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| Client | City of Lucerne |
| COMMISSION | TWO STAGE Anonymus Project COMPETITION 2022, RANKING AMONG THE 12 FINALISTS |
| Architects | GRABER & STEIGER ARCHITEKTEN |
| Consultants | STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: ZPF Structure AG, PROJECT MANAGER: Perita AG, MECHANICAL ENGINEER: IPB Ingenieurbüro, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: SCHERLER AG, BUILDING PHYSICIST: MEP AG |
The design is triggered by contemporary theater concepts and the unique context. As a vibrant, urban stage, the new theater building is situated in the "cultural axis" along the lake and Reuss banks, which extends from the Richard Wagner Museum via the KKL, the Jesuit Church, the Old University or the Natural History Museum to the St. Karl Church in the direction of Lucerne North. Also in the north-south direction, the axis from the Old Town via the Town Hall Stairs, the Reusssteg, the Buobenmatt Passage into the Neustadt is occupied by a new urban landmark. The theater acts as a distinctive intersection of highly pblic urban axis. The building can be passed through its very heart via an open passage that linkes it directly to the circulation net of the city. The permeable building becomes approachable, arises curiosity and invites everyone to enter at any time. The theater so to speak feels the pulse of the city and influences its rhythm. What is valid for the various venues and halls in terms of flexibility and wallability, distinguishes the building as a whole. The spatial organization of the new building is designed as a permeable setting that welcomes and fosters contemporary theater concepts. The expression of the building is not developed from pituresque images but directly from structural aspects of program and location.

We are delighted to announce that our team has won the competition for a residential and mixed-use building in the centre of the municipality of Horw, south of Lucerne.
As the competition motto JANUS suggests, our approach is characterized by a multifaceted compound that responds subtly to the given heterogeneous context. The urban boullevard in the north is addressed just as the park-like open space towards the south.
The staggered and porous structure leaves maximum green space and accommodates a variety of apartment types, collective rooms and commercial premises that contribute to a vital a tivation of the neighbourhood.
The simple and robust structural and spatial concept enables a long life span while leaving flexibility for future adaptation. The deep, verana-like facade layers act as a climate-sensitive treshold space and expands the interiors multifunctionally.