Building reconstructions Bahnhofstrasse

Street view with tree-lined avenue: row of listed multi-storey residential and commercial buildings with richly structured sandstone façades and ground-floor shop windows; on the right a tram on tracks. Street view with tree-lined avenue: row of listed multi-storey residential and commercial buildings with richly structured sandstone façades and ground-floor shop windows; on the right a tram on tracks.
Category
Office / Administration
Year
2017
Type
Restoration
Brand
RWD Schlatter
Location
Zürich, Switzerland
Building promoter
Swiss Life AG
Architect
Bär Baumanagement AG

The building on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich was renovated.

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Refurbished historic townhouse façade with richly decorated stucco elements, several windows and balconies, central entrance, shop windows, trees and tram tracks in the foreground.
Corner view of a renovated, multi-storey town house with richly ornamented sandstone façade and many windows; shop windows/entrances on the ground floor, pavement, tram tracks, a tree and parked scooters in front.
Ornamental stone relief on a light-coloured curtain wall: a rectangular frame with a round, textured medallion, floral volutes and shell motifs at the top; slender bird spikes along the chamfered edges.
Close-up of a sandstone-coloured façade surface: fluted pilaster column with richly decorated Corinthian capital (acanthus leaves, volutes) and cornice with dentils above.
Close-up of a renovated sandstone portal: roughly embossed rusticated ashlars (rough-textured blocks), profiled cornice and capital, light beige-grey tones; window fragment visible at bottom right.
Close-up of a house façade with vertical, dark rainwater pipe and copper-coloured clip; smooth beige plaster on the left, light, finely speckled concrete slabs with visible joints on the right.

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  • Close-up of a restored stone façade in Zurich: Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves, a rosette and a moulded cornice with dentil detailing; light grey stone; play of light and shadow.
    Close-up of a restored stone façade in Zurich: Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves, a rosette and a moulded cornice with dentil detailing; light grey stone; play of light and shadow.
  • The façade of a renovated townhouse on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: a light-coloured, historicist sandstone façade with three upper storeys, a mansard roof and a striking corner tower, ornate balconies and a central entrance. Ground floor with large glass shop windows, a pavement lined with young trees and tram overhead lines; soft shadows cast by the sun on the façade.
    The façade of a renovated townhouse on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: a light-coloured, historicist sandstone façade with three upper storeys, a mansard roof and a striking corner tower, ornate balconies and a central entrance. Ground floor with large glass shop windows, a pavement lined with young trees and tram overhead lines; soft shadows cast by the sun on the façade.
  • Corner view of a restored historic townhouse on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich: an ornate sandstone façade with several windows, shop windows on the ground floor, a tree and tram tracks at the kerb.
    Corner view of a restored historic townhouse on Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich: an ornate sandstone façade with several windows, shop windows on the ground floor, a tree and tram tracks at the kerb.
  • A street view of the refurbished façades on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: a historic residential and commercial building with large shop windows on the ground floor, decorative balconies, a row of trees lining the street and a tram on the tracks.
    A street view of the refurbished façades on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: a historic residential and commercial building with large shop windows on the ground floor, decorative balconies, a row of trees lining the street and a tram on the tracks.
  • Close-up of a sandstone-coloured façade ornament above a house entrance in Zurich: a rectangular stone plinth with a round medallion, shell and volute sculptures, decorative scrolls and roughly bossed stone blocks; wire spikes fitted to deter pigeons are visible.
    Close-up of a sandstone-coloured façade ornament above a house entrance in Zurich: a rectangular stone plinth with a round medallion, shell and volute sculptures, decorative scrolls and roughly bossed stone blocks; wire spikes fitted to deter pigeons are visible.
  • Close-up of a restored section of façade on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: light beige sandstone blocks with a rusticated, coarsely textured surface, a central pilaster with a smooth capital and a rounded cornice (architectural detail; no door visible).
    Close-up of a restored section of façade on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich: light beige sandstone blocks with a rusticated, coarsely textured surface, a central pilaster with a smooth capital and a rounded cornice (architectural detail; no door visible).
  • Close-up of a façade detail: on the left, smooth, light beige render on a corner of the building; on the right, light-coloured, slightly textured façade panels with visible joints. A dark, round rainwater downpipe runs vertically and is secured to the cladding with a copper-coloured fixing bracket; this emphasises the details of the materials, colours and fixings.
    Close-up of a façade detail: on the left, smooth, light beige render on a corner of the building; on the right, light-coloured, slightly textured façade panels with visible joints. A dark, round rainwater downpipe runs vertically and is secured to the cladding with a copper-coloured fixing bracket; this emphasises the details of the materials, colours and fixings.
  • Street view with tree-lined avenue: row of listed multi-storey residential and commercial buildings with richly structured sandstone façades and ground-floor shop windows; on the right a tram on tracks.
    Street view with tree-lined avenue: row of listed multi-storey residential and commercial buildings with richly structured sandstone façades and ground-floor shop windows; on the right a tram on tracks.
  • Refurbished historic townhouse façade with richly decorated stucco elements, several windows and balconies, central entrance, shop windows, trees and tram tracks in the foreground.
    Refurbished historic townhouse façade with richly decorated stucco elements, several windows and balconies, central entrance, shop windows, trees and tram tracks in the foreground.
  • Corner view of a renovated, multi-storey town house with richly ornamented sandstone façade and many windows; shop windows/entrances on the ground floor, pavement, tram tracks, a tree and parked scooters in front.
    Corner view of a renovated, multi-storey town house with richly ornamented sandstone façade and many windows; shop windows/entrances on the ground floor, pavement, tram tracks, a tree and parked scooters in front.
  • Ornamental sandstone relief on historic façade: rectangular frame with round medallion, curved carvings and shell motif at the top; fine structure and bird defence pins visible.
    Ornamental sandstone relief on historic façade: rectangular frame with round medallion, curved carvings and shell motif at the top; fine structure and bird defence pins visible.
  • Close-up of a sandstone-coloured façade surface: fluted pilaster column with richly decorated Corinthian capital (acanthus leaves, volutes) and cornice with dentils above.
    Close-up of a sandstone-coloured façade surface: fluted pilaster column with richly decorated Corinthian capital (acanthus leaves, volutes) and cornice with dentils above.
  • Close-up of a house façade with vertical, dark rainwater pipe and copper-coloured clip; smooth beige plaster on the left, light, finely speckled concrete slabs with visible joints on the right.
    Close-up of a house façade with vertical, dark rainwater pipe and copper-coloured clip; smooth beige plaster on the left, light, finely speckled concrete slabs with visible joints on the right.
  • Close-up of a renovated sandstone portal: roughly embossed rusticated ashlars (rough-textured blocks), profiled cornice and capital, light beige-grey tones; window fragment visible at bottom right.
    Close-up of a renovated sandstone portal: roughly embossed rusticated ashlars (rough-textured blocks), profiled cornice and capital, light beige-grey tones; window fragment visible at bottom right.

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