Cedes AG
„Headquarter and production facility of a swiss technology company“
Project details
  • Location:
    — Landquart
  • Year:
    — 2008
  • Surface:
    — 16'000 m2
  • Competition:
    — 1. place
A company building for the production and development of electronic elements shall be built in the vicinity of Chur. The client wishes a building complex which reflects a contemporary architecture and can be extended step-by-step. The constructed complex has got a comb-structure consisting of 5 main buildings with access centres and terrace courtyards situated in between. The underground car park and the technique are located under the entire building which seems to float on a platform, 1.20 m above the ground. The reception area, the production centre, the office and meeting rooms as well as a restaurant are settled in the parts of the building above ground. A test tower of 60 m height represents the symbol of the company. This is where a high-speed elevator, which represents the progressiveness of the company towards the outside, is used for the measurements and the development of new products.
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