CITY
GATE
BASEL
SWITZERLAND, 2003
OFFICE
PR–243
The City Gate project is situated at the intersection of the city and the park landscape, structuring the different phases of development into a legible and autonomous composition.
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PROGRAM
City Gate comprises offices, 20,000 m² of retail space, a restaurant/canteen, technical facilities, storage areas, and underground parking. The project incorporates a principle of reversibility from its inception, allowing for alternative transformation into housing or offices as needs evolve.
DETAIL
Situation
Bâle, Suisse
Year
2003
Status
International competition
Site area
20 300 m²
Built surface
43 000 m²
Client
Basellandschaftliche Pensionskasse (blpk), Liestal
Architect
Dominique Perrault, architecte, urbaniste
Associate architect
Werner Sobek
DESCRIPTION
This dual urban and landscape approach gives rise to an iconic architecture that translates the idea of a “green island” vertically. Balconies and terraces extend the outdoor experience to every level of the building. The structure is designed as a filter that modulates light and views. Far from being an opaque mass or a barrier, it presents itself as an open and porous architecture. The apparent fragmentation of the volume into four towers creates visual openings that allow light to circulate and lends the whole an impression of lightness, almost weightlessness.
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City Gate comprises offices, 20,000 m² of retail space, a restaurant/canteen, technical facilities, storage areas, and underground parking. The project incorporates a principle of reversibility from its inception, allowing for alternative transformation into housing or offices as needs evolve.
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