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| Client | GEMEINDE WOLLERAU, RAIFFEISENBANK HÖFE |
| Commission | Study competition on invitation 1999 |
| Planning | 2000 |
| Construction | 2001–2002 |
| Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: René Pahl |
| Consultants | Construciton management: Project management: BSS Architekten / Jürg Gabathuler, Structural engineer: Max Meyerhans & Partner, Façade engineering: Mebatech AG, Landscape architect: Heinzer / Hüsler Landschaftsarchitekten Einsiedeln, Artist: Franziska Zumbach |
| Photographer | A. Helbling, Archiv Graber & Steiger |
The starting point for planning the municipal administration and the Raiffeisenbank building was the search for the identity of this public construction project in the framework of its suburban environment. The given heterogeneous location that is surrounded by roads and railways makes the approach of a connecting architecture impossible since the existing structures are too varied and unsettled. This strengthened the conviction that this building had to be inserted into the village as a self-confident structure that derives its identity from the consistent implementation of its programme. The abstract requirements of a flexible office and administration building are fulfilled in the meticulous search for a modular building structure with its own atmospheric density.

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.