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Eggbühl-Areal
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multi-family homes
Place
Zurich, Switzerland
Studio
Photos
Niklaus Spoerri
Description
The
new residential estate at the Eggbühl site joins the existing commercial
buildings to enclose a generous inner courtyard that is connected via a broad
gap to a park-like green area. The seventh floor of each house has been conceived
as an attic storey to harmonise with the height of the other buildings on the
site. Angled façades with cantilevered balconies looking onto the inner
courtyard create a domestic atmosphere while affording views into the distance.
All apartments have a central entrance hall that opens on two sides onto the
kitchen and living space, creating an open plan extending from the courtyard to
the park or to Eggbühlstrasse. Most of the units have two outdoor areas. On the
top two storeys are duplexes, while the ground-floor apartments are designed as
loft-like studios. The courtyard features a grassy, wooded hummock and a gravel
playground, creating varied areas for lingering or recreation. Lush vegetation
along the façades guides residents to the building entrances while shielding
the ground-floor apartments from view. Towards Eggbühlstrasse and the green
area, the orthogonal façades are structured and broken up by balconies and the
attic storey. The red brick forms an atmospheric unity with the trees in the park
and courtyard, which change colour from green to yellow over the seasons.