Project Specs

Rolex Learning Center
Lausanne, Switzerland
SANAA

the People

Client
EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

Architect
Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA
1-5-27 Tatsumi, Koto-ku
135-0053 Tokyo, JAPAN
Email: sanaa@sanaa.co.jp

Team: Yumiko Yamada, Rikiya Yamamoto, Osamu Kato, Mizuko Kaji, Naoto Noguchi, Takayuki Hasegawa, Louis-Antoine Grego

Total Service Contractor
Losinger Construction SA
Bussigny, Switzerland

Commercial Phase:
*Bernard Chauvet, Directeur Délégué Agence valdo-genevoise

Construction Phase:
*Eric Maïno, Directeur Exploitation

*Cédric Luce, Chef de Service Adjoint

Project Management
Botta Management Group AG
Baar, Switzerland

*Charles R. Botta, President, CEO

*Pierre Eller, Project Manager

Local Architect
Architram SA
Renens, Switzerland
*François Vuillomenet, Associate
*Dominik Buxtorf, Associate

Structural Base Concept
SAPS / Sasaki and Partners
Tokyo, Japan
*Mutsuro Sasaki
*Ayumi Isozaki, Hirotoshi Komatsu, Hideaki Hamada

Engineers
Structural Engineer
B+G Ingenieure Bollinger und Grohmann GmbH
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
*Manfred Grohmann
*Agnes Weilandt

Walther Mory Maier Bauingenieure AG
Münchenstein, Switzerland
*Rene Walther
*Gilbert Santini

BG Ingénieurs Conseils SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
*Michel Capron

Losinger Construction SA
Bussigny, Switzerland
*Jean-Benoit Leroux

Mechanical/HVAC Engineer :
Enerconom AG
Bern, Switzerland
*Rolf Moser

Electrical Engineer:
Scherler Ingénieurs-Conseils SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
*Jacques Mühlestein

Consultants
Façade Consultant:
Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG
Münchenstein, Switzerland
*Steffi Neubert

Energy Concept:
Sorane SA
Ecublens, Switzerland
*Pierre Jaboyedoff

Acoustic Consultant:
EcoAcoustique SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
*Victor Desarnaulds

Security Consultant:
BG Ingénieurs Conseils SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
*Thierry Visinand

Measurement, Control Regulation (MCR): 
Consulting Energy Control SA
Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland
*Michaël Briffaz

Geotechnical Services:
Karakas & Français SA
Lausanne, Switzerland
*Christian Voit

Surveyor:
Truffer-Renaud-Burnand Sàrl
Renens, Switzerland
*Daniel Meier

 

the Products

Structural System
Civil Works, including foundation and piles: Losinger Construction SA (Bussigny, Switzerland)

Concrete for “shell” provided by: Holcim SA, (Bussigny, Switzerland)

Pre-stressed cables: Freyssinet SA (Moudon, Swizerland)

Roof steel beams, columns, braces: SOTTAS SA (Bulle, Switzerland)

Roofwood beams: Ducret-Orges SA (Orges, Switzerland)

Technical
Electrical: EP Electricité SA (Genève, Switerland)

Electrical: Etablissements Techniques Fragnière SA (Bulle, Switzerland)

Ventilation and Measurements, Controls, Regulation: Consortium Alvazzi / Atel (Crissier, Switzerland)

Floor heating: Baruchli SA (Lausanne, Switzerland)

Sanitary, Plumbing: Riedo Clima SA (Bulle, Switzerland)

Architectural lighting on main level: Zumtobel Lumière SA (Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland)

Exterior
Glass façade system with anodized aluminum facia and sun protection box: Roschmann Konstruktionen aus Stahl und Glas GmbH (Gersthofen, Germany)

Louver sun protection: WAREMA Schweiz GmbH (Littau, Switzerland)

Sika Sarnafil flexible waterproof membrane roof surface: Pilatus Flachdach AG (Samstagern, Switzerland)

Concrete walkway covers: Losinger Construction SA (Bussigny, Switzerland)

Interior
Screed: LIROM Chapes SA (Le Landeron, Switzerland)

Carpet flooring: Interior Services SA – Pfister (Etoy, Switzerland)

BASWAphon mineral plaster acoustic ceiling: Clément Peinture SA (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Plasterboard + paint on “bubbles”: DUCA SA (Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland)

Expanded metal partitions: R. Morand & Fils SA (La Tour-de-Trême, Switzerland)

Steel railings with polycarbonate, or expanded metal infill: R. Morand & Fils SA (La Tour-de-Trême, Switzerland)

Curved glass for Credit Suisse and flat glass for meeting rooms: GLAS TRÖSCH AG (Bützberg,Switzerland)

Inclined elevator: Weiermann Systems AG (Wynigen, Switzerland)

Furniture
Information desks in anodized aluminum + acrylic: Actoform SA (Ecublens, Switzerland)

Anodized aluminum library bookshelves with lamps: Unifor Spa (Turate, Italy)

Student work tables with lamps: Developed by Schoch Werkhaus AG (Winterthur, Switzerland)

Glass precious books collection case: Bodenmann J. SA (Le Brassus, Switzerland)

SANAA Flower Chair: Vitra AG (Birsfelden, Switzerland)

Vitra office furniture: Teo Jakob Tagliabue SA (Geneva-Carouge, Switzerland)

Fritz Hansen tables and chairs: Batiplus SA (Lutry, Switzerland)

Mobile cushions: IDEE (Tokyo, Japan)