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Library University of Lausanne

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Library University of Lausanne

Library University of Lausanne

The extension of the “Unithèque” on the campus of the University of Lausanne. The library and the restau­rant in the present build­ing — dubbed “The Banana” by locals — are to be upgraded and supple­mented with addi­tional common rooms.

Orthophoto of the university campus in Dorigny
Orthophoto of the university campus in Dorigny
2nd floor stacks
2nd floor stacks
2nd floor plan
2nd floor plan
Section
Section
1st floor reading area
1st floor reading area

0212 “Unithèque” library building, University of Lausanne, Dorigny Campus 

Reference numbers
Competition: 2015, 8th place

Project participants
Client: Kanton Waadt, Abteilung Immobilien
Landscape architect: ORT AG für Landschaftsarchitektur

Construction engineer: Sollertia
Building technology: Amstein+Walthert
Visualisations: maaars

Team BBK
Marcel Fässler, Norbert Pasko, Thomas Merz, Samuel Häusermann, Jaime Rodriguez