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Forstwerkhof Burgergemeinde Biel
Forstwerkhof Burgergemeinde Biel
Reuchenettestrasse, Biel, Switzerland
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Forstwerkhof Burgergemeinde Biel
Reuchenettestrasse, Biel, Switzerland
Forstwerkhof, Burgergemeinde Biel
Forestry Installation Building, 'Bourgeoisie' Biel
The site of the forestry center extends on both sides of the 'Reuchenette' road. To facilitate it's
function, the program's content focused on only one side. Following the topography of the land, two
buildings form an elongated space ending with a court for the maneuvers.
The single level building dominates the main street façade and differs, both in form and aspect, from
the urban architecture. Its envelope is made of rough and untreated strips of wood. It generates a
oriented vertically texture, that dialogues with the forest structure and filters the light and the external
views. This building serves as a shelter for vehicles and machines, also serving as depository for
wood material that has been extracted from the forest. Its east front marks the entrance to the
warehouse and houses the retail space. The second building, on two levels, is positioned behind the
first. It is covered with a simple wooden cladding, pierced with large windows. The ground floor
houses the changing rooms, the carpentry workshop and the technical rooms, while upstairs, the
administration.
Located on the edge of the urban fabric between the city and the forest, the project -through its form
and materiality- gives visibility to this singular institution.
Burgergemeinde-Bourgeoisie:
In Switzerland, the bourgeoisie is a personal, surviving medieval law. The bourgeoisie, or civic community, is a
local authority, which still exists in some cantons, which involves the original inhabitants of the municipality or
former citizen, as opposed to new residents. The bourgeoisie, which is an institution dating back to the
Municipalities Act of 1866 [unclear], has lost importance, but still manages, in some cantons, the forest and
some others institutions.
Forestry Installation Building, 'Bourgeoisie' Biel
The site of the forestry center extends on both sides of the 'Reuchenette' road. To facilitate it's
function, the program's content focused on only one side. Following the topography of the land, two
buildings form an elongated space ending with a court for the maneuvers.
The single level building dominates the main street façade and differs, both in form and aspect, from
the urban architecture. Its envelope is made of rough and untreated strips of wood. It generates a
oriented vertically texture, that dialogues with the forest structure and filters the light and the external
views. This building serves as a shelter for vehicles and machines, also serving as depository for
wood material that has been extracted from the forest. Its east front marks the entrance to the
warehouse and houses the retail space. The second building, on two levels, is positioned behind the
first. It is covered with a simple wooden cladding, pierced with large windows. The ground floor
houses the changing rooms, the carpentry workshop and the technical rooms, while upstairs, the
administration.
Located on the edge of the urban fabric between the city and the forest, the project -through its form
and materiality- gives visibility to this singular institution.
Burgergemeinde-Bourgeoisie:
In Switzerland, the bourgeoisie is a personal, surviving medieval law. The bourgeoisie, or civic community, is a
local authority, which still exists in some cantons, which involves the original inhabitants of the municipality or
former citizen, as opposed to new residents. The bourgeoisie, which is an institution dating back to the
Municipalities Act of 1866 [unclear], has lost importance, but still manages, in some cantons, the forest and
some others institutions.
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