1997-2000

Roche Bau92, Basel

In the role of lead designer, we collaborated with architect Herzog & de Meuron in the development of their first building on the F. Hoffmann-La Roche site. This involved the first industrial application of the then groundbreaking "laboratory vision", co-developed by us for the third phase of the ETH (Swiss federal institute of technology) Hönggerberg extension scheme in Zurich. The concept helped to achieve considerable cuts in the construction, running and maintenance costs of a laboratory building. In architectural terms, it also paved the way for a new site identity that still resonates today.

Building contractor and employer:

F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel

General planner:

Bernstein Bâtir AG, Basel

Architect:

Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, Basel

Realisation:

1997-2000

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