IUCN

Conservation Centre

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invited competition, 2006 - 2006
construction phase, 06.2008 - 06.2010


Floor area: 5'400 m2
Client: IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature
Location: Gland, Switzerland

Project team invited competition:
Marc Angélil, Hanspeter Oester, Reto Pfenninger, Manuel Scholl, Martin Zimmerli

Project team construction phase:
Dominik Arioli (PL), Hanspeter Oester, Angelika Scherer, Ines Trenner

Collaboration:
Blanca Blarer, artist

Specialists:
Hansjürg Leibundgut, Chair of Building Systems ETH Zurich - energy concept
Amstein+Walthert SA, Genève - mechanical engineering
INGENI SA, Carouge - structural engineering
Nipkow Landschaftsarchitektur, Zurich - landscape architecture concept
Florian Meier, Biologist, Genolier - natural garden and ecological farmland
Architectural Energy Corporation, Boulder Colorado - LEED consultant

Fotografie:
Reinhard Zimmermann (1)
Alain Bucher/ © Holcim Foundation (2,3,4)