West facade with garden
© Laure Nashed
Site plan
© Laure Nashed
South elevation
© Laure Nashed
Ground floor plan
© Laure Nashed
Axonometry of the winter garden © Laure Nashed
› 2015, Design project in the master’s studies at ETH Zurich with Prof. Miroslav Šik.
› Experiments with new forms of living, for example in Kalkbreite or in the ” Mehr als Wohnen” project, arouse the interest of many architects. With a focus on alternative forms of housing, the semester project took place in spring 2015.
The project in the Weinegg district of Zurich provides a form of housing for people who, on the one hand, want to live in a community and, on the other, enjoy luxuries they could not afford on their own. As such, the three-storey building has three hotel suite-like living units with a kitchenette on each floor. In addition, there is the spacious living and dining area with kitchen, which can be used by all residents on one floor. A swimming pool on the ground floor, a roof terrace, the garden, a garden pavilion and a winter garden per unit complete the offer.
The well-situated property in Weinegg borders the urban side of the neighbourhood in the northern part and the rural side in the southern part. The neighbouring houses consist of former farmhouses, urban residential buildings and villas with generous parks. Representative villas with a strong relationship to the green space were an important point of reference. The compact structure allows for an extended garden in the south-western area of the site. The garden pavilion and the connecting pergola not only frame the garden, but also enliven it through their use.
The proposed volumetry is divided into a main volume and a smaller secondary volume. In regard to the rising terrain, the secondary volume is lower. The façade fronts each respond to their counterpart without neglecting the overall appearance of the façade. Thus, the north façade is designed as a natural stone façade throughout and refers to an urban expression. The south side of the building, with its pergola, garden pavilion and conservatory, refers to the residential quality of a villa with a garden that invites people to linger.
› 2015, Design project in the master’s studies at ETH Zurich with Prof. Miroslav Šik.
› Experiments with new forms of living, for example in Kalkbreite or in the ” Mehr als Wohnen” project, arouse the interest of many architects. With a focus on alternative forms of housing, the semester project took place in spring 2015.
The project in the Weinegg district of Zurich provides a form of housing for people who, on the one hand, want to live in a community and, on the other, enjoy luxuries they could not afford on their own. As such, the three-storey building has three hotel suite-like living units with a kitchenette on each floor. In addition, there is the spacious living and dining area with kitchen, which can be used by all residents on one floor. A swimming pool on the ground floor, a roof terrace, the garden, a garden pavilion and a winter garden per unit complete the offer.
The well-situated property in Weinegg borders the urban side of the neighbourhood in the northern part and the rural side in the southern part. The neighbouring houses consist of former farmhouses, urban residential buildings and villas with generous parks. Representative villas with a strong relationship to the green space were an important point of reference. The compact structure allows for an extended garden in the south-western area of the site. The garden pavilion and the connecting pergola not only frame the garden, but also enliven it through their use.
The proposed volumetry is divided into a main volume and a smaller secondary volume. In regard to the rising terrain, the secondary volume is lower. The façade fronts each respond to their counterpart without neglecting the overall appearance of the façade. Thus, the north façade is designed as a natural stone façade throughout and refers to an urban expression. The south side of the building, with its pergola, garden pavilion and conservatory, refers to the residential quality of a villa with a garden that invites people to linger.
