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0036
Kiosk in Central Zurich
The Swiss National Bank's favourite project.
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There came a point in the design process where the focus shifted from envisioning a new pavilion-like structure somewhere in the square to questioning whether a relatively generic program, such as a kiosk, might hold greater potential. Once it became clear that the ground floor spaces of the National Bank facing the square were underutilized, if not entirely misused, the solution emerged through a single, decisive move. By integrating the competition program into the existing building, the barricaded facade facing the square could be opened to the public, transforming the relationship between the building and the public space and rendering a further, separate pavilion unnecessary.
There came a point in the design process where the focus shifted from envisioning a new pavilion-like structure somewhere in the square to questioning whether a relatively generic program, such as a kiosk, might hold greater potential. Once it became clear that the ground floor spaces of the National Bank facing the square were underutilized, if not entirely misused, the solution emerged through a single, decisive move. By integrating the competition program into the existing building, the barricaded facade facing the square could be opened to the public, transforming the relationship between the building and the public space and rendering a further, separate pavilion unnecessary.
There came a point in the design process where the focus shifted from envisioning a new pavilion-like structure somewhere in the square to questioning whether a relatively generic program, such as a kiosk, might hold greater potential. Once it became clear that the ground floor spaces of the National Bank facing the square were underutilized, if not entirely misused, the solution emerged through a single, decisive move. By integrating the competition program into the existing building, the barricaded facade facing the square could be opened to the public, transforming the relationship between the building and the public space and rendering a further, separate pavilion unnecessary.
There came a point in the design process where the focus shifted from envisioning a new pavilion-like structure somewhere in the square to questioning whether a relatively generic program, such as a kiosk, might hold greater potential. Once it became clear that the ground floor spaces of the National Bank facing the square were underutilized, if not entirely misused, the solution emerged through a single, decisive move. By integrating the competition program into the existing building, the barricaded facade facing the square could be opened to the public, transforming the relationship between the building and the public space and rendering a further, separate pavilion unnecessary.
