Frei + Saarinen Architects converted a 100-years-old Parish Centre in Zurich and implanted a new wooden lobby with a unique atmosphere that is generated by a clash of „trendy“ facetted geometries and an old fashioned way of detailing. Additionally, a new appartment for the priest was designed at the top level. Since a part of the former bigger terrace was covered by a roof-extension, a portion of the tilted roof became a tilted interior wall.

Frei + Saarinen Architekten were asked to design an exhibition pavilion that shows a contemporary use of wood for architectural purposes.
The Lignum-Pavilion is not more than a walkable pile of 20 layers that consist of 50mm-thick planes and vertical elements of 130mm height. Similar to a pixelated image, these 20 layers form an architectural body that leads the visitors through a promenade architecturale in the shape of a spatial "figure eight".
All 541 wooden pieces are cut by a cnc mill.