Lido, Zürich

Design of a new kiosk building (600 m²) in combination with landscape design and the design of an objet d’art (open competition).
The basic idea of the design is to reconstruct the sunbathing area as a continuous park space and to integrate the new kiosk building into the existing building structure.
Therefore, the new building integrates into the backbone-like structure and, in turn, connects to the buildings of the little children’s area lying next to it. Between them, the new, elongated bar (kitchen, etc.) along the border and the block at the terrace (counter, etc.) form the central self-service area. It lies under a roof construction that cantilevers widely above the terrace and to which it is connected by a complete glass facade.
Owing to its location inside the park, the new terrace can function as a central meeting area. It mediates between the kiosk building and the park, further develops the existing arrangement of the green space, and supports the north-south orientation of the lido as a whole.