Luca Selva Architekten

Description

In addition to the high level of noise pollution (in the south), Bernstrasse is also characterised by its distinctive topography. The three new buildings arranged along Bernstrasse clearly address this setting with their street-side entrances. The middle and largest volume embraces the neighbourhood square and houses several semi-public and public uses on the ground floor. The eastern volume forms the end of the development facing Stollbergstrasse, where the entrance to the parking garage is also located. On the slope side, the volumes are based on the scale and grain of the buildings on the Stollberghalde hill. Differentiated height staggering – following the topography of Bernstrasse – makes the buildings with their approximately 150 apartments appear like a natural structure that blends organically with the context. The rather small-scale buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries on the competition perimeter are reflected in the project, titled «Forever Young», through its bay-like exterior spaces and vertically structured façade segments. The cooperative apartments, developed strictly according to the SIA Efficiency Path 2040, with noise protection to the south, feature characteristic pentagonal loggias facing the street, which – initially intended for noise protection – also offer spatial and atmospheric quality.