Shortly before Christmas, 36 tonnes of timber engineered glulam elements for the huge structure at Agro Expo fair buildings in Chengdu (CN) were shipped by air cargo. The building complex consists of five huge arched halls with a total ground area of 75,000 m2, with free spans of well over 115 m and supporting timber structure heights of over 40 m.

The construction of the new McDonald’s in Hendschiken began in early December with the drilling of geothermal probes. The end result will be a two-storey building made of sustainable wood modules and with dimensions of 28.5 x 12.8 meters and a height of approximately 7.7 meters.

We are currently manufacturing the 148 silver fir façade elements required for the new Werd double kindergarten in Adliswil. Sporting a striking 3D design, the battens are milled into wave-like shapes using a CNC machine.

We had the pleasure of completing an exciting project on Culmannstrasse in Zurich. What made this project so interesting and unconventional was the hexagonal shape of the existing building.

Five modern condominium apartments are being built at Sperrstrasse 7 in Basel city centre. The existing building, which dated back to 1883, has been torn down and is now being rebuilt in the resulting gap using sustainable modular timber construction methods.

This project added two spacious one-bedroom penthouse flats to an apartment block on Zurich’s Forchstrasse. The existing roof structure was demolished and the new storey was then added using sustainable modular timber construction.

Due to the growing number of students, the Careum Foundation in Zurich needs more space for its operations as a training institution for healthcare staff. With the construction of a four-storey temporary facility, the available space has now been expanded to include three training rooms on the ground floor and office spaces on the upper floors.

We are delighted that Häring has secured the contract to plan and manufacture the timber structure of two buildings for the Sichuan Agricultural Expo in Chengdu. The two permanent buildings cover an area of 169 x99 metres and 115 x 99 metres respectively, and measure over 40 metres in height.