the soultion

due to the questionnaire gathered by mühlemann + partner the current and prospective requirements and necessities of the customer could be clarified relatively specific. based on this m+p developed a master plan which facilitated the maximum admissible exploration of the area. production spaces and office space could concerted kept apart without loosing the necessary adjacency. the heavy traffic  (delivery and dispatch) is newly concentrated on two locations which eases the handling and increases the safety. even though the maximum construction is carried out the green area on the plot can be optimized and enlarged not least because the over ground parking space is replaced by an underground parking at which newly also parking space for third parties (tenants) of this accommodation will be available.

With the modification and extension project the detailed analysis showed that the structural analysis for the required increase of two floors for office and production use did not suffice. merely one floor with adequate floor loading for offices could have been provided. simultaneously the project team realized that in the existing production building very different floor loadings are possible. in fringe areas merely 500kg/m2 were determined in the centre however 2’000 Kg/m2 which hardly allows any flexibility in use. besides the chosen planning structure has not been consequently implemented so that checkpoints like concrete walls, chambers or stairways are often displaced opposite to the planning and shoring pattern.

  
m+p used the possibility generated by the increase and extension to compensate the most rough scarcities of the existing building. the increase was carried out by a “taburett” put over the existing covering. the offices were consequently placed by the planning team in the areas developed by the increase while the production was left in the ground floor and first floor thereby the existing production floors can be used without adjournment or confinement until the complete implementation of the extension ( new construction). additional space necessities can be created in a later phase by an increase of the extension building here are the static requirements in line with that already today.

 
because of the complete closed stairways were barely used by the staff and the ware elevators too often engaged solutions for improvements were demanded. With an opening and glazing of the facade at the stairways friendly and light rooms are created empirically much better frequented. The existing storage and production spaces in the parking floors ought to be omitted and all needless partition panels removed. The m+p planning team proposed to lead the infra structure lines open in order to be able to execute necessary adaptations, extensions or repairs in future phasing with more efficiency. 

 
in order to meet the concerns of environment protection of the corporation and the concerns of the community a from the outside easy accessible room was scheduled which is available for a accommodation block heat power plant that can be conducted by a contractor thereby a massive higher efficiency is possible.

 
mühlemann +partner focuses on a timeless architecture completely free of  fashionable influences. it is generated through the intended function as well as the users needs. the natural way of developing the composition gets along without any decorative additives but is communicating  the customers philosophy.