2010-2014

Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

Living at 60+

The new development is situated in predominantly rural surroundings in the district of Zürich-Seebach. The site layout respects the scale and orientation of the urban structures of the neighbourhood thus giving the site a new identity while mediating between urban and rural space.

The architectural design also mediates between the different needs of individual residents. A clear division into public and private zones guarantees privacy and places to retreat to, while also providing opportunities for people to meet and enabling a social mixture of occupants. The ground floor accommodates care services such as Spitex and communal rooms; it also provides an attractive entrance area leading to the vertical circulation. The many different apartments suitable for elderly residents on the upper floors are accessed via a communicative multifunctional zone with natural lighting and a highly comfortable, welcoming atmosphere; the technical systems are bundled in a compact services core. Notwithstanding its tight budgetary constraints, the development meets the stringent ecological and energy-saving criteria stipulated by the Minergie-ECO label.

Credit

Open design competition, 1st Prize 2007 for senior citizens units
Construction sum: CHF 30 mn
Client: SAW Stiftung Alterswohnungen der Stadt Zürich
Architecture/General Planning: BGP Architekten ETH SIA BSA
Landscape Architecture: Raderschall Partner, Meilen
Building Services: 3-Plan, Winterthur
Structural Engineering: Suisseplan, Zürich
Building Physics: EK Energiekonzepte, Zürich
Geology: Dr. Heinrich Jäckli, Zürich
Construction Management: b+p baurealisation, Zürich
Photography: Dominique Marc Wehrli, Winterthur

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2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich

2010-2014 Apartments for the elderly, Köschenrüti, Zürich