Old Stock Exchange (Zurich)
The old stock exchange was built not far from the Paradeplatz in Zurich . It was the largest Swiss trading center for securities until 1992 when it moved to the new building on Stauffacherbrücke.
Planned and built in 1928–30 by the Zurich architects Henauer und Witschi , the large, tower-like corner risalit immediately catches the eye , with its cylindrical shape and vertical structure - it houses a staircase - on the one hand clearly showing the entrance situation realized across the corner, but on the other hand also against the Paradeplatz sets a self-confident signal with its bank headquarters.
Behind the street-side facades with the long horizontal ribbon windows are offices that enclose the actual stock exchange floor and the securities exchange above. The ground floor will be kept free for special uses such as cafes and shops.
Wohnbedarf AG
In 1932, the young Marcel Breuer , whose first major assignment it was, designed the showrooms of the avant-garde Wohnbedarf AG in the business premises on Talstrasse . This trading company arose out of the realization during the construction of the Werkbundsiedlung Neubühl that it was necessary to offer functional, mass-produced and affordable furniture. It was founded by the businessman Rudolf Graber, the design teacher at the ETH Zurich and architect Werner Max Moser and the pioneer of new building in Switzerland, Sigfried Giedion . The original furnishings are no longer there, but you can still see a lot of the design idea of the young designer, who was already well-known with his furniture designs.
literature
- Florian Adler, Hans Girsberger, Olinde Riege (HG.): Architekturführer Schweiz , Zürich: Les Editions d'Architecture Artemis exp. New edition 1978, ISBN 3-7608-8004-5 [3]
- Christa Zeller: Swiss architecture guide; Volume 1: Northeast and Central Switzerland. Zurich: Werk Verlag 1996. ISBN 3-909145-11-6
Coordinates: 47 ° 22 ′ 7 " N , 8 ° 32 ′ 16" E ; CH1903: six hundred eighty-three thousand and twenty-one / 247000