Tour TSR, Geneva, Switzerland (2005)
1967-1973, 1996-2005, predominant 2004-2005
Project
The project series documents the renovation of the Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) tower in Geneva, Switzerland. There were two competition finalists: Abalos & Herreros received the second phase of the project which was not realised. The firm identified this project as number 197.
"The project approaches the two presented problems in a single way: the image change of the existing complex and the extension of the floor area at the roof top. […] [A] single type of curtain wall has been developed with windows of reasonable shape and format which curve at the top floor to take advantage of the maximum volume allowed by local building laws, generating an image of the building which is completely different than the actual one.
The use of silk printed glass in the whole building, with motives from plants, creates an impression from the interior to be situated in a garden. At the same time the exterior appearance underlines the building’s singularity at the pedestrian level. […] The created extension of the building has a trae [sic] singular shape which one day could host a possible showroom or multifunctional rooms or as executive floor.” (ARCH270975)
Abalos & Herreros worked with Blaise Sahy.
Documenting the project are conceptual, design development, presentation and working drawings, digital, graphic, presentation and reference materials, correspondence, notes, and a model.
Materials in this project series were kept in their original order.
Geneva Switzerland
English, French
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File's title: 197: Geneve Tour TSR.
1 file
- Some plans are folded.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
File's title: Consurso Tour TSR, Ginebra.
Documents are in French and English.
1 file
records: 0,01 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-196-001
File's title: Documents M.O., Ginebra, TSR, 197.
1 file
records: 0,03 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-196-002
File's title: Ginebra abril.
Contains as well correspondence and some notes.
1 file
- Some plans are folded.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-196-003
1 file
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-196-005
1 File
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
File's title: TSR - Geneve (drawings) 197
1 file
- The sketches are folded.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-001
File's title: TSR - Geneve (vidrios) - 197
1 file
records: 0,02 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-002
File's title: TSR - Geneve (email: Blaise S.) - 197.
1 file
records: 0,02 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-003
File's title: TSR - Geneve (Maquetas) - 197.
1 file
records: 0,01 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-004
File's title: 197_TSR Tour Geneve_[illegible].
1 file
records: 0,03 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-005
File's title: 197_TSR Geneve_Presentation 2005/09/22 (Geneve).
1 file
records: 0,03 l.m.
- Some plans are folded.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-006
File's title: 197: Geneve, TSR tour: presentacion 22 sept. 2005.
1 file
records: 0,01 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-007
File's title: TSR-Geneve (Fachada), 197.
1 file
records: 0,02 l.m.
- Some plans are folded.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-008
File's title: Geneve (ingeneria).
1 file
records: 0,01 l.m.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
164-197-009
1 File
model: 18.7 × 44.9 × 37.2 cm base: 1.8 × 50.7 × 43.5 cm
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
Objects that have been catalogued:
1 File
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
Objects that have been catalogued:
CD's title: 2e tour - rénovation tour TSR.
1 File
Digital media must be disk imaged for access.
Geneva Switzerland
Abalos & Herreros fonds
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
Don de Iñaki Ábalos et Juan Herreros/
Gift of Iñaki Ábalos and Juan Herreros
Objects that have been catalogued:
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