Meisenrain neighbourhood is located north of the municipality of Gockhausen and is characterised by residential buildings from the 1950s and 1960s, some of very high quality.
In this interesting environment, the existing studio buildings on the Meisenrain site were to be converted or replaced by new buildings. The continuation of the studio concept with the use for living and working was the main focus of the development.
Context, Meisenrain
The concept envisages that the individual units are each accessed through private, enclosed gardens, either directly from the surrounding outdoor space or – as on the upper floors – via an external access ramp. The private front gardens are developed not only as access courtyards, but also as flowing transitions between the exterior and interior spaces.
The residential studios can be modularly combined into larger units according to requirements and needs.
Section, Meisenrain
Buildings 1 + 2, Ground floor plan
Buildings 1 + 2, Plan upper floor
Building 3, Ground floor plan
Building 3, Upper floor plan
Studio houses Meisenrain, Gockhausen
Address Binzenstrasse/Nussbaumstrasse, Gockhausen
Commission type Direct commission 2011, planning application 2011, realisation 2012–2014
Client SENN BPM AG, St. Gallen
Spatial programme 29 residential studios
Architecture Jakob Steib
Project team Maya Gunz (project management), Andrea Jeger
Photography Pit Brunner
Senn entwickelt – Themenheft von Hochparterre, 2020.
