{"id":149152,"date":"2026-02-12T08:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/?p=149152"},"modified":"2026-02-11T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T07:42:09","slug":"neuer-hauptsitz-verbindet-industriegeschichte-mit-moderner-architektur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/neuer-hauptsitz-verbindet-industriegeschichte-mit-moderner-architektur\/","title":{"rendered":"New headquarters combines industrial history with modern architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electrification and automation group ABB<\/a>is planning a new global headquarters in Zurich Oerlikon, according to a press release<\/a>. The 80 million Swiss franc project reflects the history of the company and the city of Zurich and will create a modern workplace for around 500 employees.<\/p>\n

The location chosen is the historic ABB building, which will be renovated and modernised in accordance with heritage protection requirements. The historic building will be complemented by a six-storey new building in the inner courtyard, replacing the Chicago Hall event<\/span> venue, which is not listed.  The new building will have a brick façade in keeping with the existing architecture and will be constructed using a material-efficient wood composite construction method. Supported by ABB technologies and photovoltaic systems, low energy consumption is to be achieved. The new headquarters covers a total area of around 10,800 square metres. Plans include a 280-square-metre lobby with exhibition space and a 450-square-metre media area.<\/p>\n

For Morten Wierod, CEO of ABB, the choice of location is a commitment to Switzerland and the city of Zurich, “where our global headquarters have been located since the merger of BBC and Asea in 1988. One of our predecessor companies – Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) – was also based here for many decades. The combination of a historic building and state-of-the-art facilities will create an inspiring environment for cooperation and innovation<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

Detailed plans for the new headquarters are expected in 2026\/2027. The building is scheduled to be completed and ready for occupancy by 2031. Until then, ABB will remain in the Cityport building in Zurich Oerlikon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABB plans to invest around CHF 80 million in the construction of a new headquarters in Zurich-Oerlikon. The historic ABB building will be used for the project, which will be renovated in accordance with heritage protection requirements and expanded with a six-storey extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12476,12489,12490,22698],"tags":[57157,12525,12526,57158,12528,13918],"class_list":["post-149152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immonews","category-new-construction","category-refurbishment","category-sustainability","tag-holzverbundbau","tag-immoinvest-en","tag-immonews-en","tag-konzernzentrale","tag-news-en","tag-standortentwicklung-en"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":["Ja"],"lead":"ABB plans to invest around CHF 80 million in the construction of a new headquarters in Zurich-Oerlikon. The historic ABB building will be used for the project, which will be renovated in accordance with heritage protection requirements and expanded with a six-storey extension.","autor":"ce\/ja","ort":"Z\u00fcrich","bildunterschrift":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":"","zusammenfassung":""},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banoviag_realistic_redevelopment_of_a_historic_industrial_bui_f2190009-a85c-4da0-9b7a-c7a3a3b6327a_2-336x168.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149152"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149161,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149152\/revisions\/149161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.immo-invest.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}