Built between 2016 and 2019, the tower stands at 85 m (279 ft) tall with 25 floors and is the current 27th tallest building in Switzerland.

The building, which will be ready for occupancy in spring 2019, will be the third-tallest in the city at the time of completion and is located in the Gundeldingen district .

[5] The Meret Oppenheim high-rise is a six-storey low-rise building, on which some slightly offset cubic storeys are attached.

[6] The high-rise is part of a fundamental renovation of the area south of the tracks of the SBB train station.

[7] The movable facade elements consist of hand-riveted wing parts, mounted on carriages, which can be motorized in two guide rails using a gear spindle combination.

[8] A wing consists of up to ten bent individual parts made of aluminum, which are held together with 415 rivets.

[9] In sub-zero temperatures and snowfall, the facade panels are automatically closed for safety reasons so that no lumps of ice adhering to them can fall down and injure people.

"[16] In the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the grey skin was described as elephant-like and included in a discussion about the "elephant in the urban space.

The argument that the building looks like a "high-security wing" is explained by the fact that all movable facade panels are closed before the time of occupancy.