Castle-Tower Regensberg / L3P Architects

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  • Architects: L3P Architects
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  47
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2009
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Vito Stallone

Text description provided by the architects. The castle-tower is under historical monuments’ protection and is a distinctive landmark in the region of Zurich. The tower is 21 metres high, the walls being up to 3 metres thick, and the interior radius averaging about 3.5 m.

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© Vito Stallone

All existing technical installations have been removed, integrated in the walls or disguised in the timber work hung with rusty wire meshing. This pacification of room lends a marked accent on the stonework of the walls and the mounted objects exhibited on them. The medieval atmosphere has been reinforced with indirect and diffuse lighting.

Castle-Tower Regensberg / L3P Architects - Windows
© Vito Stallone

The exhibition wages through local history vertically. As one ascends the levels, the exhibition themes become younger in their historical development: from mediaeval times on the ground floor, to the 20th century on the 5th floor.

Castle-Tower Regensberg / L3P Architects - Windows
© Vito Stallone

As the battlement is ascended, one is ultimately confronted with the modern era. The weather-proofed exit is in reference to the interior free space of the upper castle. The materialisation with fibre glass, as well as the volumetry reminds one of a snail shell discovered petrified in the battlement cover. Information signs on the flat roof illuminate the modern era view.

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© Vito Stallone

The outdoor lighting of the tower has been renewed with a contemporary projection technique, which completely reduces light pollution and brings a 12-fold reduction of energy use.

Castle-Tower Regensberg / L3P Architects - Concrete, Beam, Handrail
© Vito Stallone

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Address:Regensberg, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

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Cite: "Castle-Tower Regensberg / L3P Architects" 21 Mar 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/53308/castle-tower-regensberg-l3p-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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