Santiago Calatrava completes Haus zum Falken office building at Zurich's Stadelhofen Station
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Architect Santiago Calatrava has completed Haus zum Falken, an eight-storey stone and glass office building adjacent to Zurich's Stadelhofen Station. The building occupies a narrow triangular plot and features a multi-level bicycle parking facility. This project represents Calatrava's continued involvement with the station, which he previously updated and expanded in 1990.
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· 3 pulledArchitect Santiago Calatrava has added a stone and glass office building beside the Stadelhofen Station in Zurich, which includes a multi-level bicycle parking facility.
Named the Haus zum Falken, the eight-storey building sits on a narrow, triangular plot at the eastern end of the Stadelhofen railway station.
The building was previously updated and expanded by Calatrava in 1990.
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