The new six room construction comprises of an attic level, two main floors and an underground garage. Its formal architectural vocabulary is clear, authentic and unadorned
Tanzwerk houses the kinesthetic program of Switzerland’s largest dance school, dividing the space into 12 dance studios, a large performance auditorium and workrooms with various service areas
The design unfolds along a central axis that is fundamentally inscribed into the DNA of the perimeter block development by Chiodera Tschudy. The 5.70-meter-high barrel vault, stretching from the large-scale, column-flanked arched gateway on Rämistrasse deep into the block structure, once guided visitors into the formerly secluded garden courtyard and ultimately toward the graceful central building of the historic theatre
The renovation of a home from the 1950s offers a lesson in spatial economy
A Piece of History in Zurich – The Retrofit Project in Altstetten
Learning Factory, 2011
Maag Concert Hall, 2016–2017
spillmann echsle’s refurbishment of a former production facility prioritizes horizontal and vertical flexibility to accommodate various use cases, where the ease of installation and de-installation of the floor and partitioning elements is paramount
The characteristic urban morphology of the Heuried residential district was established in the 1940s post-war building boom, when perimeter developments transitioned to housing blocks, providing park-like residential settings. The intervention's typology embodies an essentially linear design
The proposal converts the old Zurich military barracks into an education centre, open to public use on the ground level and developing around a new atrium space
Through this intervention, the main building, the ancillary building, and the new basement are merged into one unit, while at the same time, the independent expression of the individual parts is strengthened
As part of a competition entry, we developed an urban volume that integrates seamlessly into the open, permeable block structure of the neighborhood. A clear tripartite composition – robust base, articulated piano nobile, and recessed attic – anchors the building in its urban context. Loggias, volumetric setbacks, and a finely tuned facade enhance daylight, natural ventilation, and microclimatic performance – with a focus on sustainability and long-term residential quality
Featuring production facilities and design studios, as well as logistics and administration, the Freitag Factory accommodates over 120 employees across 10'000 square meters
Our proposal reenvisions the 1950s church by lightly separating the nave and better linking the building to the parish complex
This interior fit-out for On reflects the architectural logic of the building as a whole and forms a spatial link between the two different worlds of product development housed within: the “lab”, which occupies the structure’s four-storey base, and the “neighbourhoods” above, where marketing, logistics, and sales activities take place
To accommodate creative professionals, Spillmann Echsle's strategy for this adaptive re-use of the warehouse into an office and studio framework named Creative Hub considerably repairs the existing spaces by stripping away double floors, suspended ceilings, and partition walls