For the realization of the project, the Itten+Brechbühl studio has collaborated with Hector Egger Gesamtdienstleistung, a long-standing partner of the studio, with whom it won the first prize in the two-phase selective competition for the construction of the pavilion at the end of 2020.
The front volume houses changing rooms, showers and toilets, connecting with the volume that houses the sports court. The façade is characterized by its materiality and the vertical differentiation of the three floors.
The sports pavilion is designed to be temporary, dismountable and reusable. Its construction is based strictly on prefabricated elements, with quick and effective assembly and disassembly measures. The construction of the main elements is made of larch wood, an ideal material because it meets the building's strict functional, economic, topographical and energy efficiency criteria building strict.
Temporary Sports Hall Gloriarank by Itten+Brechbühl. Photograph by Yohan Zerdoun.
Project description by Itten+Brechbühl
The temporary sports hall Gloriarank is intended as a temporary facility for the next ten years for the University of Zurich, the ETH Zurich, as well as the Cantonal School Rämibühl. For this temporary construction project, the Basel team of Itten+Brechbühl AG (IB) worked with its long-standing partner Hector Egger Gesamtdienstleistung AG to develop a construction design based strictly on prefabricated elements as well as other measures to provide for possible deconstruction. This reflects the desire of the new construction to be a contribution that takes into account the different cycles of Zurich's university quarter.
The construction of larch wood elements is a temporary, dismantled and reusable sports hall that was built over a period of one year. The IB Basel and the general services company Hector Egger won a two-phase selective tender for all necessary services organised by the canton of Zurich at the end of 2020.
The temporary Gloriarank sports hall replaces the four sports halls of the University of Zurich, which had to be vacated during the Forum UZH project. During construction, it was used by secondary schools and the ASVZ (Academy Sports Club Zurich).
The tripartite structure of the new building, located on a steep slope, responds to the three-sided delimitation of Gloriastrasse. This is reflected in the volume, the program, the construction technique and a proportionate façade. Easy orientation is accentuated by the vertical differentiation of the three floors and the corresponding floors in different colours.
The front building houses changing rooms, showers and toilets. These spaces are connected to each sports hall via a central access space. The upper hall consists of two floors and houses works of art by San Keller and the duo Kueng Caputo.
In addition to meeting the design requirements, the larch wood construction meets strict functional, economic, topographical and energy efficiency criteria (Minergie P ECO). It is conceived as a circular contribution to the transformation process of the Zurich University campus.
