Implenia wins further large, complex new-build and modernisation projects in Switzerland

Rösslimatt, Lucerne – office and commercial property

As part of the development of the Rösslimatt neighbourhood in Lucerne, Implenia is building an office and commercial property for SBB Immobilien just next to Lucerne railway station, with space for around 1,000 employees as well as a wide range of retail and restaurant outlets on the ground floor. Implenia has been commissioned as total contractor to carry out the basic construction. The Rösslimatt site is being developed sustainably and to high quality standards: as well as certification as a 2000-Watt site, the building will be built to the DGNB silver standard. The project, worth over CHF 50 million, started in September 2022 and will take a good two years to complete. The Lean Construction method is being used for the execution phase.

Lucerne Cantonal Hospital – new children’s hospital/women’s clinic 

Implenia has been awarded the contract to build the new children’s hospital/women’s clinic at Lucerne Cantonal Hospital (LUKS). Health sector construction projects are a strategic focus for Implenia’s Division Buildings. Work on the project, worth CHF 40.8 million, began in August 2022 and will continue until mid-2024. The new building will facilitate the further development of paediatric medicine (paediatrics and paediatric surgery), as well as of obstetrics and gynaecology at the highest level. It marks an important step forward for healthcare provision in Central Switzerland as a whole. 
The building will be operated sustainably thanks to the Minergie-P-ECO building standard, a power grid based on an energy bank under the new building (270 geothermal probes) and a large-scale photovoltaic system on the roof. The project is being planned and executed with BIM (Building Information Modelling).

Modernisation projects in the German and French-speaking parts of Switzerland – energy-efficient renovation and conversion becoming increasingly important 

Switzerland has a high proportion of old properties, some of which have protected status. They have to be adapted to modern requirements and updated to be more energy-efficient. Jens Vollmar, Head Division Buildings at Implenia: “The preservation and protection of buildings is a high priority in Switzerland. However, these buildings still have to be used and operated economically and sustainably. With its strong focus on sustainability, Implenia brings long experience and comprehensive skills to the job of renovating existing buildings in accordance with customer requirements.”

Implenia has recently won four large, complex modernisation projects in the German and French-speaking parts of Switzerland. It has been asked to renovate the listed Draisine Hall (formerly the Swiss Locomotive and Machinery Factory), including kindergarten and primary school, at the Lokstadt site in Winterthur. The project, commissioned by owner Ina Invest, includes master builder work and wooden construction. On Dornacherstrasse in Basel, Division Buildings is renovating an occupied residential apartment building on behalf of a large Swiss bank. In Cugy (Canton Vaud) Implenia has been commissioned by the same bank to undertake comprehensive renovation of a large development in line with Minergie standards. Implenia is also modernising three occupied residential apartment buildings on Rue de Beaumont in Geneva on behalf of two real estate companies. These four modernisation contracts are worth over CHF 55 million in total.