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Cantonal Passport Office

Exterior shot of a multi-storey cantonal administration building on a street corner: light grey concrete façade with five storeys and evenly spaced windows, visible entrances on the ground floor, pedestrian zebra crossing, traffic lights, parked cars and plants on the pavement, blue sky in the background. Exterior shot of a multi-storey cantonal administration building on a street corner: light grey concrete façade with five storeys and evenly spaced windows, visible entrances on the ground floor, pedestrian zebra crossing, traffic lights, parked cars and plants on the pavement, blue sky in the background.

Category
Public buildings
Year
2009
Type
Structural alteration
Brand
RWD Schlatter
Location
Zürich, Switzerland
Main contractor
Gianesi & Hofmann AG
Planner
Paul Herzog
Building promoter
Immobilien Stadt Zürich

Structural alteration of the cantonal passport office on Sihlquai in Zurich


Gallery

A multi-storey concrete office building at a junction, with corner balconies, regular rows of windows, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings and a church tower in the background
A multi-storey concrete façade with five rows of windows, rectangular windows and external blinds; ground-floor entrance with visible plates reading ‘PASSBÜRO’ and ‘SIHL-CENTER’.
A multi-storey building with a dark-grey, grid-patterned curtain wall and evenly spaced windows; the ground floor features entrances and staircases, in front of which is a road with a parked car, a pavement and plants, against a blue sky with clouds.

All Images

  • Exterior view of the cantonal passport office in Zurich: a multi-storey administrative building with brown-grey, rhythmically arranged cladding and evenly spaced rectangular windows. In the foreground, a pavement and a city street with parked cars, a short flight of steps leading to the entrance, adjacent older buildings and a clear blue sky.
    Exterior view of the cantonal passport office in Zurich: a multi-storey administrative building with brown-grey, rhythmically arranged cladding and evenly spaced rectangular windows. In the foreground, a pavement and a city street with parked cars, a short flight of steps leading to the entrance, adjacent older buildings and a clear blue sky.
  • Street view of a multi-storey government building in Zurich: an angular concrete façade with regular rows of windows, corner balconies and a ground-floor entrance bearing a sign reading ‘Passport Office’.
    Street view of a multi-storey government building in Zurich: an angular concrete façade with regular rows of windows, corner balconies and a ground-floor entrance bearing a sign reading ‘Passport Office’.
  • A multi-storey office building on a corner junction: a light-coloured concrete façade with rows of windows, a rounded corner section with balconies, a ground-level entrance with a ‘SIHL-CENTER’ sign and a zebra crossing.
    A multi-storey office building on a corner junction: a light-coloured concrete façade with rows of windows, a rounded corner section with balconies, a ground-level entrance with a ‘SIHL-CENTER’ sign and a zebra crossing.
  • Exterior view of the Sihl-Center (Zurich Cantonal Passport Office): a multi-storey concrete building with a regular window pattern and corner balconies; in the foreground, a street corner with a zebra crossing, traffic lights, road signs, plants and a few vehicles; in the background, a church tower and a blue sky.
    Exterior view of the Sihl-Center (Zurich Cantonal Passport Office): a multi-storey concrete building with a regular window pattern and corner balconies; in the foreground, a street corner with a zebra crossing, traffic lights, road signs, plants and a few vehicles; in the background, a church tower and a blue sky.
  • Exterior shot of a multi-storey cantonal administration building on a street corner: light grey concrete façade with five storeys and evenly spaced windows, visible entrances on the ground floor, pedestrian zebra crossing, traffic lights, parked cars and plants on the pavement, blue sky in the background.
    Exterior shot of a multi-storey cantonal administration building on a street corner: light grey concrete façade with five storeys and evenly spaced windows, visible entrances on the ground floor, pedestrian zebra crossing, traffic lights, parked cars and plants on the pavement, blue sky in the background.
  • Corner view of a multi-storey office building with concrete façade and row windows; entrance area at an intersection with traffic lights, zebra crossing, a car and church tower in the background.
    Corner view of a multi-storey office building with concrete façade and row windows; entrance area at an intersection with traffic lights, zebra crossing, a car and church tower in the background.
  • Exterior view of the five-storey Sihl-Center administration building on Sihlquai with light-coloured concrete façade, regular rows of windows, corner balconies and entrance area with stairs, ramp and 'Passport Office' signage.
    Exterior view of the five-storey Sihl-Center administration building on Sihlquai with light-coloured concrete façade, regular rows of windows, corner balconies and entrance area with stairs, ramp and 'Passport Office' signage.
  • Street view of the cantonal passport office on Sihlquai: elongated, multi-storey building with a brownish, geometric façade and regular rows of windows; entrance staircase, pavement and parked cars.
    Street view of the cantonal passport office on Sihlquai: elongated, multi-storey building with a brownish, geometric façade and regular rows of windows; entrance staircase, pavement and parked cars.

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