Project: Administration Building
Location: Tafers, Switzerland
Size: 3,125 m2
Budget: 12.5M. CHF
Consultant: Aspect Structural Engineers
The new municipal building in Tafers expresses civic consolidation through a structurally and environmentally efficient design. Embedded within the historic village context, it forms a spatial dialogue with the existing town hall. The hybrid
system combining CLT and in-situ concrete, enables reduced floor heights, high acoustic
performance, and spatial adaptability. Exposed
cruciform timber columns provide both structural
clarity and architectural articulation, supporting
flexible, column-free interiors. Paired with passive ventilation, photovoltaic arrays, and rainwater
harvesting, the project advances a contemporary
civic identity grounded in material economy and
environmental performance.