This previously underutilized potential of real estate has been increasingly developed in the last years, thus contributing to the densification of urban centers around the main stations of Basel, Zurich, Lucerne, and other cities. The Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus is a mixed-use building with apartment, offices, a café, and a restaurant. These elements give the building its specific appearance.A folding and sliding shutter system forms the outer shape and appearance of the building. Its numerous setbacks and overhangs provide exclusive exterior spaces for a large number of apartments, amongst other programs.A folding and sliding shutter system forms the outer shape and appearance of the building. The building changes between a distinctive and precise assemblage of volumes and a more eroded and fuzzy appearance. This constant change gives form to the individuality of its users/residents, while at the same time generating a dialogue with those viewing the building from the surrounding neighborhood.SiteSBB is one of Switzerland’s largest landowners. The stacking of volumes generates a kind of topography of various terraces, platforms, gaps and other outdoor – indoor spaces. Das Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus (MOH) steht direkt neben dem Bahnhof Basel SBB im beliebten Gundeldinger-Quartier. The café and the restaurant will animate the street life along the Güterstrasse and the Meret Oppenheim Square. The café and the restaurant will animate the street life along the Güterstrasse and the Meret Oppenheim Square. Union Diner Restaurant Basel.

This happens by its users and through external influences such as sunlight or wind. Meret Oppenheim high rise, Switzerland. The shape of the tower is characterized by its strong volumetric structure. The concept of stacking allows us to break down the scale of this unusually tall building at the edge of the large track field on one side and facing the narrowness and the scale of the historic neighbourhood of “Gundeli” on the other side. The resulting depth of the facade is a central feature of the architectural design and gives the shell its quality and distinctive space.The appearance of the building is changing not only from different perspectives of the city, but also throughout the day and night. The café and the restaurant will animate the street life along the Güterstrasse and the Meret Oppenheim Square. The resulting depth of the facade is a central feature of the architectural design and gives the shell its quality and distinctive space.The appearance of the building is changing not only from different perspectives of the city, but also throughout the day and night. This national railway company owns land in prime locations of the urban centers across the country. This densely populated area, known as the “Gundeli” amongst Baslers, has become a dynamic area of diversity and active street life.The form of the tower is the result of stacking volumes of different sizes. In addition to gastronomy, culture and various commercial businesses, the upper floors of the tower can also be used for living. This happens by its users and through external influences such as sunlight or wind.

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Besides creating art objects, Oppenheim appeared as a model for photographs by Man Ray, most notably a series of nude shots of her interacting with a printing press. The Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus is a mixed-use building with apartment, offices, a café, and a restaurant. This transitional space introduces a filter between the individual residences and the city, allowing views from interior to exterior, and a shifting transparency from exterior to interior. The residential portion of the building rises from the 6th to the 24th floor. Cosy cafés, cultural venues, small businesses and a wide range of shops give this multicultural district an urban flair. Most programs are bound to specific volumes within the whole stack. This transitional space introduces a filter between the individual residences and the city, allowing views from interior to exterior, and a shifting transparency from exterior to interior. We are passionate about our food and how it is prepared using only the highest quality ingredients predominantly from the region. Both plots are closely connected with the “Passerelle”, an overhead walkway spanning the railroad tracks. On the 6th, 7th, and 15th floors, there are large outdoor areas that will function as terraces for the respective apartments, or alternatively as communal outdoor gathering spaces for the offices. Our menu consists of burgers. Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist and photographer. The project is part of the Südpark ensemble.

This national railway company owns land in prime locations of the urban centers across the country. Through the principle of stacking volumes, overhangs, terraces, and voids between the individual sub-volumes are created. The Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus (MOH) is located right next to Basel SBB train station in the popular Gundeldingen district. Most programs are bound to specific volumes within the whole stack. The building changes between a distinctive and precise assemblage of volumes and a more eroded and fuzzy appearance. In wenigen Minuten ist die Innenstadt zu Fuss erreichbar. The different levels provide unique views over the city and the surrounding landscape.

Most programs are bound to specific volumes within the whole stack. Above the ground floor with its restaurant, there will be 5 floors of office space. In 2002, Herzog & de Meuron won the competition for Südpark organized by SBB to develop two plots situated to the south of the main train station. Placed just behind these movable sun protection elements is a balcony layer that creates depth on all sides of the building. 418 Meret Oppenheim Tower Basel, Switzerland Project 2013-2015, realization 2015-2018 Together, the Südpark (completed in 2012) and the Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus will form a new spatial context for future access to the station and to the city center of Basel. Copyright © 2017-2019 by ÅVONTUURA.

Most programs are bound to specific volumes within the whole stack.

The apartments may be entered independently from the service functions.

Such a densification and urban renewal project is the Meret Oppenheim Hochhaus, located in the Gundeldinger Quarter of Basel. In addition, the two projects help to define the northern edge of the Gundeldinger Quarter.