Lütolf und Scheuner Architekten
Schweighofpark AG apartment house, Schweighof
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multi-family homes
Place
Kriens, Switzerland
Studio
Photos
Roger Frei
Description
The Schweighofpark AG building is to be read as
the end point of the development of the Schweighof site, forming the rear of
the quarter while simultaneously facing onto Horwerstrasse. The volume proposed
in the master plan, consisting of two staggered structures pushed together, is
completed and lent its own signature rhythm by individual building offsets. A
floor plan with three apartments per storey defines the basic unit. While each
middle apartment exclusively faces southwest, the two flanking units are
oriented bilaterally. A main room expanding from façade to façade marks the
centre of these apartments. The distinctive veranda in front of the rooms
creates another unique feature. In addition to protecting the façade, the
terrace layer creates a filter that legitimises the proximity of the buildings
and ensures the privacy of the units. The building has been designed entirely
as a timber structure. The verandas envelop the volumes and face them with
horizontal slabs and thin posts. Circumferential slabs connect the main
building with the terrace layer and structure the façades horizontally, while floor-to-ceiling
doors and windows divide the elegant building envelope vertically. Rough-cut
wooden cladding, dark steel picket railings, constructively used copper sheets,
textile blinds and sandblasted concrete elements in the base area define the
exterior appearance.