Master plan amendment for BIS Campus open for public review
Master plan amendment open for public review from 18 November to 17
December. The City of Basel's Construction and Transportation
Department is responsible for the master plan procedure. The
amendment to the master plan is sought to realise the design selected
as part of an international competition. The BIS Campus Development
project is expected to be in a design and planning phase until 2027,
based on a proposed design by architectural firms ELEMENTAL and Nissen
Wentzlaff Studio.
The BIS today announced that it has
requested an amendment to the master plan for its headquarters site in
Basel. This is sought to realise the design proposed by ELEMENTAL and
Nissen Wentzlaff Studio, which was selected as part of an
international competition.
The master plan amendment, which
has been developed in collaboration with the Department of
Construction and Transportation Basel-Stadt, will be open for public
review from Monday 18 November to Tuesday 17 December 2024 at its
offices at Münsterplatz 11, Lichthof, 4051 Basel (opening hours: Mo–Fr
08:00–12:15 / 13:15–17:00) or online at www. bs. ch/bvd/planauflagen-
und-anordnungen/nutzungsplanungsondernutzungsplanung.
The
plan seeks to amend the existing master plan No. 214, which was
approved in 2015 by the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt. Overseeing the
process is the responsibility of the Department of Construction and
Transportation, and the associated political decisions are the
responsibility of the Governing Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt.
The BIS acts as a hub for central banks and other financial
regulatory and supervisory authorities across the globe, hosts many
international meetings in Basel each year and brings thousands of
visitors to the city. The Campus Development project aims to draw
together the global central bank community in an environment that
inspires thought leadership and collaboration. It also seeks to bring
staff working in Basel together in a single location.
The
plan to develop the site around the existing BIS Tower is in line with
Basel-Stadt's concept for the area surrounding the train station and
will correspond with other planned developments. The project is
currently in the design and planning phase, which is expected to last
until 2027. Adjustments to the planning are sought to give the
required scope to implement the final design. More information on the
project can be found here.
Notes to editors
The
mission of the BIS is to support central banks' pursuit of monetary
and financial stability through international cooperation, and to act
as a bank for central banks. To pursue its mission, the BIS acts as a
forum for dialogue and collaboration among central banks and
supervisory authorities. This includes hosting about 150 meetings in
Basel every year, which bring more than 5,000 people to the city. The
BIS also provides central banks with a platform for responsible
innovation and knowledge-sharing, in-depth analysis and insights on
core policy issues and sound and competitive financial services.
A master plan is a binding development plan of an area, in
this case the BIS headquarters site near Basel's main train station.
In 2014, the BIS asked the Canton of Basel-Stadt to rezone part of
this site to allow it to make better use of the property surrounding
the Tower building in years to come. The master plan was approved by
the Basel-Stadt government and parliament in 2014–15. Before applying
for a building permit, the master plan needs to be updated to include,
for example, the exact location of the proposed new tower.