A hall of residence for music students
Lucerne is getting a residential and work building on the Reuss River, designed for students of the University of Music. It is being built as a temporary wooden structure by musician Urban Frye.
The building will be erected as a "music box" close to the city center, on Sankt-Karli-Strasse directly on the Reuss. The canton had acquired the plot for the realization of the then planned "Spange Nord" project, but decided against it and sold the plot to Urban Frye 15 years ago. He wanted to build a residential building for young families, but had to abandon his plans as the canton now wants to build a four-lane highway bridge over the Reuss directly across the property. The earliest start of construction of the bridge is 2032.
Frye therefore changed its plans and is now constructing a temporary wooden building for young music students. The five-storey wooden building will have 23 studio apartments with their own kitchen and bathroom - five of which are specially equipped for the disabled. The rental costs will be between 750 and 850 francs and include the use of the communal and rehearsal rooms, which offer space for chamber music formations and jazz combos, as well as all the technical equipment.
One rehearsal room and the entrance lobby will be equipped with a grand piano. Students will also have access to a small mobile stage, a drum set, guitar and bass amplifiers and a small vocal system. The large rehearsal room also offers the opportunity for sound recordings. The entire building will be handicapped-accessible and equipped with a high-performance WLAN, and the individual accommodation units will also have their own Internet connection.
