The Zurich Airport has held an international competition design for “ The Circle ” that is an upscale complex for innovative services within walking distance of the terminals. Thid project will be built on a developable, crescent-shaped area of 37,000 m² and an utilizable area of around 200,000 m² in compliance with Zurich’s zoning requirements. The jury has annouced a Japanese architectural firm, Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop as the winner defeated the 90 high-calibre entries from twelve countries.
The winning project is called as “Divers(c)ity”, which was inspired by the motto “from bustle to serenity”. From the architects: “…the protective façade allows urban scenery to unfold in interesting spaces and areas. On the ground floor plane, an eclectic lattice of streets, plazas, and passageways meanders its way along the entire length of the complex, activating adjacent entrances, marketing platforms, gastronomic venues as well as areas intended for cultural activities and general public uses on multiple levels. A glass roof interconnects the cubatures on a mezzanine plane that serves as a further access level. The result is a multifaceted juxtaposition of individual volumes and contiguous modules that ideally merge public, semi-public, and private zones. Tenants are assigned their own descriptive addresses. At the same time, the project affords great flexibility with respect to phasing across the entire life span of the building complex.
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