A 260-Metre Skyscraper In Zermatt?

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A hotelier-designer-artist from Zermatt dreams of building a 62-storey residential tower in the Valais resort, facing the Matterhorn, by 2034. Recently presented to the public, the project, dubbed Lina Peak, has divided opinion. This content was published on November 29, 2025 - 11:00 6 minutes Olivier Grivat

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A giant tower project is causing a stir in Zermatt. Its promoter, Heinz JulenExternal link, presented it to the public in mid-November in front of a full house and a young audience that was rather open to novelty.

Julen, the 61-year-old architect and enfant terrible of the famous resort, can pride himself on being a daring creative. He has made a name for himself with projects of varying fortunes: a pressurised hotel at the summit of the Klein Matterhorn, reaching the symbolic 4,000 metre mark in altitude, failed to convince Alpine circles.

On the other hand, a hotel with beds and bathtub placed on a turntable, as well as a jacuzzi emerging from an opening roof for bathing above Zermatt, had more luck – before finally being converted to meet more traditional standards.

Thirty storeys for the seasonal workforce
Zermatt-born artist, architect and designer Heinz Julen has a number of major hotel projects to his name. DR Heinz Julen

“I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I've spent a lot of time on it if not a lot of money,” Julen said after the presentation of his new project, called Lina PeakExternal link.

The building site for the tower is at an altitude of around 1,500 metres in the lower part of the village on four plots of less valuable farmland – around 800 metres from the entrance to Zermatt. The tower would offer an uninterrupted view of the Matterhorn and its 4,478 metres of snow and rock.

It would include two categories of housing, built above a 40 x 40 metre base with 1,000 parking spaces, a 2,500-seat concert hall, restaurants, a day nursery, a public swimming pool, a sports centre, shops and a roof terrace accessible by high-speed lifts.

The second to 32nd floors would be reserved for the local resident population, including the hundreds of foreigners employed seasonally in the resort's hotels, restaurants and electric taxi companies.

Given the price of land, their employers have great difficulty in finding them affordable seasonal accommodation. The tower would therefore provide them with relatively affordable accommodation, where the vacancy rate is close to 0%.

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