©Ruedi Walti

Project
The provisional bike station provides parking facilities for two-wheeled traffic during the construction of the ‘Durchmesserlinie’ (DML) and ‘Europaallee’, until the permanent solution is implemented in connection with the new access. The temporary structure was designed for a service life of ten years.
 
Architecture
The bike station is located in the existing basement of the partially listed Sihlpost building. Owing to the strict requirements of heritage conservation, fire protection authorities, and the UGZ, as well as tight budget constraints, the architectural concept focuses on enhancing orientation through color and light. The canopy, serving both as a distinctive marker and as weather protection for the stairway with bicycle ramps, makes the facility intuitively identifiable. It consists of a steel structure clad in metal, with the air intake and lighting seamlessly integrated.
 
Use / Program
The different rooms provide approximately 150 free and about 600 paid bike parking spaces. Staff facilities as well as a staffed supervision area with workshop were integrated into the existing fabric of the Sihlpost.

Architecture / Design Firm:
Dürig AG, Zurich; Jean-Pierre Dürig
Contributors Dürig AG:
Andreas Coquelin, Tobias Noe, Martin Wengle
 
Planning Team:
General contractor:
uas ag, Zurich; Andreas Coquelin, Jean-Pierre Dürig
 
Site supervision
Kosten / Bauleitung: Caretta + Weidmann AG, Zurich; Carmelo Hochstrasser, Michel Tscherry
 
HVAC engineer
Fachplanung HLKSE: Amstein + Walthert AG, Zurich; Fiorenzo Koller, Peter Marolf, Patrik Stierli, Mario Imboden, Markus Gähwiler, Ernst Benz
 
Structural engineer (Civil engineer)
Bauingenieur: IG ZALO (Basler & Hofman, Pöyry AG), Esslingen, Zurich; Patrik Thoma, Lukas Scheu, Ralph Bächli, R. Fretz