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Flexoffice Prime Tower, Westhive Hardturm, Citizen Space and ORBIZ in Kreis 5's former industrial quarter.
Hardstrasse 201, 8005
Meeting Room from €130/hr
Heinrichstrasse 267n, 8005
Day Pass from €27/day · Meeting Room from €97/hr
Hardturmstrasse 161, 8005
Day Pass from €42/day · Desk from €539/mo
Josefstrasse 214a, 8005
Escher Wyss is the Kreis 5 quarter around Escher-Wyss-Platz and the Hardbrücke, the heart of what Zurich calls Zürich West. It takes its name from the engineering company Escher Wyss & Cie., whose works stood here, and it belonged to Aussersihl until 1893. Choose it for a creative or tech team that wants converted industrial space and new towers rather than banking streets. The Hauptbahnhof is one S-Bahn stop away, and Gewerbeschule, by the Viadukt, is next door.
Escher Wyss was an industrial district, home to the engineering works and shipbuilding hall of Escher Wyss & Cie., until the late 20th century. Technopark Zürich, built in 1989 to 1993, was the first large building on the former company site, and the old shipbuilding hall, the Schiffbau, is now a theatre of the Schauspielhaus Zürich. Prime Tower, 126 m tall and opened in 2011, was Switzerland's tallest building until 2015, and the Freitag Tower of stacked freight containers has stood next to the Hardbrücke since 2006.
Flexoffice has three floors in Prime Tower, a minute from Hardbrücke station. Westhive's Hardturm house on Hardturmstrasse is also its head office, Citizen Space is on Heinrichstrasse and ORBIZ has its Josef house on Josefstrasse. The mix suits software and design teams, start-ups that have outgrown a single desk and agencies that want a part of town with its own character. Rents in Zürich West sit below the centre's, according to CBRE.
Zürich West is where Zurich's creative and tech companies cluster. The Zürcher Hochschule der Künste has had its campus in the former Toni dairy since 2014, and Technopark Zürich houses young technology companies next to the old industrial halls.
For a meeting outside the office, the shops and cafés in the arches of the Viadukt and the restaurants around the Schiffbau are a few minutes' walk from every address.
S-Bahn: Zürich Hardbrücke is the quarter's station, one stop from Zürich HB. Prime Tower is next to it, and Heinrichstrasse and Josefstrasse are about 7 to 8 minutes away. Wipkingen, across the Limmat, is the second station.
Tram and bus: Several tram lines serve Escher-Wyss-Platz, and trams and trolleybuses cross the Hardbrücke.
Walking: The Viadukt and Gewerbeschule are 5 to 10 minutes away; Hardturmstrasse is about a 15-minute walk from Hardbrücke station.
Airport: Change at Zürich HB, where SBB trains leave for the airport every 10 minutes and take about a quarter of an hour.
Prime Tower 126 m and 36 floors, designed by Gigon/Guyer and opened in December 2011; Switzerland's tallest building until 2015.
Schiffbau The former Escher Wyss shipbuilding hall, now a theatre of the Schauspielhaus Zürich.
Technopark Zürich Built in 1989 to 1993, the first large building on the former Escher Wyss site.
Freitag Tower A shop and viewing platform of stacked freight containers, next to the Hardbrücke since 2006.
Toni-Areal The former Toni dairy, home of the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste since 2014.
Zürich Hardbrücke, one S-Bahn stop from Zürich HB. Prime Tower is next to it, and Heinrichstrasse and Josefstrasse are 7 to 8 minutes away. Several tram lines serve Escher-Wyss-Platz for the rest of the quarter.
Zürich West is the everyday name for the former industrial area west of the Hauptbahnhof. Escher Wyss is its official quarter around Escher-Wyss-Platz and the Hardbrücke, and Gewerbeschule, by the Viadukt, makes up the rest of Kreis 5.
For space with character and lower rents. Zürich West has converted industrial halls, new towers and the city's creative scene, and CBRE's figures show its office rents below the centre's. The centre is better when your clients expect a Bahnhofstrasse address.
A 126 m office tower by Gigon/Guyer, opened in December 2011 next to Hardbrücke station. It was Switzerland's tallest building until 2015, and Flexoffice has flexible offices inside.
Yes, for clients who like a creative setting: Prime Tower is next to the station, and the Viadukt and Schiffbau are close for lunch. You can book day passes and meeting rooms online with One Coworking, where a space offers them.
Yes, where a space has one free. We ask the spaces for today's price and availability and negotiate for you. Some quote per desk and others per room. It costs you nothing, because the space pays us.
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