2012
October:
Building site put up for sale among Zurich cooperatives
December:
Submission of the application “Das Zollhaus” of Kalkbreite Cooperative
2013
January:
Presentation of the application to the jury
February:
Offer by SBB / City of Zurich to the Kalkbreite Cooperative to purchase the “Zollstrasse West” site
June 25, 2013:
First public information event
July 9, 2013:
Start of the development phase with working groups on various topics: The innovative construction and utilization concept is developed together with the future users. The first phase runs from July 2013 to spring 2014.
Six working groups develop visions on the topics of “housing”, “community”, “commerce”, “culture”, “outdoor space and neighborhood” and “sustainability”. On this basis, the cooperative develops the parameters for an architectural competition.
November 23rd, 2013:
Second public information event
2014
January 6, 2014:
Signing of the purchase contract
January 8, 2014:
Approval of the design plan by the municipal council of the city of Zurich
September 15, 2014:
Approval of the design plan by the canton; put into effect by the City Council of the City of Zurich
October:
Start of Architectural Competition
2015
February:
End of Architectural Competition
June:
Pre-project; working groups start to concretize concepts on various topics
2016
June:
Pre-project; working groups finish the concrete elaboration of concepts on various topics
October 6, 2016:
Third public information event
October:
Input of planning application
2017
January to August:
Construction project; working groups concretize concepts on various topics
April:
Obtaining the building permit
May:
Land transfer to the cooperative
July:
Start of the rental process for the two self-constructed halls. Rental collectives able to submit their concept application until December 01, 2017 (information on hall accommodation)
August:
Approval of the building loan by the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
November – December:
Dismantling and pollutant remediation work
2018
March:
Start of the tenders for the building trades
May:
Groundbreaking ceremony and start of construction
May to September:
Excavation work, rehabilitation measures, begin of shell constructions
September:
Start shell constructions
October:
Commercial letting completed
November 6, 2018:
The construction union calls for a strike
December:
The new hall apartments concept is presented: instead of two XXL-halls several S-, M- and L- halls are planned
2019
February:
The rental process “Wohnen im Alter” has been completed. In the Zollhaus, a 7-person shared apartment and two 3-person shared apartments are being built for people in the third phase of their lives. The rental process “Hallenwohnen” begins.
March:
The rental process of regular apartments in the Zollhaus is opened (all members who became members of the cooperative Kalkbreite before the AGM on 20 June 2018 are eligible to apply).
June:
The rental commission communicates about commitments at the “Hallenwohnen”. Four hall-apartments of different sizes with at least 11, 7, 5 and 2 persons are realized.
July:
Presentation of the facade design at the Office of Urban Development. The facade is approved as presented.
August:
Creative cooperative members and members of the public paint the construction site walls on the Langstrasse in a big event.
2020
January 16:
“Roofing ceremony” for the construction workers* and planners*. It is not a matter of course that everything goes as planned on a construction site. All the more reason for the cooperative to look back on the last one and a half years of construction work and to note that all unexpected incidents could be absorbed thanks to excellent construction management and enthusiastic planners.
March 17:
The Federal Council declares a Swiss-wide lockdown due to the novel Covid 19 virus. The construction sites continue to operate in compliance with hygiene protection measures. Fortunately, no cases of illness were recorded at Zollhaus construction site.
June 2020:
The houses Z111, the corner house with roof garden for the future kindergarten (see photo), and Z121, with an inviting forum at the corner of Zoll-/Langstrasse, are equipped and the facades are in full splendor!
October 2020:
The first building at Zollstrasse 115 is completed and will be handed over to its tenant, the city of Zurich, these days: The unique urban kindergarten in a spectacular location opens its doors after the autumn vacations 2020.