Pi high-rise (GIBZ) in Zug
80-metre timber high-rise with 130 affordable flats
The residential high-rise «Pi», built in timber, is planned on the GIBZ site. Most of the flats are affordable; part of them will be taken over by the Gewoba cooperative. Voters said yes, but an appeal is still blocking construction.
Quick answers
Based on the current statusWhere does the project stand?
Phase 4 of 6: Permit.
Latest: Appeal still pending with the cantonal government – according to Gewoba, construction will probably not start for years (July 2026).
What happens next?
Entscheid des Regierungsrats, danach Baugesuch.
When will it be finished?
There is no official date yet.
Where the project stands
Phase: Permit- Planning
- Parliament
- Vote
- Permit
- Construction
- Occupancy
Flats: 183 flats, of which 130 affordable. All projects with affordable housing →
What it is about
The ‘Pi’ residential tower block is to be built on the site of the Zug Commercial and Industrial Training Centre (GIBZ) in Guthirt: it will be 80 metres high and constructed from timber. Of the 183 flats, 130 will be affordable, with the Gewoba co-operative taking on a portion of these.
Voters approved the development plan in February 2025 by 70.8 per cent.
What changes for the neighbourhood
Construction cannot yet begin: an administrative appeal lodged by a private individual is pending before the cantonal government. The planning application can only be submitted once a decision has been made on this appeal. According to Gewoba, it is likely to be years before work begins.
The road so far – and ahead
- 9.2.2025Voters approve the GIBZ development plan (70.8 %) Source
- March 2025Private individual files an administrative appeal Source
- July 2026Appeal still pending with the cantonal government – according to Gewoba, construction will probably not start for years Source
- openCantonal government decision, then building application Source
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Last checked on 7.11.2026, compiled editorially from public sources. Official publications are authoritative.