{"id":9261,"date":"2026-06-11T10:30:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T10:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9261"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:07:22","slug":"herzog-de-meuron-transforms-mountain-antenna-tower-into-iconic-sculpture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/herzog-de-meuron-transforms-mountain-antenna-tower-into-iconic-sculpture\/","title":{"rendered":"Herzog & de Meuron transforms mountain antenna tower into “iconic sculpture”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Titlis<\/div>\n

Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron<\/a> has transformed the industrial structure of the Titlis Tower in the Swiss Alps into a sculptural tourist destination with dramatic cantilevers<\/a> and a panoramic viewpoint<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Built in the mid-1980s, the former telecommunications tower sits over 3,000 metres above sea level on Mount Titlis, one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain destinations, with approximately 1.1 million visitors per year.<\/p>\n

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Herzog & de Meuron has overhauled a former antenna tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Herzog & de Meuron<\/a>\u00a0transformed the tower into a visitor attraction and viewpoint through the addition of two cantilevered blocks inserted crosswise into the antenna tower, alongside four vertical circulation volumes.<\/p>\n

According to the studio, its design was part of a wider masterplan for the mountain summit, where it has also overhauled the cable car station.<\/p>\n

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Titlis Tower is located in the Swiss Alps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“In 2017, Herzog & de Meuron was commissioned to renew the mountain station and to transform the existing antenna tower into part of the tourist offering,” said studio co-founder Pierre de Meuron.<\/p>\n

“A central aspect of the concept is the resource-conscious development of the existing infrastructure. As the first element to be implemented within this overall concept, the tower symbolises the shift from purely functional structures towards a new generation of Alpine architecture.”<\/p>\n

\"Titlis
It has been converted into a tourist destination<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The first impression of Titlis is more James Bond than mountain hut,” added co-founder Jacques Herzog. “But this image, too, is part of Switzerland’s alpine landscape.<\/p>\n

“It is rare that we encounter something that already has so much quality, where our main task was to bring those existing qualities even more strongly to the fore: the expressive steel structure, which we complemented with two horizontal steel beams, transforming it into an iconic sculpture. A kind of signpost rising into the sky above Titlis,” he continued.<\/p>\n

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The studio added cantilevered elements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Titlis Tower is anchored to the limestone mountain with concrete foundations, which have been extended as part of the project to create an entrance and “orientation level”.<\/p>\n

This space provides visitor access, as well as technical areas and a garage.<\/p>\n

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The cantilevered volumes slot in crosswise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An existing underground tunnel, described by Herzog & de Meuron as “an infrastructural umbilical cord”, was updated to provide sheltered access between the cable car station and tower, as well as a glacier cave.<\/p>\n

At the end of the tunnel where it meets the tower, visitors are greeted by a cavernous hall with large screens providing information about the landscape.<\/p>\n

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There is a panoramic viewpoint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From here, visitors can ascend the tower to the viewpoint, which has 360-degree views of the mountain landscape.<\/p>\n

It is accessed via the four vertical circulation volumes, which were placed on each corner of the existing steel structure. Two of these vertical elements contain stairwells, while the others have lifts.<\/p>\n

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It formed part of a wider masterplan for the Mount Titlis summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new horizontal volumes have steel frames to complement the existing structure, and are wrapped in large expanses of glass.<\/p>\n

They cantilever outwards, forming a cross shape that ensures “a striking figure visible from afar while offering impressive panoramic views of the alpine landscape from within”, the studio said.<\/p>\n