{"id":9984,"date":"2026-06-24T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9984"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:14:04","slug":"hello-wood-transforms-abandoned-railway-site-in-zurich-with-indoor-outdoor-cultural-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/hello-wood-transforms-abandoned-railway-site-in-zurich-with-indoor-outdoor-cultural-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Wood transforms abandoned railway site in Zurich with “indoor-outdoor cultural hub”"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Remise<\/div>\n

Architecture studio Hello Wood<\/a> has completed Remise Rosa, a colourful\u00a0dining and events complex built from cross-laminated timber<\/a> on a former railway freight yard in Switzerland<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Located in Zurich<\/a> West, the 2,500-square-metre development was designed and built by Hello Wood<\/a> to house food stalls, bars, and event spaces, connected by brightly coloured staircases, walkways and bridges.<\/p>\n

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Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa on a former railway freight yard in Zurich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Remise Rosa is conceived as a three-level indoor-outdoor cultural hub in the middle of Zurich, hosting community gatherings, flexible dining, diverse public events and a year-round lunch service for a nearby school,” Hello Wood lead architect Bal\u00e1zs Szelecs\u00e9nyi told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Together with the client, we wanted to create a building that would pop out from its industrial and colourless surroundings with elegant confidence,” Szelecs\u00e9nyi said.<\/p>\n

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Visitors enter Remise Rosa through a spiral-like timber frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visitors enter the site through a vortex-like frame made from repeated timber beams, leading into the main area that contains a combination of open-air terraces, covered and indoor spaces.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the project is a prefabricated structure<\/a> made from cross-laminated timber (CLT).<\/p>\n

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Hello Wood designed and built a prefabricated structure of cross-laminated timber<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello Wood managed the project from initial design through to construction, with most of building’s parts manufactured off-site and assembled on location.<\/p>\n

“The CLT structure was assembled using CNC-based prefabrication for precision, minimal waste and fast, clean on-site construction, meaning the entire project was completed in just five months,” Szelecs\u00e9nyi said.<\/p>\n

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Treehouse-like timber cabins rise above the space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The structure is set across layered terraces alongside a series of treehouse-like cabins that rise above the space at different heights, while a cable bridge is suspended across part of the site.<\/p>\n

Splashes of cobalt blue and pastel pink characterise the design, paired with the natural tones of the timber frame and extensive greenery and planting.<\/p>\n