Creativity and order under one roof

Samuel Gerber assisted Balgrist Campus AG as the project manager for the builder’s $40 million research, development and education campus. He developed the project organization and specifications, and managed the public tender for the general planner for the mandate.
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Live and work with a general contractor

Samuel Gerber advised Microsoft Schweiz GmbH on the organization, contracting, cost control, scheduling, supervision and acceptance aspects of the work to redesign its offices in Wallisellen.
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The Jakob Weder House

The block of flats built in 1974 had deteriorated into an old, neglected, problem property. Samuel Gerber transformed the building into something distinctive: a unique residential building and a small museum commemorating sculptor and painter Jakob Weder. The desired effect has already been achieved.
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Due Diligence and Evaluation

The Swiss financial adviser to a Turkish business hired Samuel Gerber to establish the value of an office and commercial building. The resulting analysis, written in English, was prepared from the portrait of the discounted cash flow of all the lease agreements, the market rental assumptions based on a local market analysis, and the established maintenance and repair work for the building (that could not be passed on to tenants).
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Finding a Business Partner for a Retirement Home

On behalf of the 14 municipalities around Herzogenbuchsee, Bern, Samuel Gerber formulated the requirements concerning the retirement home and operating company, and organised the elections.
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Moderator of the conference on construction economics in Zurich

"Baugenossenschaft mehr als wohnen" hired Samuel Gerber to bring together the most reputable experts in sustainable, inexpensive construction in Zurich and define the essence of low-cost construction with them.
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Spengler. The rebirth of a historic commercial shell.

When the Spengler fashion house went out of business, it left an enormous building behind in Münchenstein. The location was good, but it was half-empty and hard to rent because of its design, like a very good suit, but one that needed retailoring before it could once again be worn confidently. The CS Investment Foundation recognised its qualities and commissioned Samuel Gerber to develop a new strategy for the building. This included temporary complete responsibility, leadership and coordination of the development process. As expected, many aspects turned out differently than anticipated. But the end result was impressive.
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Rebirth of a rundown apartment building.

The 1974-vintage building with fourteen apartments in Herzogenbuchsee was neglected and had deteriorated into a problem property. Whenever the rent was raised, the tenants were soon on their way down the stairs with their furniture. The spirit of the building was askew. Samuel Gerber now pitches the building afresh as something unique. He tailors it to the needs of today's tenants. The desired effect has already been achieved.
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A development with a triple purpose.

Samuel Gerber has developed three "single family houses" with lake views on a single lot near the Murtensee, creating "houses" out of "apartments" through the design of the outer rooms.
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"Hercules" in virtual data space.

Selling a complex real estate portfolio requires the correct information for investors. Interested parties need to see and examine everything: from the video on the vision of the real estate portfolio to the plans and estimates of the values – anytime, anywhere in the world in our electronic data space.
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How do we make the most of ourselves?

Corporate strategies are confidential. No one wants to broadcast the details of their current plans. We counsel companies systematically, to discover strengths and weaknesses, develop visions and transform them into strategies. These lead to the desired goals.
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The tilted office.

Following an operation on my spine, it took weeks before I could either stand or sit. I tilted my office 90 degrees, to prevent everything (other than myself) from being totally immobilized. Now I can stand and sit again. And the tilted office equipment can be rented by anyone with back problems.
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Construction is under way at Schlafhorst business park.

With Schlafhorst, a textile machinery manufacturer, in Mönchengladbach we defined the new vision, function and earnings from 100,000 m2 of obsolete manufacturing space. Two projects are currently under construction.
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Creative building with a 782% inflation rate.

The design for the expansion of a clinic for children suffering from AIDS in Zimbabwe poses not only an architectural challenge: fulfilling the wishes of doctors, land owners, officials and patients is at least as important. It's not just about function and design. Simple solutions are also needed for legal, financial and implementation issues. And all of this in a totally foreign environment. Everything for the sake of good people whom I know well, and my own conscience.
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Process Optimization:
Sleep soundly as a director of a large corporation.

In the wake of the arrests and the image problems arising out of SUVA's real estate sales, board members of other large corporations are also seeking to cover themselves. In one case, we evaluated the sales processes in conjunction with the internal review team and developed suggestions to enhance safety and allow board members to sleep soundly.
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Added value through intuition.

For Elcotherm, we developed a use and design concept in Horgen, which increases the value of a building complex by 25% compared to traditional solutions.
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Living space for seniors.
The right solution at the allegedly wrong place.

Grenchen is not one of Switzerland's premier investment locations. Nonetheless, a targeted market analysis and creative commercial concept produced a profitable niche.
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The seniors market is booming.
But how do you figure it out?

Wherever there's a boom, somebody is also losing money. We have developed an evaluation tool for the locations and operators of seniors' residences in partnership with Credit Suisse Asset Management, with the market, surroundings, architecture, residents' wishes and financial return included.
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No building permits for historic city centres.
We help find solutions.

Everyone is a know-it-all and nothing works. Power struggles over ideals and economics obstruct the development of historic city centres. In Brugg, we made it possible for all stakeholders to have their say in strategy workshops. The result was the adoption of a strategy that implements ideas rather than objections.
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Goliath versus Goliath plus idea.

Migros versus Coop also involves local confrontations. We helped Coop out of a difficult situation, broke some rules and achieved a creative planning, design and building process. On-site turnover has doubled.
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