Laying of the foundation stone for Lokstadt in Winterthur

Innovative construction
The House "Krokodil" is the first new building in the locomotive city of Winterthur. It is constructed as a skeleton construction, whose supporting structure is visible over the entire building as an structure is visible throughout the building. The wooden columns become a defining part of the of the architecture and the visible wooden structures lend the living spaces a clear and create a natural feeling of space. In the "Crocodile only the basement floors and stairwells are made of reinforced concrete, the rest of the building is the rest of the building is constructed of wooden elements. More efficient, more precise and resources could hardly be more efficient.

Timbatec is responsible for the planning and for the statics of the timber construction. Because prefabrication means that construction with wood is more exact than conventional than conventional solid construction, an innovative approach was chosen for the stairs. innovative procedure, in which the wooden stairs are set first and then the the solid walls are then concreted to them. For the "Crocodile" the majority of the spruce wood is used for the majority of the "Crocodile", which comes mainly from Switzerland or southern Germany. from southern Germany in order to keep transport distances short. In the building 7000 m³ of wood, which corresponds to about 2200 trees with a height of 25 meters high. In the Swiss forest, this amount grows back in seven hours. again in seven hours.

2000 watts as target
Over 1500 residents will live in Lokstadt after completion of the 750 apartments. will be inhabited. In addition, offices, space for small businesses and service providers, and a a hotel are planned. In the middle of the site, the "Dialogplatz" invites the socially mixed socially mixed residents and employees.

Lokstadt is being developed according to SIA specifications for a 2000-watt society. The site consists in part of valuable protected industrial buildings, the conversion of which requires great respect for the but also requires innovative technological solutions. In order to ecological goals, the building owner relies on the most modern construction and building and building technology, an ecological energy supply and an environmentally friendly environmentally friendly traffic concept. On July 12, the foundation stone was laid for the first new building was laid: The "Krokodil" house offers space for various types of forms of living and is designed as a perimeter block with an inner courtyard of 2000 m². designed.

Wood saves time and energy
ecology of the Lokstadt, wood is an important pillar. The renewable building material can be processed in an energy-efficient manner, needs little maintenance and remains environmentally friendly until it is dismantled. A continuous workflow from the planning planning to the final product is efficient and time-saving. The general contractor Implenia has all the wooden elements made in its carpentry shop, so that they can be assembled quickly on site. Empty pipes for cables and windows are delivered already installed. Timber construction has structurally different parameters than solid construction, which also opens up new new possibilities for architecture.

The residents of the "Crocodile" will be able to enjoy the high level of living comfort wood. Wood's respiration regulates the air humidity and its mild radiant heat ensures a balanced temperature distribution.

Wood also performs as well today in terms of fire protection as other building materials, if the findings of many years of research and development are of many years of research and development are taken into account in the design.