SQUARE
University
of
St.
Gallen

After two years of construction, on February 12, 2022, the University of St. Gallen officially opened the doors of the new HSG Learning Center, named the SQUARE. Zippsafe is not only one of over 1000 donors of the project, but we also had the honor to equip the locker rooms with our products. Thus we are now represented in an educational institution for the first time.

The SQUARE serves as an innovative place to think and work, enabling new ways of learning and interaction between students, teachers and professionals. The new building comprises two upper floors, as well as a ground floor and a basement, with a total area of around 7,000 square meters. In line with the idea of innovation, a modern solution was sought for the equipment of the locker rooms. Therefore, the University of St. Gallen purchased six ZippSpace Pro L systems, generating locker spaces for 90 people.

SQUARE creates an ecosystem for further developments in the learning culture. Just like Zippsafe, the university has strong visions for the future as well as a global mindset.

"With SQUARE, the University of St.Gallen is creating an experimental field for new forms of learning and teaching, as well as a forum for dialogue that will set international standards. The quality of the versatile rooms is significantly supported by flexible options in terms of AV technology and furnishings. Here, the Zippsafe system, with its proven user-friendliness, space efficiency and digitality, fits very well into our future-oriented philosophy."

Aldo Reibe, Head of Real Estate Development

In terms of design, the Zippsafe systems fit ideally into the interior architecture of the room. Next to our solution are additional lockers made of wood, which match the color of the ZippSpace bench. The locker systems are operated in impersonal mode and are accessible to all visitors of the SQUARE. Students can thus store personal belongings in a modern locker solution during their study session. The bags are easily opened and locked using an RFID-enabled medium, such as the student ID or SwissPass, the card for public transport in Switzerland.

It fills us with great pride to be able to list the University of St. Gallen as a new reference. Not only because many of our employees attended the university, but also because we can now add the education sector to our client industry.