The architecture of Richter & Dahl Rocha / with an essay by Jorge Francisco Liernur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Liernur, Jorge Francisco.

Richter et Dahl Rocha bureau d'architectes.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Richter et Dahl Rocha bureau d'architectes.

Architecture--Switzerland--History--20th century.

Architecture.

Architecture--Switzerland--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhauser, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the last fifteen years, the architects Ignacio Dahl Rocha and Jacques Richter have completed numerous projects, including cultural, educational, administrative, hospital, and residential buildings, primarily in Switzerland but also in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina. The most important are presented here, in this only current monograph on the firm.

The Argentine architect Ignacio Dahl Rocha and the Swiss architect Jacques Richter have been regarded as prominent champions of an elegant brand of modernity at least since their design of the Espacité Tower on Place Le Corbusier in La Chaux-de-Fonds and their renovation of Jean Tschumi's Nestlé corporate headquarters on the shores of Lake Geneva. Their work in the United States and Canada, which began when they were students together at Yale University, is increasingly expanding to include South America as well. In the last fifteen years, they have completed numerous projects, including cultural, educational, administrative, hospital, and residential buildings, primarily in Switzerland but also in Germany, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina. The most important are presented here, in this only current monograph on the firm. Der Argentinier Ignacio Dahl Rocha und der Schweizer Jacques Richter gelten spätestens seit dem Zentrum Espacité an der Place Le Corbusier in La Chaux-de-Fonds und seit der Erneuerung von Jean Tschumis Hauptquartier für Nestlé am Genfer See als profilierte Vertreter einer eleganten Moderne. Ihre Präsenz in den USA und Kanada, die mit ihrem gemeinsamen Studium an der Yale University begann, erstreckt sich immer stärker auch auf den Süden des amerikanischen Kontinents. Von den zahlreichen Kultur-, Schul-, Verwaltungs-, Krankenhaus- und Wohnbauten der letzten 15 Jahre, die hauptsächlich in der Schweiz, aber auch in Deutschland, Saudi-Arabien und Argentinien entstanden, werden in dieser einzigen aktuellen Monographie die wichtigsten vorgestellt.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Premises

SWHome® HOUSING SYSTEM / TWIN VILLAS, CHAILLY, SWITZERLAND, 1988-96

PROTOTYPE FOR A FOREST REFUGE "LA RACINE," GRAND RISOUX FOREST, CANTON VAUD, SWITZERLAND, 1991-96

SWISS NATIONAL TRAIN MAINTENANCE CENTER GENEVA STATION, SWITZERLAND, 1995-99

NESTLÉ HEADQUARTERS / RENOVATION &TRANSFORMATION VEVEY, SWITZERLAND, 1996-2000

NESTLÉ HEADQUARTERS / INTERIOR DESIGN &FURNISHINGS

NESTLÉ HEADQUARTERS / VISUAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

RICHTER &DAHL ROCHA OFFICE / RENOVATION &EXPANSION LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 1999

CUSTOM FURNITURE DESIGNS FOR HUGHES CHEVALIER, INC. (PARIS) LAUSANNE / PARIS / MILAN 1998-2000

VILLA LA FALAISE / RENOVATION &EXPANSION FOR THE UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS (UEFA) NYON, SWITZERLAND, 1999-2000

VALMONT BOARDING SCHOOL LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 1996-2001

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT "LES UTTINS" ROLLE, SWITZERLAND, 1998-2002

NEW LEARNING CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (IMD) LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 1999-2002

VILLA SAGER JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA, 1999-2007

NESTLÉ HEADQUARTERS COMPANY STORE / FACADE CONCEPT VEVEY, SWITZERLAND, 2002

NESTLÉ PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY CENTER SINGEN, GERMANY, 2002-03

"FLON-VILLE" CITY HALL / COMPETITION LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2004

OFFICE BUILDING AT ROUTE DE BERNE 46 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2001-05

LA PRAIRIE CLINIC / EXTENSION CLARENS-MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, 2001-05

RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX "LA VERRIÈRE" MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND, 2001-05

NEW MEETING PLACE, INSTITUTE FOR MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT (IMD) LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2002- 05

pleinAir® GLASS PARTITION SYSTEM FOR CLESTRA HAUSERMAN SA (STRASBOURG) LAUSANNE / STRASBOURG, 2004-05

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IM FORSTER / COMPETITION ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 2004-08

NEW MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS / COMPETITION LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2004-05

CREDIT SUISSE REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS / RENOVATION &TRANSFORMATION LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2001- 06

NESTLÉ HEADQUARTERS / RESTAURANT AND WELLNES CENTER VEVEY, SWITZERLAND, 2005-08

FLON LES MERCIER / FACADE CONCEPT LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 2005-08

Backmatter

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-281-34521-0

9786611345211

3-7643-8205-8

OCLC:

979816435