Building Project

The space available for storing archive material on the site of the Gosteli Foundation has been used up. The outdoor storage area possesses problematic climatic conditions which need to be addressed. There is the desire to make the site of the Gosteli Archive more open and inviting. 

For conservation reasons and on the basis of a usage study, the Board of Trustees decided in autumn 2023 to start planning a new storage facility. The replacement building within the historic ensemble is intended to house the archival materials in a professional manner, provide more space for archival work and educational outreach, and, through careful landscape design, be more accessible to visitors and walkers.

In 2025, as part of a study mandate, a project was selected that best met the specified requirements. The winning project was designed by the offices Kolabor (architecture) and DUO (landscape architecture). We are very much looking forward to this innovative project and will keep you informed here about important developments.

The project cannot be financed either through operating funds or the foundation’s assets. For this reason, the Gosteli Foundation will launch a fundraising campaign starting in summer 2026. If you would like to support our construction project with a donation, please feel free to contact us.

Schedule/Milestones

2023

Project launch and initial studies

2024

Funding application to Ittigen council (approved); communicating information with the public and neighbours; feasibility studies

2025

Study mandate; Project exhibition in the Ittigen community centre; Jury report

2026

Building permit; fundraising; planning of construction; tender submission and selection

2027

Start of construction; completion of construction

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    The residential building on the Altikofen estate, built in 1884–85, a listed building and home to the Gosteli Foundation and the Gosteli Archive. (Picture: Pedro Rodrigues)
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    The Gosteli Archive with the barn, which is currently used as a storage facility. A replacement building is planned to be constructed in its place.
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    The winning project, designed by the offices Kolabor (architecture) and DUO (landscape architecture).
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    The residential block around 1900; on the left, the originally wood-panelled arbours on the south-west façade are visible. (StAB N Gosteli 78)
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    Der Wohnstock um 1900 mit repräsentativer Hauptfront. (StAB N Gosteli 89)