Yarn has been produced for more than one hundred years in Emmenbrücke, a city just a few kilometres north of Lucerne. In the next few years a new heterogeneous district – “Viscosistadt” (literally, viscose city) – will emerge on an industrial compound that had once been off-limits to the public. The existing buildings’ variety – and the new uses that have already been introduced in some of them – is to be maintained and will be complemented by new apartment buildings.
The Zurich-based architects EM2N prepared the master plan for the development of the factory grounds, and as the first project on a new Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts campus, the architects converted Bau 745 (Building 745), a former factory building. The large-scale building, which was erected in 1970, is a long-span structure with generously dimensioned interiors.
To preserve the compelling synthesis of engineering and architecture, as well as the character of the spaces, EM2N kept the interventions in the building fabric to a minimum. Accordingly, the building’s basic structure is unchanged; existing facades were equipped with a thermal insulation composite system and new windows. As the only substantive change, the high-bay stack shelving on the west side was removed and the facade was extensively glazed.
The Zurich-based architects EM2N prepared the master plan for the development of the factory grounds, and as the first project on a new Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts campus, the architects converted Bau 745 (Building 745), a former factory building. The large-scale building, which was erected in 1970, is a long-span structure with generously dimensioned interiors.
To preserve the compelling synthesis of engineering and architecture, as well as the character of the spaces, EM2N kept the interventions in the building fabric to a minimum. Accordingly, the building’s basic structure is unchanged; existing facades were equipped with a thermal insulation composite system and new windows. As the only substantive change, the high-bay stack shelving on the west side was removed and the facade was extensively glazed.
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