Hildebrand Studios AG

Hapimag Headquarter Offices

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

HAPIMAG HEADQUARTER OFFICES

Hildebrand

ARCHITECTS
Hildebrand

LOCATION
Steinhausen, Switzerland

PROJECT YEAR
2018

AREA
6750.0 m2

CIVIL ENGINEER
Ferrari Gartmann

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pascal Ryser, Stefan Roovers, Marion Ott, Stephan Dietrich, Thomas Hildebrand

HAVAC ENGINEAR
Hans Abicht AG

ELECTRICAL ENGINEAR
Hefti Hess Martignoni

FIRE PROTECTION PLANER
Braun Brandsicherheit AG, Hefti Hess Martignoni

FACCADE PLANING
Reba Fassadentechnik

PROJECT TEAM
Thomas Hildebrand, Daniel Sasama, Isabelle Schulz, Robin Bollschweiler, Dominik Keller, Nora Klinger, Yuichi Kodai, Claudia Maggi, Mikel Martínez Múgica, Kosaku Matsumoto, Michael Stünzi, Geng Tian, Simon Würgler

CREATING A PLACE OF IDENTITY AMIDST ANONYMOUS INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS

HILDEBRAND has designed a striking new headquarters for Hapimag amidst the anonymity of the industrial estate in Steinhausen.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

The building offers flexibility which allows the company to fluidly adapt and adjust to future developments in the constantly changing world of office structures.

It equally offers unique open spaces which provide a strong identity and encourages and facilitates interaction on all levels.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

The core of the square office building is dominated by an enormous elliptical concrete ramp connecting all floors.

This allows for a generously spaced open atrium flooded by natural light. It breaks the rigid office grid structure and allows for a highly sensuous spatial experience.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

The atrium and the sculptural ramp create open and playful spaces for meetings and communication, encouraging the informal exchange between all employees across hierarchical boundaries.

The inner structure and floor plan of the new headquarters offers many possibilities for a highly flexible contemporary working environment.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

Heating and cooling of the emission-free building are controlled by a heat pump system using the water of the nearby lake of Zug.

The parking garage features openings on the outside walls, providing natural circulation of air without having to install an expensive air ventilation system.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer
Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer

These financial savings could then be invested in improving the quality of the working spaces. The positioning of the building on the northern perimeter along the motorway frees open space for a park towards the south.

This generous landscape is open for employees and visitors alike and offers a quiet place of respite in the anonymity of this industrial zone. At the same time it is also a building plot reserve for the company, should they need to expand at any time in the future.

Hapimag Headquarter Offices
© Erica Overmeer


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Upper Floor Plan

Hildebrand Studios AG
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Hildebrand Studios AG
Wasserwerkstrasse 129, 8037 Zürich, Switzerland