Design: The new construction of the office building, with four apartments on one floor, was built on the site of a former estate where a wooden barn stood decades ago. The building is an extension to the main headquarters of the Swiss Farmers' Association. The well managed concentration of buildings around the main headquarters, together with the buildings of historical interest and the museum, forms an interesting combination. Old and new combine to form a mosaic of houses, garden and courtyard spaces. The three-storey building, facing south, blends beautifully into its surroundings when extended. Structure and materiality are beautifully linked to the client and thus also to the Swiss tradition of timber construction.
Wood: The building is of timber frame construction with a concrete base, the walls are made up of timber columns with prefabricated parts, and the parapets are insulated with mineral wool. White fir wood panelling was used for the façade. The wood-concrete composite ceilings consist of a ribbed timber structure with glued laminated timber elements and a concrete superstructure.
Energy: The building can be manually ventilated. However, due to its good insulation, it reaches the Swiss Minergie standard, but is not submitted for certification.
