OSB Boards in Albisrieden Free Warehouse | EGGER

The Albisrieden free warehouse is a new urban quarter built on the grounds of the former duty-free warehouse in Zurich, Switzerland. The 70,500 m² area now houses 800 versatile rental apartments, 200 student rooms as well as office, commercial, catering and green areas. It is touted as a city within a city for its versatile program.

The urban quarter has both longitudinal and high-rise buildings. Three six-story high structures were constructed in the timber system using EGGER OSB 4 TOP and form a new high point in Swiss timber construction. The boards have a three-layer structure of micro-veneers or strands, which are approved for load-bearing construction.

• 10,000 m² of high-quality, 15 mm OSB 4 TOP board is prefabricated and used to construct external wall elements.
• 5,500 m² of 22 mm thick OSB 4 TOP board is used in the roof elements.

Along with sustainable EGGER wood-based products, many green spaces and a sustainable construction method in the Minergie-Eco and Minergie-P-Eco standard meet the high-quality urban development mission statement on which this ground-breaking project is based.