Herzog & de Meuron
Project
2018–2024

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Process

Bregenz sits between the edge of Lake Constance and the Pfänder mountain. The site opens onto a town square, Kornmarktplatz, that is the cultural center of the city. Kornmarktplatz was historically an agricultural trading site, one of the largest grain exchanges in the region.

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The project transforms what was once the brewery extension to a neighboring guesthouse. After the guesthouse business closed, the building was used for various purposes including a cinema, bank, deli, nightclub, and clothing store.

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The site has a narrow and deep footprint, enclosed on two long sides by firewalls and a private courtyard behind. The project preserves the existing façade as a significant part of the historical ensemble of the square. After a series of massing studies, a barrel vault was selected as a clear and distinct expression of the new building form behind the preserved façade.

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On top of the masonry and concrete of the lower floors, curved timber elements form the vault, sheathed in white metal.

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The ground floor hosts a publicly accessible salon, serving as both the lobby of the hotel and a breakfast room. These spaces are flexible – they can be reconfigured through curtains and mobile furniture and lighting for a variety of events. Light-colored and reflective materials such as venetian plaster bring light deep into the space.

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The floors above the ground floor are dedicated to the hotel and a private apartment. The hotel rooms and bedrooms above are oriented either to face the activity of the square or the greenery of the courtyard behind, with framed views of the lake or mountain.

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A new opening within the existing façade brings light to the terrace and apartment behind. Wooden lamellas provide privacy and shading on both sides of the building.

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The walls which divide the bedrooms – for both the hotel and the apartment – are conceived as full-height furniture elements that conceal storage, ventilation and connecting doors.

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The rounded corners of the floor plan mitigate the feeling of corridors. The bedrooms of the apartment can be unified into one continuous space when all doors are opened, building in a degree of flexibility in the plan as the family structure of the occupants changes.

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The living and dining space for the apartment is on the top level. A roof terrace is cut out of the vault and divides the double-height space onto a front and back room. Interior windows allow light from the roof opening into both rooms.

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Drawings

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Team

Partners
Project Team
Lion Haag (Project Manager)
Florian Stroh (Project Manager Concept Study)
Silja Ebert (Lead Interiors)
Leo Filser
Anna Kranitz
Dennis Marsch
Raneen Nosh (Interiors)
Marius Oneta
Tim Simonet
Valentina Teruzzi (Interiors)

Facts

Client
Johannes Glatz & Lisa RĂĽmmele, Bregenz, Austria
Planning
Architect Planning: Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd., Basel, Switzerland
Partner Architect: Metzler.Schelling Architekten ZT (Lukas Schelling, Eva Meisinger, Michael Petschulat), Dornbirn, Austria
Specialist / Consulting
Construction Management: Architekt Lukas Schelling ZT
Structural Engineering: M+G Ingenieure
Building Physics: Bauphysik Hafner Weithas
Fire Protection: K&M Brandschutztechnik GmbH
Electrical Engineering: Kremmel & Schneider GmbH
HVAC: Hörburger GmbH
Facade Engineering: PLG Fassadentechnik GmbH
Landscape Architecture: Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten
Lighting Design: PSLab
Geotechnicians: 3P Geotechnik
Contractors
Building Contractor: Zimmermann Bau GmbH
Geothermal Probes: Plankel Bohrungen
Master Carpenter: Flatz Holzbau
Tinsmiths: Ing. Gunter Rusch GmbH
Drywall Construction: Formart Juen KG
Facade Construction: Metallbau Wilhelmer
Heating: Dieter Schneider GmbH
Ventilation: Dietrich Luft+Klima GmbH
Chimney Construction: MĂĽller Ofenbau GmbH
Elevator: Weigl-AufzĂĽge GmbH
Access Control: Gantner Group
Screed Work: Vigl & Strolz GmbH
Interior Fittings: Tischlerei RĂĽscher GmbH
Scaffolding: Pfeiffer GerĂĽstbau
Floorer: Stipo Fussböden
Doors: Tischlerei Alex Beer
Drainage: Rudhardt Gasser Pfefferkorn ZT
Tiler: Meusburger Fliesen
Upholsterer: Mohr Polster
Plasterwork: VBS - Verputz und Bauservice GmbH
Locksmith: Kunstschmiede Figer & Schlosserei Kalb
Painter: Fetz Malerei GmbH
Landscaping: Gartengestaltung Christoph Ibele
Solar Protection: Massivholzschreinerei Holzweg GmbH
Wooden Handrails: K. Winkler AG Holzbiegewerk
Building Data
Site Area: 2'045 sqft, 190 sqm
Gross floor area (GFA): 12'270 sqft, 1'140 sqm
GFA above ground: 10'763 sqft, 1'000 sqm
GFA below ground: 1'506 sqft, 140 sqm
Net floor area: 8'869 sqft, 824 sqm
Number of levels: 5
Footprint: 2'045 sqft, 190 sqm
Length: 75 ft, 23 m
Width: 26 ft, 8 m
Height: 65 ft, 20 m
Gross volume (GV): 142'777 cbft, 4'043 cbm

Location

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