Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
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Phoenix Central Zürich, ZH

Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland
Phoenix Central, Zürich, ZH. — Hildebrand Studios AG, Architecture and Urban Design in Zurich, Switzerland

Phoenix Central Zürich, ZH

The Design for the building “Phoenix” at the Central in Zurich, is a statement for a paradigm shift in building and handling of resources. Elegant and consolidated, the Phoenix embodies the concept of upcycling; by thinking ahead, it includes economic arguments and design-constructive qualities

The Central, as a link between the old town and the city center, is subject to continuous change. As one of the most important traffic junctions and characterized by Gründerzeit buildings, the square stands for change, movement and encounter. As a further sequence of this constant change, the Phoenix integrates itself elegantly, determinedly and opening up to the city into the existing context. The existing building by Farner & Grunder from 1972 was seen as a resource for ideas, its reuse and continued use understood as architectural potential. Instead of a radical new building as originally envisaged, the intention of reusing building components and a resource-saving renovation became the focus of the design. This resulted in the preservation of 80% of the ceilings and 60% of the facade structure, in the reduction of the construction time by 9 months and in the considerable reduction of the conversion costs.