NO. 293
132 ROSSETTI
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Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals, Rossettiareal
Basel, Switzerland
Project 1995, realization 1997-1998
The sprawling building is conceived as an organism that extends in several directions. In this way the building appears to react to the extremely varied urban conditions of the immediate surroundings: medieval lots, courtyards, and structures from the 18th to 20th centuries.
From within, the building complex is designed as a system of courts, which support interdepartmental orientation and communication. The shape of the building has not been formed from outside like a sculpture, but is rather the consequence of inner growth and of the restrictions placed on this
growth by the building code and zoning regulations (plot size, specified distances, incidence of light).
The distinctively spatial shape of the building is accentuated by its bottle green cladding, a printed glass paneling. The shiny glass façades generate a spatial depth that is juxtaposed with matte surfaces of ivy that replace the glass and constitute the façade in certain selected areas. Sections of the façade protrude and retreat in a rhythmic flow that includes the structures and walls of neighboring buildings.
Herzog & de Meuron, 2003
From within, the building complex is designed as a system of courts, which support interdepartmental orientation and communication. The shape of the building has not been formed from outside like a sculpture, but is rather the consequence of inner growth and of the restrictions placed on this
growth by the building code and zoning regulations (plot size, specified distances, incidence of light).
The distinctively spatial shape of the building is accentuated by its bottle green cladding, a printed glass paneling. The shiny glass façades generate a spatial depth that is juxtaposed with matte surfaces of ivy that replace the glass and constitute the façade in certain selected areas. Sections of the façade protrude and retreat in a rhythmic flow that includes the structures and walls of neighboring buildings.
Herzog & de Meuron, 2003
FACTS
Herzog & de Meuron Team:
Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron
Project Architect: Mathis Tinner
Project Team: Roland Bachmann, Adrian Boss, Matthias Gnehm, Monika Haefelfinger, Katharina Kovarbasic, Pius Tschumi, Hanspeter Vogt, Koshi Omi
Client:
Baudepartement Kanton Basel-Stadt, Basel, Switzerland
Planning:
General Planning: ARGE GP Rossetti, Herzog & de Meuron, GSG Baucontrol AG, Basel, Switzerland
Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
Structural Engineering: Walter, Mory, Meier, Bauingenieure AG, Basel, Switzerland
Construction Management: GSG Baucontrol AG, Basel, Switzerland
HVAC Engineering: Müller + Partner AG and Robert Aerni Ingenieur AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Plumbing Engineering: Schmutz & Partner AG
Electrical Engineering: Selmoni Ingenieure, Basel, Switzerland
Landscape Design: Kienast Vogt & Partner, Zurich, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting:
Facade Consulting: Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG, Münchenstein, Switzerland
Building Data:
Site Area: 6,670sqm / 71,795sqft
Building Footprint: 1,545sqm / 16,630sqft
Gross Floor Area (GF): 9,439sqm / 101,601sqft
Partners: Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron
Project Architect: Mathis Tinner
Project Team: Roland Bachmann, Adrian Boss, Matthias Gnehm, Monika Haefelfinger, Katharina Kovarbasic, Pius Tschumi, Hanspeter Vogt, Koshi Omi
Client:
Baudepartement Kanton Basel-Stadt, Basel, Switzerland
Planning:
General Planning: ARGE GP Rossetti, Herzog & de Meuron, GSG Baucontrol AG, Basel, Switzerland
Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland
Structural Engineering: Walter, Mory, Meier, Bauingenieure AG, Basel, Switzerland
Construction Management: GSG Baucontrol AG, Basel, Switzerland
HVAC Engineering: Müller + Partner AG and Robert Aerni Ingenieur AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Plumbing Engineering: Schmutz & Partner AG
Electrical Engineering: Selmoni Ingenieure, Basel, Switzerland
Landscape Design: Kienast Vogt & Partner, Zurich, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting:
Facade Consulting: Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG, Münchenstein, Switzerland
Building Data:
Site Area: 6,670sqm / 71,795sqft
Building Footprint: 1,545sqm / 16,630sqft
Gross Floor Area (GF): 9,439sqm / 101,601sqft
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Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Chinese ed. Beijing, China Architecture & Building Press, 2010. Vol. No. 3.
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2nd rev. ed. Madrid, Arquitectura Viva, 2007.
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Fernando Márquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 1981-2000. Between the Face and the Landscape. The Cunning of Cosmetics. Entre el Rostro y el Paisaje. La Astucia de la Cosmética.
2nd adv. and rev. ed. Vol. No. 60+84, Madrid, El Croquis, 2005.
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Tokyo, A+U Publishing Co., Ltd., 02.2002.
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Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
Herzog & de Meuron. Naturgeschichte.
Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
Herzog & de Meuron. Histoire Naturelle.
Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. Baden, Lars Müller, 2002.
Jacques Herzog, Sabine Kraft, Christian Kühn: Mit allen Sinnen spüren. Jacques Herzog im Gespräch mit Sabine Kraft und Christian Kühn.
In: Sabine Kraft, Nikolaus Kuhnert, Günther Uhlig (Eds.). Archplus. Zeitschrift für Architektur und Städtebau. Architektur natürlich. Vol. No. 142, Aachen, ARCH+ Verlag GmbH, 07.1998. pp. 32-39.
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani: Transparences opaques. Le Verre dans l'Architecture de la Ville.
In: Giairo Daghini (Ed.). Faces. Journal d'Architectures. Transparence(s). Vol. No. 45, Geneva, L'Institut d'Architecture de l'Université de Genève, 1998. pp. 5-7.
Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Chinese ed. Beijing, China Architecture & Building Press, 2010. Vol. No. 3.
Luis Fernández-Galiano (Ed.): Arquitectura Viva. Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2007.
2nd rev. ed. Madrid, Arquitectura Viva, 2007.
Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: Herzog & de Meuron 1992-1996. Das Gesamtwerk. Band 3. The Complete Works. Volume 3. Edited by: Gerhard Mack. 2nd adv. and rev. ed. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 2005. Vol. No. 3.
Fernando Márquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 1981-2000. Between the Face and the Landscape. The Cunning of Cosmetics. Entre el Rostro y el Paisaje. La Astucia de la Cosmética.
2nd adv. and rev. ed. Vol. No. 60+84, Madrid, El Croquis, 2005.
Nobuyuki Yoshida (Ed.): Architecture and Urbanism. Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002.
Tokyo, A+U Publishing Co., Ltd., 02.2002.
Herzog & de Meuron. Natural History.
Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
Herzog & de Meuron. Naturgeschichte.
Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. 2nd ed. Baden, Lars Müller, 2005.
Herzog & de Meuron. Histoire Naturelle.
Edited by: Philip Ursprung. Exh. Cat. Herzog & de Meuron. Archaeology of the Mind. Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal. 23 October 2002 - 6 April 2003. Baden, Lars Müller, 2002.
Jacques Herzog, Sabine Kraft, Christian Kühn: Mit allen Sinnen spüren. Jacques Herzog im Gespräch mit Sabine Kraft und Christian Kühn.
In: Sabine Kraft, Nikolaus Kuhnert, Günther Uhlig (Eds.). Archplus. Zeitschrift für Architektur und Städtebau. Architektur natürlich. Vol. No. 142, Aachen, ARCH+ Verlag GmbH, 07.1998. pp. 32-39.
Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani: Transparences opaques. Le Verre dans l'Architecture de la Ville.
In: Giairo Daghini (Ed.). Faces. Journal d'Architectures. Transparence(s). Vol. No. 45, Geneva, L'Institut d'Architecture de l'Université de Genève, 1998. pp. 5-7.
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