The Circle
Micro-city for inspiring moments, lively encounters and unimagined possibilities.
Daniel Scheifele, Chief Real Estate Officer, Flughafen Zurich AG
«In dormakaba we have a competent and reliable partner at our side. They have worked closely with us to create tailor-made, cutting-edge security solutions that impress us each and every day.»
General building data
Building description: Building complex
Building type: Offices, Shopping & Retail, Hotels & Restaurants
Address: 8058 Zurich Airport
Completion: 11/2020
Constructor/Owner: Flughafen Zurich AG, Swiss Life AG
Architect: Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, Japan
Architecture prizes/Awards: LEED® PLATINUM, German Architecture Annual 2021
Partners involved: KOCH Group AG, SecuSuisse AG
The Circle
Located in close proximity to Zurich Airport, the complex called “The Circle” with its six buildings is one of the largest service centres in Switzerland. The Circle is a highly developed micro-city addressing the needs of modern travellers, sophisticated visitors and expectant tenants.
Based on the requirements of “Swissness”, surprise and connectedness with the world, the architect Riken Yamamoto created the concept of the airport city, inspired by medieval trade and cultural centres, to connect visitors and interests of all kinds and descriptions.
Divers(c)ity is a tangible presence on the roughly 180,000 m2 of floor space , providing ample room for health, beauty, education, knowledge, culture, events, brands, dialogue, consulting, services, hotels, offices and storage facilities.
The customer’s requirement for dormakaba
- An access management system with a high degree of flexibility and scalability, to satisfy the needs of a very diverse group of tenants
- An access management system that supports existing organisations and processes
- Convenient and secure access solutions
- Connectivity of door and access components
- Door solutions for emergency exits and escape routes in different versions, e.g. automatic sliding doors, single and double-leaf swing doors
- Options for integrating the access solutions into future technologies
dormakaba’s solution
Flughafen Zurich AG and dormakaba have been working together successfully for over 20 years. Automatic door systems, sensor barriers and the exos access management system not only direct foot traffic to and inside the buildings of Zurich Airport, but also regulate access to sensitive areas. Flughafen Zurich AG is in charge of operations at The Circle as well, and has been involved in this unparalleled project from day one. Regarding access, it was clear from the start that the access management system would need to be suitable for a diverse range of tenants, be they hotels, boutiques, restaurants or service providers. Thanks to its high degree of scalability and flexibility, dormakaba exos satisfies those criteria and makes for a secure investment.
Safety is essential anyplace where lots of people congregate, especially when in close proximity to Zurich Airport. The emergency exit and escape route system SafeRoute ensures at more than 200 access points at The Circle that people can leave the buildings quickly in case of emergency, and that under standard operation, access can be denied where necessary to protect property.
The Circle is unique not only as a lifestyle and business complex, but is also an architectural masterpiece, drawing attention with its boomerang structure. The distinct, curved facade represented special challenges for some of the emergency exit and escape routes. Due to the bend, the swing door operators have to perform at a higher level than is usual, which is guaranteed by a firmware developed especially for The Circle.
Automatic sliding doors provide convenient and barrier-free access at The Circle. Depending on the door type, the automatic doors are equipped with RC2-grade intrusion protection with escape route, or fire protection with escape route. In addition, most of the automatic sliding doors have a specially designed cylinder in the main closing edge for mechanical emergency intervention.
The interplay of door and access components is essential for smooth operation and to ensure the access system is future-proof. Zurich Airport and dormakaba will continue to work together in the future to implement and use new solutions and technologies at The Circle.
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Featured products in this project
Secure access with comfort and design
The electronic door fitting c-lever pro controls your access and offers burglary and fire protection as well as solutions for escape and rescue routes.
The dormakaba terminal 96 05 is a versatile access terminal. With its compact design and simple installation concept it can be integrated perfectly into modern architecture.
With the digital cylinder, you control access securely and efficiently, no wiring is required at the door.
Swing door operator in modular design for doors with a maximum width of 1600 mm and a weight of up to 400 kg.
With the extension modules existing installations can be extended without the need for cost-intensive wiring. The extension modules can be used when the control unit requires more binary inputs or relay outputs than are available.
Kaba exos 9300 – flexible and scalable access management
Together with the control units and remote readers, the unit secures and controls access to buildings and rooms.
SCU-UP control unit with emergency button for flush mounting
Automatische Schiebetür mit Einbruchschutz WK2 / RC2
The narrow compact reader blends harmoniously into any building structure. It has everything integrated in one device and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
The compact reader 91 12 is suitable for gateways, in which a PIN verification is additionally required for safety reasons. It is ideal for retrofitting older installations because it can be easily used with the existing cabling.
Der dormakaba Remoteleser 91 25 ist eine leistungsfähige Zutrittssteuerung und überwacht Durchgänge unterschiedlichster Art. Dank verschiedenster Betriebsmodi unterstützt der dormakaba Remoteleser 91 25 alle in der Praxis vorkommenden...
The dormakaba remote reader 91 15 is installed in a secure indoor area and the registration unit that goes with it in an unsecured ...
Mobile access – open doors via smartphone
The dormakaba access manager 92 00 fulfils all the requirements of modern security systems.
Slide channel door closer with EASY OPEN technology integrated into the door leaf
Slide channel door closer with EASY OPEN technology in the XEA design
The premium lock cylinder when high levels of security are needed – for complex and large locking systems with the highest security requirements. Our numerous, different cylinder designs mean you will find the matching solution for every requirement.