Resembling a container ship anchored at harbor, the new building of the EZF is placed on the outskirts of Bern / To accommodate future changes in the process technology, the construction of the building needs to be durable and at the same time flexible / The base and waste bunker are made out of on-site concrete, the halls of the process technology are constructed as a tectonic shell out of pre-cast concrete elements / A 300m long public promenade leads along the side of the building / By allowing precise views into the process technology and its generous openings to the surrounding forest, the promenade establishes a relationship between “machine” and nature.
Commission: competition, 1st prize
Realization: 2008–2013
Client: ewb Energie Wasser Bern
Program: refuse incineration facility, wood/gas-steam combined station, offices, visitor center