該購物中心由美國明星建築師 Daniel Libeskind 設計，Libeskind 在介紹這座總樓地板面積為142萬平方米的巨大購物中心時講到：「這是一個21世紀富有生機的地方，是一座城市。這裡不僅是一座購物中心，還是休閒、康樂和住宅的新空間，是一種新的經歷」。
「伯恩西部購物與休閒中心」直接蓋在高速公路的上方，與都市的基礎設施像是公路及鐵路車站整合在一起，建築量體本身宛如城市當中的小城市，創造其獨特的人造景觀及天際線，距市中心只有5公里，從伯恩火車站出發，只需幾分鍾便可到達，預計每日流量可達一萬人次。
↗ Westside Shopping & Leisure Centre 位於高速公路上方(點圖看大圖)
該建築耗資5億瑞郎，是 Daniel Libeskind 設計的第一家購物中心，也是他在瑞士的第一件設計案，該建築達到了瑞士「迷你能源 (Minergie)」對於環境保護要求的標準。
「伯恩西部購物與休閒中心」以複合型態經營，擁有近60家商店、10家餐廳、酒吧，以及一間大型電影院，擁有11間放映廳，可容納2400人。
除此之外，建築體內的旅館擁有144 間房、11個會議室，「養生」部分乃指內設一家帶有養身館的大型休閒 SPA浴場，有18個泳池，還有桑拿、健身房、水上康樂等設施。
↗ Westside Shopping & Leisure Centre 養生SPA內(點圖看大圖)
中心有停車位1275個，預計年客流量為350萬。可提供 800個工作崗位。令人稱奇的是，該中心還設置了一家擁有95套房屋、20間護理房間的養老院。而「伯恩西部購物與休閒中心」的購物空間、餐廳、影院和泳池均通過手扶梯相連。
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Shopping Malls Not Below Libeskind's "Dignity"
October 16, 2008
By C. J. Hughes
After a decade of creating jutting projections for museums, Daniel Libeskind has attempted to redefine the look of another institution: the shopping mall.
Called the Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre, the low-slung 1.5-million-square-foot facility in Bern, Switzerland, is the first project of its type for the New York-based architect. It opened on October 8.
Like many of its mid-20th-century suburban American counterparts, Westside features known international retailers strung along enclosed corridors, with 70 stores across three levels, as well as a compact 10-restaurant food court (McDonald's and Starbucks included). Also on the property, which lies on the city's western edge, is an attached 144-room hotel and 11-screen cinema, both designed by Libeskind.
Moreover, the $440 million complex offers an 18-pool water park called Bernaqua Adventure Pool and Spa. At 575 feet, one of its three outdoor slides is Switzerland's tallest, according to developer and grocery chain Migros Aare, which is an arm of Migros, the country's largest employer.
Instead of locating the mall far from residential neighborhoods, Migros is attempting to create a residential enclave around it. Already standing on the property is a two-building, 95-unit senior complex, designed by Libeskind. Eventually, it will be joined by 800 new apartments on surrounding land, according to Franzisca Ellenberger, a Westside spokeswoman.
Details of the mall's physical appearance, too, seem a departure from tradition. The interior features Libeskind's trademark sharp angles and diagonal lines. Windows, many of them triangular, funnel ample natural light into hallways that otherwise might have been bathed in fluorescent light; they also provide views of cow-dotted green pastures. Also unexpected, perhaps, is the dark-brown robinia wood cladding on the exterior.
Instead of being adrift at the end of a vast parking lot, like so many contemporary shopping centers, Westside sits on top of A1, a busy highway. Though there are 1,275 parking spaces, the mall also has a commuter train stop, which can be reached from downtown Bern in eight minutes.
The pools at Westside will typically stay open until 10 p.m., movies could get out as late as 2:30 a.m., and concerts are planned for a permanent stage inside the mall. In these ways, Westside could become a round-the-clock social center, which might further help redefine its larger function, Libeskind says. 「Architects for a long time thought malls were below their dignity,」 Libeskind says. 「But if you bring nature and culture into the building, you can make it a radically different place.」