Institute for Hospital Pharmaceuticals
The sprawling building is conceived as an organism that extends in several directions. In this way the building appears to react to the extremely varied urban conditions of the immediate surroundings: medieval lots, courtyards, and structures from the 18th to 20th centuries. From within, the building complex is designed as a system of courts, which support interdepartmental orientation and communication. The shape of the building has not been formed from outside like a sculpture, but is rather the consequence of inner growth and of the restrictions placed on this growth by the building code and zoning regulations (plot size, specified distances, incidence of light). The distinctively spatial shape of the building is accentuated by its bottle green cladding, a printed glass paneling. The shiny glass façades generate a spatial depth that is juxtaposed with matte surfaces of ivy that replace the glass and constitute the façade in certain selected areas. Sections of the façade protrude and retreat in a rhythmic flow that includes the structures and walls of neighboring buildings. Herzog & de Meuron, 2003
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