Dividing Fence The Track 13 Community Garden renovation transforms a defunct loading dock into a luxurious outdoor amenity. The site is situated in a sliver of space between Cummins Station, a historically registered industrial warehouseturned corporate office building, and the Gulch, one of downtown Nashville’s thriving neighbourhoods. The building once accommodated freight trains, but…
Apelviken Beach Houses, Sweden
Aesthetic wind protection On the beach of Apelviken in the Swedish health resort of Varberg, a settlement of lookalike holiday houses was developed. They are exceptional not only through their extraordinary location right on the sea, but also through their minimal styling and uniform use of materials. The roof and façades are protected from the…
AIA Architecture Expo 2018, NYC
AIA 2018 NYC – The architecture & design event of the year. Under the official exhibition motto “Blueprint for Better Cities” Swisspearl will be represented with a booth at the Architecture Expo and will present their esthetic, sustainably produced and long-lasting fiber cement panels. Come visit and take a look at booth #1562 – be…
B66 Business Center, Kaunas, Lithuania
Shifting Panels Appear to Vibrate Across the Façades The junction of this L-shaped business center is emphasized by a vertical volume clad in overlapping, vertical Swisspearl panels in jet black with clipped eaves and small punctured windows. The total area of the three- to four-story business center in Kaunas, Lithuania, is approximately 5,300 square…
Neptune Office Building, USA
Connecting Urban and Rural Neptune Office Building is articulated in long, extended parallel lines of layered materials: stone, glazing, Swisspearl panels, and steel flashing in tightly packed, overlapping panels. Interlocking forms protrude from the façade envelope covered by the timber-clad eaves overhang that protects the upper floor outdoor balcony. This 42,000-square-foot office building in Rogers,…
Oslo International School, Norway
Pavilion with colored stripes The architects from the well-known Norwegian architectural company Jarmund/Vigsnæs were in the process to renovate and extend a school from the 1960s. They finished the three-phaseschedule in the form of an elegant Swisspearl-clad pavilion. Mirko Beetschen Oslo International School (OIS) is a prestigious English school in Bekkestua, a suburb of Oslo,…
House M2, Italy
Climate House Patrick Zamariàn A multi-layered envelope, high-performance glazing and a photovoltaic installation on the roof significantly reduce energy expenditure in this luxury residence. The two apartments occupy an entire floor each and have access to spacious outdoor areas as well as a shared underground car park. Embedded in a magnificent alpine setting, but Mediterranean…
Bus Station, Slovenia
Floating urban structure This building in Velenje is a spacious bus station at ground level and offices and a parking garage on the upper floors. The superstructure is notable for its extensive white Swisspearl panelling that serves to unify the different sections. The irregular pattern of perforations creates a distinctive day and night contrast. …
Technical testing center of Swisspearl
Carry the Changes – and Update The building where Swisspearl had developed its products for the last 50 years was in urgent need of renovation. The modular construction with the memorable silhouette stands at the entrance to the factory area. The completely new façade displays an appropriate character – with an unprecedented joint pattern. Swisspearl…
Report the design of underground spaces
Report the design of underground spaces Patrick Zamariàn Originally a Beaux Arts amenity for patricians, subway systems have become a mass phenomenon. Underground stations constitute a pivotal extension of urban space, often undervalued not only by the general public but also by the architects themselves. Tadao Ando once identified working on underground space as the…