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Red Tower (Winterthur)

Red Tower (Winterthur) is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Red Tower (Winterthur) rather than just read about it. In short: The Red Tower (German: Roter Turm) also known as the Swisscom Tower is a high-rise office building in Winterthur, Switzerland, located north of Winterthur railway station. Built between 1998 and 1999, the tower stands at 90 m (300 ft) tall with 25 floors and is the current 16th-tallest building in Switzerland.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Red Tower (German: Roter Turm) also known as the Swisscom Tower is a high-rise office building in Winterthur, Switzerland, located north of Winterthur railway station. Built between 1998 and 1999, the tower stands at 90 m (300 ft) tall with 25 floors and is the current 16th-tallest building in Switzerland.

History

Concept The Wincasa company intends to continue rejuvenating the location known as "Turm Areal Winterthur". The renovation of the space is a collaborative effort between Wincasa and Swiss Prime Site Immobilien AG, who owns the building. The first step was to standardize the signage to make the area's identity more prominent. To enhance the visibility of the area's identity, a new uniform signage visitor guidance system will be implemented starting in November 2019. This will be completely set up by the spring of 2020. The SV Group manages the food service at ZHAW and it is available to other tenants and the public. Another advancement in enhancing the region is the introduction of greenery in the central courtyard. The entire construction project will be finished by spring 2021. Since the completion of the Red Tower in late 1999, the requirements of the residents and the community have evolved.

Architecture The tower was designed by Baden based Burkard Meyer Architekten studio and is located in Winterthur. It is part of a multi-building complex consisting of lower-rising volumes forming small quartals put together. These shorter buildings share the same functionality of office spaces with the Red Tower. A restaurant operated the top levels of the building until late 2015 when it was closed down. The building's materiality balance alternate in the favour of the facade decorative brickstone, keeping the curtain wall glazing made of insulated glass panels at a more reduced proportion. All of the tower's facades have been renovated as the works consisted of the external glazing being statically reinforced with a total of 210 fixed pieces, 3400 movable vertical slats and 1650 movable horizontal slats. The tower houses office spaces which can vary in terms of gross usable areas between 200 and 500 m2 (5,380 sq ft).

See also List of tallest buildings in Switzerland

References

External links

Swisscom Tower at CTBUH Swisscom Tower at SkyscraperPage Swisscom Tower in Winterthur at SKYDB

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Red Tower (Winterthur)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Red Tower (Winterthur) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Red Tower (Winterthur) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Red Tower (Winterthur) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Red Tower (Winterthur)

In research: Red Tower (Winterthur) appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Red Tower (Winterthur) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Red Tower (Winterthur) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1999 establishments in Switzerland, 20th-century architecture in Switzerland, Buildings and structures completed in 1999, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Red Tower (Winterthur) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Red Tower (Winterthur) in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Red Tower (Winterthur) in simple terms?

Why does Red Tower (Winterthur) matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Red Tower (Winterthur)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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