Herzog & de Meuron
Project
2001–2002, 2003

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Process

A hundred years of architectural history have shaped the former goods warehouse at Dreispitz.

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Herzog & de Meuron have cut open the site, once traversed by railroad tracks and roadways, dividing it into three distinct areas, which they have dubbed Manhattan, Soho and Queens.

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In the Manhattan zone to the north, a cluster of highrises sets a striking visual accent.

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With a mix of housing, services and shopping, the broad appeal of the Dreispitz is further enhanced by good public transport links and easy access to nearby neighborhoods.

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Closely knit rows of housing lend cohesion to the central zone, known as Soho.

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A former railroad track winding through the entire Dreispitz is transformed into a pedestrian green zone fringed by attractive housing under the epithet Broadway.

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With the relocation of the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, a “Campus of the Image” comes to Soho.

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Together with the Schaulager, the art school further consolidates the already existing art activities of the Herzog Foundation and the specialist art company Kraft, while a footbridge leads to the Botanical Gardens.

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Large industrial and commercial buildings dominate the southern zone, known as Queens.

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This part of the Dreispitz has the broadest development potential. With the departure of the Arfa Röhrenwerke company, a computer and life-sciences facility could be created here.

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Consolidation and communication are the key motivators in the step-by-step development of the site.

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Bibliography

“Herzog & de Meuron. Basel Dreispitzareal, Bâle – Basel, CH 2001 – 2002, 2003.” In: Frédéric Migayrou (Ed.). “L’Enjeu Capitale(es). Les Métropoles de la grande Échelle. Large-Scale Metropolises.” Symp. Proceedings “L’Enjeu Capitale(es), les Métropoles de la grande Échelle.” Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Paris. 1 – 2 October 2009. Paris, Éditions du Centre Pompidou, 2009. (= Rendez-Vous du Grand Paris). pp. 32-33.

Gerhard Mack, Herzog & de Meuron: “Herzog & de Meuron 1997-2001. The Complete Works. Volume 4.” Edited by: Gerhard Mack. Basel / Boston / Berlin, Birkhäuser, 2008. Vol. No. 4.

Felix Leuppi: “Aufbruch im Dreispitz.” In: Verlag Hochparterre, Amt für Raumplanung BL, Wüest & Partner, Zürich (Eds.). Supplement: “Hochparterre.” Vol. No. 8, Zurich, Verlag Hochparterre, 08.2007. pp. 26-31.

Herzog & de Meuron: “Herzog & de Meuron. Vision Dreispitz. Eine städtebauliche Studie.” Edited by: Baudepartement Basel-Stadt, Bau- und Umweltschutzdirektion Basel-Landschaft, Christoph Merian Stiftung. 2nd adv. and rev. ed. Basel, Christoph Merian, 2003.

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