{"id":53406,"date":"2026-09-24T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/architektur\/?p=53406"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:52:41","slug":"simplify-building-outside-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.hslu.ch\/architektur\/simplify-building-outside-standards\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Simplify \u2013 Building Outside Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Alpine Space project SIMPLIFY \u2013 Building Outside Standards investigates how simple, legally robust and resource-efficient approaches to building \u201cbeyond standards\u201d can be implemented in practice. The aim is to reduce costs, CO\u2082 emissions and material consumption while facilitating circular construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A particular focus is placed on Geb\u00e4udetyp E and comparable approaches to simplified construction. SIMPLIFY examines existing experience, identifies room for manoeuvre within current frameworks and develops transferable approaches to support their broader application in practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGeb\u00e4udetyp E, original illustration created with ChatGPT \/ OpenAI, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
To this end, the transnational consortium of twelve project partners analyses case studies from the participating European regions and identifies solutions that can be transferred to other contexts. The Swiss contribution includes an analysis of the national regulatory and institutional framework as well as the investigation of several practical case studies. In parallel, a dialogue and expert network is being established, bringing together stakeholders from planning and construction practice, public authorities, investors and building owners. Together, they discuss existing barriers, opportunities for action and successful approaches and further develop them for practical implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The findings feed into European formats, including a map-based online platform, as well as into national dialogue and knowledge-transfer activities. In addition, SIMPLIFY develops so-called Blueprints. These are modular text components that can, for example, be used in approval and procurement procedures, contractual models or user agreements and adapted to different legal and organisational frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Alpine Space Project Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
The AS project team is coordinated by Zukunftsagentur Bau ZAB (Austria). Further partners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within the Swiss project team, Immobilien Basel-Stadt and Immobilien Stadt Zug collaborate under the leadership of the Competence Centre for Typology & Planning in Architecture (CCTP). The initiative \u201cGeb\u00e4udetyp E \u2013 einfach besser bauen\u201d<\/strong> by the Conference of Zurich Planning Associations (KZPV) provides an important starting point for building a network across Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Financing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Swiss participation in the SIMPLIFY project is co-financed within the framework of the Neue Regionalpolitik (NRP) of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) by the Regional Development Fund, Immobilien Basel-Stadt, Immobilien Stadt Zug and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and supported by the Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The SIMPLIFY \u2013 Building Outside Standards project is co-financed under the Interreg Alpine Space Programme. The total project budget amounts to EUR 2.425.075 EUR. ERDF funding does not apply to Switzerland; the Swiss contribution is financed through national funds, as described above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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