24.10.2019
Between the Bremgarten forest and the Bremgarten cemetery was once the old waste incineration plant of the city of Bern. After the new construction of the plant in Forsthaus West, a new residential quarter is being built today. 350 apartments for 500 to 600 residents as well as business areas and leisure facilities will be built close to the city centre.
In order to find solutions for a high-quality development, the City of Berne launched a concept competition in 2012 for the whole development. For the construction of each section of the site, project competitions were held to find solutions for the individual construction areas that would implement the overriding specifications and rules in a targeted manner.
Holliger district with the various construction areas. The construction site U1 with the winning project "Here comes the sun" belongs to the building cooperative Aare Bern (yellow). Picture: Jury report, Baugenossenschaft Aare Bern
For the U1 construction site, the Aare Bern building cooperative has held a selective competition. The "Here comes the sun" project by ARGE Team Beam with FrischiBeis Architecture and Space Encounters is the winning project. The architects have created a striking building that meets the client's specifications and convinces with innovations.
The architects propose a timber construction with a cladding of ceramic tiles. Through the materialization with mainly wood the project was good regarding construction (gray energy) and energy consuption. Timbatec supported the "Team Beam" in the planning of the timber construction. Together with the architects we are happy about the victory of "Here comes the sun".
Further information:
Switzerland:
Thun Branch
Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers Switzerland Ltd.
Niesenstrasse 1, 3600 Thun
Tel: +41 58 255 15 10
Zürich Branch
Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers Switzerland Ltd.
Ausstellungsstrasse 36, 8005 Zürich
Tel: +41 58 255 15 20
Delémont Branch
Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers Switzerland Ltd.
Avenue de la Gare 49, 2800 Delémont
+41 58 255 15 40
Bern Branch
Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers Switzerland Ltd.
Falkenplatz 1, 3012 Bern
Tel: +41 58 255 15 30
Austria:
Headquarters Vienna (A)
Timbatec Timber Construction Engineers GmbH
Im Werd 6/31a, 1020 Wien
Tel: +43 720 2733 01
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