Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
Rheinschanze 6
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@herzogdemeuron.com
Phone: +41 61 385 5757
Basel, Switzerland
Towards the street, the copper strips are cut off from the strip windows, taking back the monolithic character of the building and introducing a human scale.
The signal box amidst the tracks and cables in front of Baselâs main station.
With its movement, the signal box takes up the turn of the bridge in its immediate vicinity.
The signal box rises above the tracks with its increasing volume.
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