Station Square South, Winterthur

Far more than just a bus station, the station square of Winterthur’s future is an interface in public space.

The situation calls for a clear intervention which, through its scale, enters into dialogue with the surrounding urban bodies, abandons the small-scale approach and orients itself towards industrial and infrastructural architecture.

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Project Details

Client

City of Winterthur, Office for Urban Development

Location

Winterthur

Internal Team

Andreas Derrer, Christoph Kellenberger, Christian Höher

Year

2008

Typology

Public Buildings

Discipline

Architecture, Urban Planning

Task

New Building, Site/Area Development

Status

Competition

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