archiplein: cerv municipal road center

‘cerv’ traffic assistance building

chinese-swiss archiplein is a young architecture office (feng yang, fang weiyi, francis jacquier, marlene leroux and mingbo wang), which focuses on architectural production with a methodological observation of the city and nature – a way to see in reality a source of expression and creation. they work with local consideration, and with the reinterpretation of classic chinese culture, confronting this modernity with an approach that considers the human environment and ensures a sustainable city.

every driver is able to appreciate this vast edifice bordering the road. archiplein’s project proposal ‘cerv’ is a municipal road center infrastructure for nyon, switzerland which brings an awareness of the contemporary needs of architecture to be modest and respectful towards the environment. this doesn’t mean architecture should be discreet and banal. rather the contrary – expressed without restraint. ‘cerv’ is constructed through the development of mud with a sufficient thickness making it structurally stable and strong enough. the set-up of the building provides parking spaces below the ground with service areas above ground. the purpose of the building is to eliminate the nuisance of the road, acting as a traffic assistance building.

side façade

interior view – service areas

interior hallways

rendering of site plan

rendering of site plan

site plan

site plan

cross section

model, top view

model, alternate view

model, side view

project details: location: nyon, switzerland   type: infrastructure, municipal road center site: 8800m2 building : 3700m2