Hardbrücke stairway, Zurich

Five in-situ concrete spiral staircases lead from Hardstrasse to the bus stops on Hardbrücke. The stairs cantilever around the tubular lift core. A footbridge cantilevers 7 m from the lift core to the bridge without imposing any load on it.

New stairway to the Hardbrücke, Zurich

Two stairway structures are located at Escher-Wyss-Platz and at Schiffbau, with a fifth at Prime Tower. Depending on the terrain, they are 12 to 15 m high.

The stair geometry was developed in collaboration with Urs B. Roth (Zurich).

Details

Realisation

2008 through 2011

Owner

Civil Engineering Office of the City of Zurich

Architect

E. & M. Boesch Architects, Zurich

Task

Structural design