CONSTRUCTION:

BERN 131, Stauffacherstrasse 131, 3014 Berne

DESCRIPTION:

‎BERN 131 boasts eye-catching architecture and a striking location in the middle of the Wankdorf motorway junction. The site is seen by thousands of drivers and rail passengers every day. For tenants, this means both high visibility and excellent connections with every form of transport. The basic shape of the building complex is a regular circular triangle. BERN 131 has a variety of different uses and guarantees an exceptionally high-quality working environment. Once complete, it will also feature a catering area ideal for meeting up with other people that includes facilities for company events, workshops and seminars. A total of 50 boreholes, each 165 metres long, were drilled for geothermal probes. All boreholes are located below the floor slab and provide up to 280 kW of thermal output during the heating period. In the summer months, the heat from the building is fed into the probe field and thus serves as an underground storage tank. The building is cooled via free cooling. Thanks to its sustainable timber hybrid construction with in-house electricity production and innovative, energy-efficient building technology concept combined with a geothermal heat pump, the building achieves a reduced carbon footprint and enables reduced energy requirements when fully operational.