Archinect - News 2024-11-21T11:33:25-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150231954/herzog-de-meuron-s-shopping-center-development-in-basel-will-be-topped-with-a-middle-school Herzog & de Meuron's shopping center development in Basel will be topped with a middle school Alexander Walter 2020-10-08T15:38:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/8901bd767bfca9c2e9ab46e7caac546f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>After winning the competition for a massive urban redevelopment project in their hometown of Basel in 2017, Swiss architects <a href="https://archinect.com/herzogdemeuron" target="_blank">Herzog &amp; de Meuron</a> now released updated material that shows a more refined and detailed concept. <br></p> <p>The Dreispitz Nord scheme seeks to transform a former customs depot into a mixed-use urban district, expanding the reach of downtown Basel.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1edfc88c502093662ecb05d80eebcb5c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1e/1edfc88c502093662ecb05d80eebcb5c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Herzog &amp; de Meuron.</figcaption></figure><p>"The urban proposal for Dreispitz Nord is based on what would seem to be the paradoxical aim of developing and increasing density, while simultaneously creating large, public green spaces," explains a <a href="https://www.herzogdemeuron.com/index/projects/complete-works/476-500/477-dreispitz-nord.html" target="_blank">statement</a> put out by the architects. <br></p> <p>"Density is achieved by three high-rise towers and an open perimeter block of individual, tightly spaced mid-rise buildings. This block frames a publicly accessible park in contrast to the perimeter blocks in Gundeldingen with their primarily private inner courtyards."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/60c56c70e29eadc07ffbd81ae4ee53d1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/60/60c56c70e29eadc07ffbd81ae4ee53d1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy of Herzog &amp; de Meuron.</figcaption></figure><p>One of the key features to achieve useful densifica...</p>