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Architecture studio Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa, a colourful dining and events complex built from cross-laminated timber on a former railway freight yard in Switzerland. Located in Zurich West, the 2,500-square-metre development was designed and built by Hello Wood to house food stalls, bars, and event spaces, connected by brightly coloured staircases, walkways and bridges. At the heart of the project is a prefabricated structure made from cross-laminated timber (CLT). Hello Wood managed the project from initial design through to construction, with most of building’s parts manufactured off-site and assembled on location. “The CLT structure was assembled using CNC-based prefabrication for precision, minimal waste and fast, clean on-site construction, meaning the entire project was completed in just five months,” Hello Wood lead architect Balázs Szelecsényi said.