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On 3 November, Stücheli Architekten hosted a big anniversary celebration in Zurich’s main railway station: Imagine restaurant welcomed 240 guests who were greeted by a new book, a new logo and ‘Kommissar Meier’.
‘Seventy years is a special number, but it's not exactly a traditional anniversary celebration,’ announced Christof Glaus to those in attendance. Indeed, company founder Werner Stücheli’s 100th birthday seems more appropriate. In fact, the two round numbers make a great pair, as the five partners finally concluded: If we don’t do it now, then when?
With Eva Schaub and Mathis Tinner becoming the firm’s youngest partners, the company is being handed down to the third and fourth generations. From Stücheli’s 100th birthday and the 70th anniversary to the passing of the torch to the next generation, the company had a lot of reasons to reflect on history and the future. This speculation gave birth to a new branding concept and an architecture-themed comic book, both of which were presented to the guests at the evening.
The new logo, developed by graphic designers Schätti und Lehmann, faintly resembles the very first logo of the company, whose employees are still called ‘Stüchelis’ to this day. ‘A logo that gives us a bewitching sense of familiarity on the first – as well as second and third glance – which is exactly what we aim for with our construction projects,’ said Glaus.
The firm’s buildings are never erected merely for their own sake, but always as a context for creating experiences and stories. As a result, the anniversary publication is not a traditional architecture book, but rather a story as it could have unfolded in some of Stücheli’s buildings. Because this story is somewhat complex, Kommissar Meier, alias Matthias Gnehm took over at this point to present the latest findings of his investigations in vociferous, action-packed style.
‘Imagine the possibilities with us Stüchelis,’ Glaus then concluded, giving the guests food for thought before they set off.
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Timeless is what looks self-evident at first sight.
We are proud to present our new visual identity and thank Schätti and Lehmann for the great collaboration!
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In celebration of our 70th anniversary, we are raffling 25 copies of our crime genre architecture comic Das Quecksilbergemälde (‘The Quicksilver Painting’). To enter into the draw, you must submit correct answers to three questions about the following unsolved case...
Zurich Wiedikon – In 1976, a ‘quicksilver painting’ suddenly turns up in Kafi Ferdinand, only to disappear again within a few days. Inspector Meier starts investigating this strange phenomenon, which happens repeatedly in a variety of locations – until, in 2016, the painting pops up in the Technischen Berufsschule Zürich (TBZ) and the story is hyped.
From November 2016 you will be able to read more about this mysterious case – which would never have happened had our firm not been founded by Werner Stücheli 70 years ago – in the architecture comic by Matthias Gnehm.
Prize draw questions:
1. What is the name of the founder of our firm?
2. In which part of Zurich is Kafi Ferdinand situated?
3. When was the TBZ (see picture) built?
Submit your answers by 30 September 2016 to: media@stuecheli.ch
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The Sandgruben school building is a pioneer project in which traditional classrooms have been replaced by open Lernateliers (‘learning studios’). The building will be open to visitors at the opening party on 24 September 2016.
On 15 August 2016, right in time for the new school year, 570 students were able to start using their new secondary school building. The Sandgruben school building is regarded as a key development in the classroom renewal project launching in 2012 in connection with the implementation of the ‘Intercantonal Agreement on the Harmonization of Compulsory Schooling’ (HarmoS-Konkordat). Standard lessons will no longer take place in traditional classrooms but in so-called Lernateliers (‘learning studios’), i.e. open clusters, each made up of an input room, group room and atelier with individual workplaces.
This innovative concept for the design of educational space enables various lesson/learning models to be implemented. In mixed age and ability groups, students are supported in developing the learning method that is best for them.
In connection with the opening party on 24 September 2016, Stücheli Architekten will be offering architectural tours of the building (also in English). The meeting point is in the assembly hall at 2 p.m. Registration is not required.
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The student accomodation Living Science is completed. In September 2016 the 404 inhabitants will move in and turn the ETH campus to a place of not only research and teaching, but also living.
