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Bob Gysin

Building within the existing fabric . Zurich

Bob Gysin Partner . photos: © Beat Bühler

This apartment building in Zurich Wiedikon, dating from 1896, was refurbished and extended with the aim of preserving affordable, urban living space. Challenging conditions such as the landmarked building substance, the small number of apartments and the need to keep refurbishment costs low were met with careful and minimal intervention. Continue reading Bob Gysin

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Sanchis Olivares

Health Center . El Genovés

Sanchis Olivares . photos: © Álvaro Olivares

The neighbours of El Genovés, a small town of less than 3,000 inhabitants located in the south of the province of Valencia, had been calling for decades for an improvement of their Health Centre. The former facility occupied part of the ground floor of a municipal building attached to the town hall and faced major accessibility problems, as well as a lack of space, poor natural lighting and a general deterioration resulting from an obsolete construction that, among other things, compromised its comfort and energy efficiency. Continue reading Sanchis Olivares