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Wiel Arets Architects

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Europaallee 'Site D'

Europaallee is a new urban district west of the city’s main train station, south of its terminating tracks. It consists of eight new buildings, each assigned a letter, ’A-H’; ‘Site D’ was designed by WAA. Google is the district’s main tenant, and will occupy most office space in ‘Site D’. Parallel to the adjacent railroad tracks; the first two floors will contain retail and dining, organized around a central void traversed by dual ramping escalators. Eight floors of office space are set atop the plinth, organized around an multi-level exterior courtyard, essentially creating two office ‘towers’. A closed cavity façade system, bound by polished concrete containing Carrara marble, encases the building; luxuriously contrasting matte-brass finishings.

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Location
Zürich, Switzerland

Program
Office, Retail

Size
25.000m2

Date of design
2012-2013

Date of completion
2017-2019

Project team
Wiel Arets, Alexis Bikos, Moritz Theden, Hannes Scheutz, Marcos Romero, Victor Hidajat, Stephanie Poole, Roel van der Zeeuw, Merry Classen, Francesca Perusini

Collaborators
Jochem Homminga, Tieme Zwartbol, Jelle Homburg, Boris Wolf, Olivier Brinckman, Eleni Papadaki, Helen Winter

Client
SBB Immobilien

Consultants
Amstein + Walthert AG, JägerPartner AG SIA/USIC, B+P Baurealisation AG, GKP Fassadentechnik AG, HEFTI. HESS. MARTIGNONI. Zürich AG, 3D Studio Prins

 
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Status: Under Construction
Location: Zürich, CH
Firm Role: Architect, Interior Designer