House Elephant, Zurich
Photos: Ecolite AG
Not far from Elefantentobel near Burgwies in Zurich, the Elephant house has come to rest.
With its presence, the striking new replacement building directly on Forchstrasse forms a clear demarcation between the street space and the Wehrenbach.
The concise, yet calm-looking façade with its mosaic cladding must be thought through in detail as early as the implementation planning stage so that the window reveals, connections and corners can be fitted precisely.
The substructure system must effectively absorb the effects of dilatations and cope with constricting mounting options.