Modulated topographically, it allows the complex to become a part of the urban context with a new scale compared to the pre-existing building, a 1964 structure for leisure and sport which the Swiss firm has extended.
The inclusive roof
With an overhang of 16 metres, the roof of EM2N's Heuried Sports Centre in Zurich is a compositional element which characterising the project.
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- 05 February 2019
- Zurich, Switzerland
- EM2N
- 9,187 sqm
- sports centre
- 2017
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Damian Poffet
Photo Filip Dujardin
Photo Filip Dujardin
Photo Filip Dujardin
Photo Filip Dujardin
Photo Roger Frei
The various parts of the new construction are treated as though they were a landscape, with different levels connected by ramps, stairways and inclined walkways, all in close relation to the garden and the external open areas.
This article was originally published on Domus 1032, February 2019