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Winterthur Police

Entrance area
View from the main road
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Location: Winterthur
Competition 2013, 5th Prize

Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten AG
Maurice Berrel
Competition: Daniel Kapr, Benjamin Pannatier, Jaime Rodriguez

Project participants
Client: Baudepartement Stadt Winterthur
Landscape architecture: Hänggi Basler Landschaftsarchitektur
Construction engineer, Fire Protection Planner: Gruner+Wepf Ingenieure
HVAC-engineer: KIWI Systemingenieure und Berater
Security engineer: Ingenieurbüro Janzi
Visualisations: maaars

0136Winterthur Police

A compact three-storey building closes off the plot with the existing fire station and a maintenance depot. Its angular shape creates a common court­yard with clear references between the buildings. A bend in the street façade gives it a strong presence and an un­mistakable identity. The square in front complements the open and positive image of the police building.
The inner three-storey atrium is clearly arranged and serves as a communication and meeting place between the population and the police.