The “Suurstoffi Campus” of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a prominent part of the site development initiated by Zug Estates AG (Ltd.), directly at the Rotkreuz Railway Station. The three building units with 26,000 square meters of letting space were completed in just 30 months. In line with the site’s “Zero Emission” strategy, two of the buildings were constructed using a wood-hybrid construction method. With a building height of 60 meters, “Suurstoffi 2/4” is currently the tallest timber building in Switzerland. In order to meet the tight schedule, the methods “Building Information Modelling” (BIM) and “Lean Construction” were combined. All the timber elements were prefabricated in the factory off site, from 3D architectural models. The erection took place on a “just-in-time” basis. The execution was continuously fed back into the model via the tracing of the components and point cloud measurements on site. This “live link” to the building construction site enabled the monitoring of the entire building construction process and an optimal data exchange for all project participants. In addition to the managing time, costs and logistics, this also ensured maximum quality assurance.
Project goal |
New building construction of offices and commercial facilities’ buildings in accordance with the site’s “Zero Emission” strategy using the latest technologies. |
Developer | |
Architecture |
Manetsch Meyer Architekten AG (Ltd.), Zurich; Büro Konstrukt AG (Ltd.), Lucerne, of Switzerland |
Performance Period |
2019-2020 |
Building Construction Contract Amount |
CHF 200.00 million |
Areas of Responsibility |
Building construction management, building construction administration (Suurstoffi 2/4 and 6 construction on the basic building shell) |
Responsible Partner |
Robert Hormes |
Project management |
Andreas Kavcic |