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SUMMARY:Respect and Perspective. The first Church of Christ Scientist (O. 
 R. Salvisberg\, 1936)
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DESCRIPTION:Docomomo Switzerland / TSAM Lectures: David Merz and Anja Bee
 r\, Beer Merz Architekten\, Basel with Pia Hannewald Résonance Ingéni
 eurs-Conseils SA\, Carouge\n\nThe First Church of Christ Scientist was bui
 lt in 1936 by Otto Rudolf Salvisberg. Before its conversion\, it was large
 ly in its original condition and is a listed building. In recent years\, 
 the building was almost no longer needed due to the greatly reduced size o
 f the church congregation and has now been transformed in 2017-2020 into t
 he rehearsal room and office of the Basel Symphony Orchestra.\nThe structu
 ral measures required were soundproofing improvements to the neighbourhood
 \, room acoustic adjustments to the main hall\, a stage with new lighting 
 and the installation of barrier-free sanitary facilities. In addition\, th
 e existing building components were adapted to meet today’s requirements
  for safety\, fire protection and building technology\, and the earthquake
  stability was improved.\nDeveloped with extensive variant studies and in 
 dialogue with the preservation of historical monuments\, most of the inter
 ventions remain recognisable and are largely reversible. The building was 
 treated with due respect and can now be filled with cultural life and crea
 tivity again thanks to its new use.\n\nDavid Merz and Anja Beer have a sma
 ll office for architecture in Basel. They are working in different fields 
 of architecture\; renovations\, new buldings\, competitions are part of th
 eir daily practice. In the 11 years since they have founded their office\,
  they have developed a passion for converting and renovating existing buil
 dings.  They both studied at the FHBB in Basel and are members of the SIA
  and the BSA.\nPia Hannewald\, Résonance Ingénieurs-Conseils SA\, Caroug
 e\, is a civil engineer with a PhD from EPFL. Her thesis and current work 
 at Résonance focus on the earthquake assessment of existing structures\, 
 mainly in reinforced concrete and masonry.
LOCATION:https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68679943715
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