148 St. Jakob-Park Basel – Herzog & de Meuron

Project: 1996, 1998
Realization: 1998-2002
Extension: 2003-2007

The architects were consulted only after a preliminary project by the general contractor had been submitted which determined the volumetric expansion and the commercially usable areas within the framework of the law for this location. They were attracted by the opportunity to participate in the design of this large-scale project with a soccer arena and stores; however, they had no wish to retain control over each and every detail. They concentrated their efforts on several essential elements that would provide the site with an unmistakable identity – for example, the translucent coloration of the stadium’s shell, the color concept based on the complimentary colors of red (stadium’s interior) and green (lawn), the proportions and the roof construction of the stadium arena (namely its flat underside), the long horizontal façades of the senior citizen residence, as well as the lobbies and entrance areas of the stadium and the residence.

Herzog & de Meuron, 2001

Process

Drawings

Team

Partners: Jacques Herzog; Pierre de Meuron; Christine Binswanger; Stefan Marbach
Project: Stefan Marbach (Associate, Project Architect); Richard Wickli (Project Architect); Osman Askari; Dieter Dietz; Andreas Fries; Lukas Huggenberger; Susanne Kleinlein; Angelika Krestas; Lukas Kupfer; Sebastian Massmann; Hans-Ulrich Matter; Ivo Sollberger; Wolfgang Hardt; Konstantin Karagiannis
Extension: Wolfgang Hardt (Associate, Project Architect); Adrian Kast (Project Architect); Johann Gruber (Project Architect); Camillo Zanardini (Project Architect); Sunkoo Kang; Gilles Le Coultre; Shinya Okuda; Catherine Preiswerk; Roland Rossmaier

Facts

In Collaboration With: Color Concept: Rémy Zaugg, Basel, Switzerland; Letters Seating: Michèle Zaugg-Röthlisberger, Basel, Switzerland
Client: Miteigentümergesellschaft (MEG) Winterthur, Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft SUVA Luzern, Pensionskasse des Basler Staatspersonals
Planning: Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron, Basel, Switzerland; Landscape Design: Fahrni und Breitenfeld, Basel, Switzerland; Aegerter & Bosshardt, Basel, Switzerland; Electrical Engineering: Graf & Reber AG, Basel, Switzerland; Hefti, Hess, Martignoni, Aarau, Switzerland; HVAC Engineering: Gruneko AG, Basel, Switzerland; Gähler & Partner AG, Ennetbaden, Switzerland; Plumbing Engineering: Bogenschütz AG, Basel, Switzerland; Sanplan Ingenieure, Liestal, Switzerland; Structural Engineering: Rothpletz / Lienhard, Bern, Switzerland; Structural Engineering (Extension): WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG, Basel, Switzerland; General Contractor: Marazzi Generalunternehmung AG, Muri bei Bern, Switzerland
Specialist / Consulting: Lighting Consulting: DELUX Theater Lighting, Zürich, Switzerland; Guidance System: New Identity, Basel, Switzerland; Additional Services Consulting: Haskoll & Company, London , UK
Building Data: Site Area: 392'882 sqft, 36'500 sqm; Gross floor area (GFA): 721'181 sqft, 67'000 sqm; Footprint: 29'708 sqft, 2'760 sqm; Length: 567 ft, 173 m; Width: 91 ft, 28 m; Height: 78 ft, 24 m; Gross volume (GV): 9'958'745 cbft, 282'000 cbm

Bibliography

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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.

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Edited by: Gerhard Mack. 2nd adv. and rev. ed. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 2005. Vol. No. 3.

Nobuyuki Yoshida (Ed.): “Architecture and Urbanism. Herzog & de Meuron 1978-2002.”
Tokyo, A+U Publishing Co., Ltd., 02.2002.

Fernando Márquez Cecilia, Richard Levene (Eds.): “El Croquis. Herzog & de Meuron 1998-2002. La Naturaleza del Artificio. The Nature of Artifice.”
Vol. No. 109/110, Madrid, El Croquis, 2002.

“Estadio St. Jakob, Basilea. St. Jakob Stadium, Basel. Herzog & de Meuron.”
In: Luis Fernández-Galiano (Ed.). “Arquitectura Viva Monografías. Materia Suiza. Swiss Matter.” Vol. No. 89, Madrid, Arquitectura Viva SL, 05.2001. pp. 96-101.

Hubertus Adam: “2001. Basel. Stadion St. Jakob-Park.”
In: Peter Rumpf (Ed.). “Bauwelt.” Vol. No. 11, Gütersloh, Bertelsmann Fachzeitschriften, 15.03.2002. pp. 14-19.