sWISH* pavillon

Biel
Photo © Roman Keller
Photo © Roman Keller
Photo © Roman Keller
Photo © Roman Keller
Architects
Gramazio & Kohler
Year
2002

The sWISH* pavillon is first perceived as a mystical black box. Its soft walls enwrap an exhibition on the wishes of the Swiss citizen. The inside accentuates the site it is built upon, the lake of Biel, by opening its exhibition spaces to the platforms underworld. Scenography by Morphing Systems.

Client
IBM (Schweiz) and SwissRe

Collaborators
Beat Ferrario (project lead), Rasmus Joergensen (partner until 2002), Odilo Schoch, Patrick Sibenaler

Selected experts
SJB+Partner (Tragwerk), Preti Haustechnik (HLS), Delux Theatre Lighting (Lichtplanung), Morphingsystems (Ausstellungsarchitektur/Szenografie)

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