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Police Building Geneva

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Police Building Geneva

Police Building Geneva

Planned for a parcel that lies adja­cent to the premi­ses of Geneva Airport in the muni­ci­pality of Le Grand-Saconnex are two new build­ings, one for the inter­national police of the Canton of Geneva, the other an asylum centre operated by the Swiss Confederation. A shared pedestal level, which serves mainly to accom­mo­date the car park, forms the base for both build­ings. This level skilfully exploits the topo­graphy to form an expan­sive plat­form that lies on the level of the access road and serves as an arrivals area, disperses the stream of visitors, and can also serve as a space of encounter.

Situation next to Geneva airport (state of competition entry)
Situation next to Geneva airport (state of competition entry)

On the lower level, oriented toward the airport, the pedestal level is visible on the facade. Located here is the garden of the asylum centre, the working premises of the inter­na­tional police, parking access, as well as direct access to the grounds of the Geneva Airport. The build­ings close off these secure zones from public space.

The lobby with a view of the airfield
The lobby with a view of the airfield
Cross-section through the office building and the platform (state of competition entry)
Cross-section through the office building and the platform (state of competition entry)
Plenty of space and light in the central hallway
Plenty of space and light in the central hallway

Model of the stairs with overheight rooms (further processing)

Visualisation of the staircase
Visualisation of the staircase
Ground floor plan with the central arrival plateau (state of competition entry)
Ground floor plan with the central arrival plateau (state of competition entry)

The cube-shaped build­ing with central stair­case represents the ideal form for living accom­moda­tions. The bed­rooms are strung along two parallel facades. In between, much space remains for move­ment and inter­action. The elongated struc­ture, in contrast, with its struc­ture of regular supports, facilitates the maxi­mal exploi­tation of flexible office occupancy.

A cheerful working atmosphere
A cheerful working atmosphere
Entrance area of the police building
Entrance area of the police building
View from the airport (state of competi­tion entry)
View from the airport (state of competi­tion entry)

Envisioned for the facades is a grid of prefab­ricated concrete ele­ments. While this structure impo­ses a rigid verti­cality on the police build­ing and the pedestal zone, the pattern is broken up on the resi­dence for asylum-seekers, resul­ting in larger, hori­zontal open­ings.

0244 Building for the International Police and Asylum Center, Geneva

Reference numbers (state of competition)
Competition: 2017, 1. Rang
Planned completion: 2027
Floor area: 22’000 m2
Building volume: 67’000 m3

Project team
Client: Baudepartement Kanton Genf / Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik
Building management: Tekhne
Landscape architect: ORT AG für Landschafts­architektur
Construction engineer: Dr. Neven Kostic
Visualisation: maaars

Team BBK
Project: Simon Kempf, Benjamin Pannatier, Silvia Ackermann, Cédric Gil, Duarte Krüger, Stasia Kremer, Sascha Laue, Tilmann Weissinger, Valentin Wieser, Maëlis Nibourel, David Calvo Sabroso, Filip Grebac, Chiara Arcidiacono
Competition: Tilmann Weissinger, Marcel Fässler, Kerstin Spiekermann, Onur Özman

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