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Gigon/Guyer’s second monograph with a+u features 12 recent projects located in Switzerland. The works from 2006-2014 include houses, apartments, office buildings, and urban development, as well as two exhibitions. Based in Zurich, Annette Gigon and Mike Guyer both graduated from ETH Zurich and established their firm in 1989.

In the past several years, their sphere of work has expanded in terms of type and size to include urban-scale projects. Their designs for the Prime Tower, the tallest building in Zurich and the development of the former brewery site, Löwenbräu-Areal are examples of larger works.

On commercial projects where they do not control interior design, Gigon/Guyer have convinced clients to provide the highest quality design in public areas such as the external surface, general circulation, and outdoor spaces. Their work is also distinguished by how they use exterior materials that change appearance during the day and also reflect the surrounding environment such as a forest.

Text in English and Japanese.

Contents:
Essay: Zurich is where the Prime Tower is – Caspar Schärer; Prime Tower Office High-rise with Annex Buildings Cubus and Diagonal, Maag-Areal; Platform Office Building; Office Building Lagerstrasse, Europaallee; Löwenbräu-Areal: Arts Centre, Residential Tower, and Office Building; Essay: Finite Space, Infinite Space: Gigon/Guyer – Erwin J. S. Viray; Exhibition “Annette Gigon / Mike Guyer”; Inflection of Common Ground in Several Cases – Contribution of Gigon/Guyer at 13th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia; Gigon/Guyer Selected Chronology; Fondazione Marguerite Arp; Detached House on Zürichberg; Detached House, Canton Grisons; Detached House, Küsnacht; Interview: Material, Volume, Context, Experience – Annette Gigon, Mike Guyer; Housing Complex Zollikerstrasse; Housing Development Zellweger-Areal; Résidence du Pré-Babel; Résidence du Parc de Grange-Canal; Würth Haus Rorschach.