2019, Niederholz, Riehen, 1st Prize

Niederholz commercial development, building site A, Riehen, 2015-2019

The site of the commercial development is divided into two building sites: A commercial building is planned for building site A, which has the flexibility for various uses and a residential building is planned for site B.

The commercial building and the residential building will be accessed via the common courtyard area. Their access cores form a counterpart with a clear address, which supports the communicative relationship between the two buildings and the use of the space between them.

After completion of the preliminary project for both building sites, we continued to work on and realise the commercial building.

A generous square is created towards the public space, which is spatially defined by the continuation of the avenue of trees. The building is oriented towards this space with its representative display façade, which makes the public uses on the ground floor clear.

The ground floor is spatially set back towards the square and creates a natural transition from the outside to the inside.

The representative expression of the building is achieved by a prefabricated concrete façade, which appears as a sculptural relief with horizontal and vertical elements.

Towards the square, the façade is formulated as a showcase façade with a wide grid; it has a narrower grid spacing towards the side and towards the courtyard.