Switzerland Campus Irchel Tender

The University of Zurich UZH wants to develop in the long term as a city university with two main locations in the center and on the Irchel in order to remain nationally and internationally competitive. This two-location strategy promotes collaboration and synergies by bundling the knowledge disciplines in a thematically sensible way. To this end the Irchel location will be fundamentally modernized and consolidated over the next 25 years. A complete campus is planned that will include the north center and south sub-areas as well as the Irchelpark open space. The State Archives of the Canton of Zurich are also to develop there over the long term as part of the facility. The existing buildings of the UZH will be renewed the infrastructure will be adapted to contemporary standards for research and technology and new buildings will be built with high functionality and flexibility.Irchelpark is secured for the long termThe stipulated cantonal design plan creates the basis for planning law. It ensures that the area will be further developed in high quality in stages. In addition to information on development and open space it also includes information on development parking and supply and disposal. The development is concentrated and compacted in the area of todays buildings. In this way the Irchelpark can be secured in the long term for recreation as well as for nature and landscape protection. In addition the design plan forms the basis for temporarily using some of the university buildings on the Irchel as a castling for the repairs to the cantonal schools in the city of Zurich.The cantonal Campus Irchel design plan was open to the public for 60 days from September 21 to November 19 2018. No objections were received within this period. The determination is based on the cantonal structure plan in which the Cantonal Council set the benchmarks for the Irchel Campus as part of the 2015 partial revision. Subject to any appeals the design plan will come into force in mid-March 2021. A legally binding design plan is a prerequisite for the City of Zurich to be able to issue the building permit for future projects.