{"id":58466,"date":"2023-06-16T16:11:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/herausforderungen-machen-erfinderisch\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:21:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:21:05","slug":"herausforderungen-machen-erfinderisch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immo-invest.ch\/en\/herausforderungen-machen-erfinderisch\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenges are the mother of invention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Representative fa\u00e7ade made of used materials<\/strong>
The task: Simple, used everyday materials and components are to be used for the fa\u00e7ade of a prominent administrative building at Zurich’s main railway station. At the same time, the client, who was actually represented at the workshop, wanted to use the replacement of the fa\u00e7ade to give the property a representative expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students are to create a design for the fa\u00e7ade in small groups from the used material provided. They are to discuss and develop urban planning, constructive and atmospheric aspects. And finally, they are to build a section of the fa\u00e7ade in original size. The students are supported and guided by ZHAW lecturers and international experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The materials store contains various used or leftover components. Each group is given a different material as a starting point for their design idea: mirrors, steel grids, grass pavers, roof tiles, profiled sheets or glass-fibre reinforced plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creative solutions<\/strong>
The challenging task of giving the property an attractive and representative design expression with simple, used everyday materials leads to surprising results: The students reinterpret lawn paving stones into artistic stylistic elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Turf stones are reused and transformed into artistic stylistic elements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They backlight plastic panels that simultaneously create a thermal buffer. They arrange roof tiles with varying reliefs and finishes to create animated surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Backlit plastic panels create a thermally insulating buffer layer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In order to breathe homeliness into the sober administrative building, a group of students combines French balconies with galvanised stair treads, which also provide support for a green fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Roof tiles with varying reliefs and paintwork become animated surfaces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Another group uses mirrors from the recently demolished Winterthur Cantonal Hospital as slanted window reveals, giving the fa\u00e7ade a surreal, playful appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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French balconies with galvanised stair treads provide cosiness and offer support for a green fa\u00e7ade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Appreciation for the existing building stock<\/strong>
The search for qualities in the seemingly worthless changes the students’ view of the existing building stock. Some students take the assignment so seriously that they question it: Is a replacement of the existing fa\u00e7ade elements, as it is envisaged in reality, necessary at all? Can it be possible to preserve the existing fa\u00e7ade and retrofit it for the new use? In their project, a group of students proposes to renovate the existing fa\u00e7ade and to leave the scaffolding required for this on the building later – in order to create new living spaces in the outdoor area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mirrors as diagonally inserted window reveals give the fa\u00e7ade a surreal, playful appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Along the way, a realisation also grows during the workshop week. The architecture of reuse can indeed produce a variety of architectural attitudes and forms of expression – but they are all based on a common foundation: the respectful and careful treatment of existing buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The existing fa\u00e7ade is to be renovated. The scaffolding used for this purpose will remain on the building after the renovation and create new living spaces in the exterior.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In autumn 2022, 33 students at the ZHAW in Winterthur experimented with the architectural potential of reusing building components – and achieved some surprising results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":58437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_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,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22698],"tags":[39864,34054,39865,15191,13160],"class_list":["post-58466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability","tag-architektonisch-en","tag-bauteile-en","tag-studenten-en","tag-wiederverwendung-en","tag-zhaw-en","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":{"bild_mit_ki_erstellt_worden":[],"lead":"In autumn 2022, 33 students at the ZHAW in Winterthur experimented with the architectural potential of reusing building components - and achieved some surprising results.","autor":"Text: Janina Fischer, Bilder: zVg.","ort":"Winterthur","bildunterschrift":"","zusammenfassung":"","bild_im_grid":false,"gallerie":"","newsim":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t