Sulzer Redevelopment
Winterthur, Switzerland
The Sulzer Redevelopment in the Swiss city of Winterthur is located on a large site where the Sulzer company’s heavy industrial production had been sited. It comprises 25 hectares of centrally located land, which is almost exactly the size of the historic city centre.
The existing building stock has been treated in a way that respects the qualities of the former industrial architecture and the specific character of the site. The history of the former heavy industrial area is being used to provide the new quarter with a unique identity.
This is facilitated by a planning framework, which allows individual sections of the area to be developed according to changing needs, demands and market conditions, but at the same time guarantees a coordinated end product. Intermediate uses and conversions play an important role in the restructuring process. A wide range of uses will be located on the site including offices, shops, light industrial uses, educational and leisure facilities and a large proportion of housing.
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