with Livio Vacchini

The architects were invited by a Zurich real estate company to take part in a competition limited to ten participants. 
The real estate company intends to create a building complex with luxury flats in a large park in the centre of Zurich.
The building consists of two slightly shifted parallel epipedes and is enriched by an inner courtyard. The flats created by this simple composition are extremely flexible in terms of the number of rooms and are naturally lit all around.
The supporting structure is located in the axe of each parallelepiped. This results in an enrichment in the system of furnishing the flat and total freedom in the design of the façade.

1997

Building owner:
Hardturm Immobilien AG

Planning phases:
Project competition with subsequent study commission

Planning team:
Architect's office Silvia Gmür + Livio Vacchini, Basel

Flat plan:
6 x 6 1/2 room flats
3 x 4 1/2 room flats
3 x 3 1/2 room flats
12 craft rooms
29 parking spaces

Situation
Situation
Ground floor
Ground floor
Upper floor
Upper floor
Longitudinal section
Longitudinal section
Modell
Modell
Modell of a housing unit
Modell of a housing unit