Schweizer Paraplegiker-Stiftung
Hotel & conference center
CHF 17.5 million
150 rooms (facelift)
3 restaurants, 2 bars, terraces, >30 meeting and event rooms
Wettstein Architekten AG
Aedas Interiors
Consulting
Development
Implementation
2015–2017
It had to be Switzerland’s busiest elevator! It connected the kitchen and washing station (on the first floor) with the storerooms (basement level) and restaurant (second floor). Not what you'd call efficient. That’s why the first thing we did was to shorten the routes and move the kitchen to the second floor. We calculated the renovation and space requirements in advance. The sale of the old inventory added an additional CHF 45,000 to the construction budget. Trucks from all over the world picked up elevators, fireplaces and kitchen parts to be repurposed elsewhere. The refurbishment of the main building and the room upgrades were financed despite a tight budget and the project was completed with actual costs 10% below budget. We can manage a strong performance even with limited resources.
A conversion in three stages, with the business still operating throughout. Not an easy task. The cost ceiling was another tough hurdle. We had to budget cleverly and clearly distinguish between the “must-haves” and the “nice-to-haves” to find a balance. It didn’t hurt the result!
There’s a special light switch that eliminates all disruptive light sources in a flash at the annual outdoor cinema on the hotel premises, which welcomes up to 600 guests. All at the touch of a button! A clever technology, which can put the lights back on just as quickly to serve guests during the interval.