2024, Alte Landstrasse, Kloten

Nine are enough, Kloten, Switzerland, 2019–2023

The housing estates built in the last millennium are slowly getting old. Changes in society, energy requirements, earthquake safety or the suitability for disabled people require new buildings to replace existing ones. For economic reasons, too.

Three structures take advantage of the opportunity to redevelop the large site. They are developed from the characteristic conditions of the site and its topography.

Grundriss Niveau 0 neg — Residential development, Kloten, Switzerland, 2019–2023. Ground floor plan, entrance level.

Grundriss Niveau +3 neg v2 — Wohnüberbauung Kloten, 2019–2023. Grundriss Regelgeschoss

Green space surrounds the buildings. They are fitted lengthwise into the southern slope, which in turn react with their differentiated building heights to the neighbouring residential buildings. The characteristic feature of the houses, however, is the organisation of the complex and interwoven apartment layouts. With one staircase and one spatially interesting development figure, nine apartments of different sizes are accessed per floor and house. Various circulation options and oversized balconies characterize these.

Regelgeschoss mobliert — Residential development, Kloten, Switzerland, 2019–2023. Standard floor plan – furnished apartments.

Address
Alte Landstrasse, Kloten, Switzerland

Direct mandate
Planning and execution 2019–2023

Owner, client
UBS Fund Management plc, Basel, Switzerland

Spatial program
108 apartments

Architecture
Patrick Gmür, Michael Geschwentner

Project team
Domenico Desumma, Giani Pardini, Susan Held, Elena Helmreich, Veronika Karl, Jing Zhao, Eveline Blunschi, Nicole Bucher, Valton Rexha, Eva Gröbly, Silvana Perner, Armon Zimmermann, Linn Stählin