowie vertikale Verbindungen über mehrere Ebenen möglich. Neben den Handwerksbetrieben soll der Hammerwald die unterschiedlichsten Unternehmen und Branchen ansprechen.

    Der Gebäudekomplex punktet mit seiner Nähe zum Autobahnzubringer sowie zum Bahnhof Sursee. Das Naherholungsgebiet Surseerwald liegt direkt angrenzend. Das nachhaltige Energiekonzept sieht die Energieerzeugung mittels Grundwassernutzung über Energiepfähle vor.

  • Halter starts construction of the Toffematt housing estate

    Halter starts construction of the Toffematt housing estate

    With the ground-breaking ceremony, the construction of the Toffematt housing estate with 30 condominiums has begun in the Bernese municipality of Toffen. Halter AG is responsible for the development of the project with three new buildings, according to a media release. Thanks to a new form of cooperative ownership, condominium ownership is affordable for people with different purchasing power and remains cost-effective in the long term, according to the detailed Halter release.

    The ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, 16 March, was attended by community president Carl Bütler, pastor Nadja Heimlicher and parish councillor Reto Casty. In October 2019, Halter AG acquired the right to purchase the plots from the Toffen community and the Belp-Belpberg-Toffen parish. The sustainable price of the land was linked to the condition that the resulting living space would be offered in a moderate price environment. in 2021, the newly founded Toffematt housing cooperative acquired the plots and Halter AG developed the development as a residential property project with building rights.

    According to the press release, the housing cooperative’s (WBG) sponsorship model not only enables condominium ownership in Toffematt with purchase prices 10 to 20 per cent below market prices. It is also intended to prevent speculation.

    With the purchase of a flat, the owners join the WBG Toffematt. According to the building lease contract, future profits from the sale of the flat benefit the cooperative. That is why a short-term resale is not worthwhile, according to the statement. And the flats remain affordable in the long term.

  • IKEA breaks ground in Valais

    IKEA breaks ground in Valais

    IKEA Switzerland, based in Spreitenbach, is building its first store in the canton of Valais. Construction began in Riddes with the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, 10 March. This will be the first time IKEA has entered the Swiss mountain region with a large shop, according to a media release. When it opens in 2024, IKEA will have ten stores and two planning studios in Switzerland with around 3,300 employees.

    The construction coincides with the 50th anniversary of IKEA Switzerland. iKEA opened its first store outside Scandinavia in Spreitenbach in 1973. “I am very pleased that after an intensive development and planning phase, we can now begin to implement this milestone,” Jessica Anderen, CEO and Chief Sales Officer (CSO) of IKEA Switzerland, is quoted as saying. “Our stores are and will remain an important pillar in IKEA’s growth strategy. With Riddes, we are opening up a new market in Switzerland outside the cities,” Anderen said.

    The share of online furniture sales at IKEA has tripled in recent years from 8 to 24 per cent, the statement said. Nevertheless, the on-site shopping experience still plays a decisive role in furniture purchases and the demand for personal furnishing advice has even increased in recent years. The furniture store in Riddes will be designed accordingly.

    The opening of the tenth IKEA store in Switzerland is planned for spring 2024. The new IKEA location will not only benefit future customers, but also the entire canton, according to the company’s statement. IKEA will create 150 to 200 new jobs in the region. The recruitment phase will begin in the summer of 2023.

  • Flooded river Sihl should flow into Lake Zurich

    Flooded river Sihl should flow into Lake Zurich

    From 2026, extreme flood peaks in the Sihl are to be channeled into Lake Zurich via a relief tunnel, according to a statement from the Canton of Zurich ‘s building department. For this purpose, a 2 km long underground tunnel with a diameter of 6.6 m is planned between Langnau am Albis and Thalwil. The start of construction for the project took place on March 18th with the groundbreaking ceremony.

    Extreme flooding of the Sihl could cause severe flooding in the lower Sihl valley and in the city of Zurich, the statement said. The possible damage for the city of Zurich alone is estimated at up to 6.7 billion Swiss francs. They should be averted by the relief tunnel.

    The costs for the planning and construction of the tunnel as well as for the ecological replacement measures on the Sihl and on Lake Zurich are estimated at around 175 million francs. They are largely borne by the canton of Zurich. In addition, the federal government, the city of Zurich, the SBB and the Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG share in the costs. The Canton of Zurich is making further information on the project available on the internet .

  • Graubünden begins renovation of the Plantahof

    Graubünden begins renovation of the Plantahof

    According to a press release , the canton of Graubünden is building a new, state-of-the-art conference center on the Plantahof site. 24.5 million francs are available for the development of the area.

    The ground-breaking ceremony heralded the start of construction for a building that is intended to create the spatial and energetic conditions for the future. The Plantahof agricultural training and advice center will receive a “future-oriented, flexible infrastructure” in several construction steps. The new building is said to be an asset for the future education and training of the young generation of farmers and for advising farmer families.

    Investing in the future means environmentally conscious building in accordance with the Minergie-P-Eco standard. This energy-efficient and resource-saving construction meets all “legal requirements and regulations in terms of energy, environmental and safety technology as well as disability law”.

    The new building is urgently needed after more than 40 years of operation and considerable need for repairs, especially in the dining room, kitchen and accommodation. Gradually, first the accommodation, then the kitchen and the hall will be modernized. The architecture should “disentangle” the building areas and “structure the exterior and interior spaces of the facility precisely and with high quality”.

    Planning and implementation is carried out by a consortium consisting of the Nickisch Walder Architects based in Flims GR, the planning office Planalytik with headquarters in Flums SG and a specialist planning team.

    The canton is investing CHF 24.5 million in the construction project. The Graubünden electorate had approved the referendum on February 9, 2020. Construction can take place during ongoing operations. Completion is scheduled for spring 2025. In the canton of Graubünden, the conference center founded in 1896 plays a central role in training and further education for agriculture.

  • FC Aarau's new home

    FC Aarau's new home

    How do you combine a football stadium with an attractive residential area? – "It's not always easy, but it offers great opportunities," says Ariel Arthur Dunkel, project manager for real estate development at HRS Real Estate AG. «The focus here is on the question of use and the possibilities of appropriating the diverse open spaces. The district thrives on the tension between everyday life and a festive atmosphere.» The planning is already very advanced, but it has not yet been possible to submit a building application: “We are waiting for the partial change in the usage plan of the city of Aarau, against which a complaint has been lodged, to take legal effect. Then comes the approval process for the design plan that we developed for the area together with the city of Aarau. Then comes the building permit process. Until then, the planning rests.”

    There aren't many vacant areas that are so well developed. The eastern part of Torfeld Süd is, so to speak, a missing part of the city that is now being supplemented. To the south and west, Torfeld Süd borders on lively quarters. The networking of the non-motorized traffic development and the open and green spaces is an important topic in the planning. «The project is very visible. And that's why we want it to be seen as an example of good development – in terms of architecture, the revitalization of the building base, the attractive open spaces, the high standards of sustainability and the mix of uses that people with everything important in a small radius provided."

    Ariel Dunkel would like to start building tomorrow: “However, it is understandable that numerous interests have to be coordinated with a project of this size and scope. This will need time. The difficult thing here is that the population, who always clearly supported the stadium project in the votes, now have to be so patient because of the appeals process. There is also intensive dialogue with politicians, who rightly have high expectations of the project. Personally, I am convinced that the project will create significant added value not only for the area itself, but also for the surrounding area.» The construction project was also affected by the corona pandemic. Many households would like more space so that they can work comfortably from home in the long term: “We also have studios and small apartments that can be rented. In principle, we are working from a very solid starting position due to the good development and the comprehensive supply of quarters and can easily react to changes," concludes Dunkel.

    In a project of this size, numerous interests have to be coordinated.
  • Construction of housing estate in Zurich's Guggach area begins

    Construction of housing estate in Zurich's Guggach area begins

    Representatives of the city of Zurich broke ground for the construction of the Guggach III residential and commercial estate. At the intersection of Hofwiesenstrasse and Wehntalerstrasse, 111 non-profit apartments for around 300 people will be built in the coming years, according to a media release . The first tenants are expected to be able to move in in the second quarter of 2024.

    The City of Zurich is developing the Guggach area in Zurich-Unterstrass together with the Simple Living Foundation. For this purpose, the city has given part of its land reserve to the public foundation under building law, according to the media release.

    Two residential buildings with commercial units on the ground floor and a building for a kindergarten are being built on the 8,500 square meter property. A school with a gym and a park are to be built in another part of the area.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • International School Rheintal is building in Buchs

    International School Rheintal is building in Buchs

    The International School Rheintal ( ISR ) celebrated the groundbreaking for its new campus in Buchs, according to an article in the “Tagblatt”. Around 150 children between 3 and 18 years from 31 countries who are currently being taught in the international school were also present at the groundbreaking ceremony. The three-story new building next to the current school building, which should be ready for occupancy in 2023, will offer space for up to 300 students.

    The investment costs amount to around 30 million francs, “the project costs will be borne entirely by the Hilti Family Foundation Liechtenstein,” says the article. Michèle Frey-Hilti also took part in the ceremony, “and promised the young people and their teachers a great school with the most modern technical facilities”.

    The new building represents a “milestone” for the ISR, which started operations in 2002 with 19 students, as Heiner Graf, Chair of the Board of ISR, said at the groundbreaking ceremony. But Buchs also benefits from the competition for locations. “We are happy to have this school in our high-tech region,” said Mayor Daniel Gut.

  • 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.

  • Empa and Eawag expand campus

    Empa and Eawag expand campus

    The symbolic construction work for the expansion of the research campus by Empa and Eawag in Dübendorf began on Wednesday. The groundbreaking ceremony gave the go-ahead for a new laboratory building. In addition, a multifunctional building and a multi-storey car park are planned on the 20,000 square meter site. According release Empa and completion is scheduled for the middle of the 2024th

    The laboratory building will provide space for around 60 new laboratories and offices, the multifunctional building 1000 square meters of office space and space for restaurants on the ground floor. All parking spaces will be moved to the multi-storey car park. A total of 260 vehicles should find space in it. This would make the outside areas more inviting and safer for pedestrians and cyclists. In addition, more greening is possible.

    In the future, research will not only be carried out in, but also on and with the new buildings. Innovations from Empa's laboratories are to be used primarily in the areas of energy and building technology. For example, a field with geothermal probes is planned that will store the waste heat from the buildings and release it again in winter. A research project will then investigate how this innovation affects the campus energy supply.