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WEGGISHOF
A MIXED-USE WOOD HYBRID BUILDING ON LAKE LUCERNE
The Weggishof , a mixed-use development in Weggis on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland , is a wood hybrid construction and consists of 39 apartments made of prefabricated wooden elements . These are intersected with a bracing concrete fundament , which houses 1 ’ 200 m2 of commercial space with public uses . The apartments , ranging from simple studios to five-room apartments , are double faced and open to the green , seasonal and biodiversity-oriented courtyard with a garden and a playground , which is a public meeting place for the community .
Weggishof is a pioneering project in the use of Building Information Modelling ( BIM ). A digital workflow was crafted to allow for dimensional steering of the prefabrication of the standardised wood elements , whose surfaces are left raw for visual impact . The BIM also supported the project ’ s high sustainability intentions as it facilitates a more precise layering and system separation of structures and materials . Thus future material recycling will be easier and more efficient .
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