Mixed Use Transformation Silhouette

Urban transformation of an industrial estate

With the ‘Quarter of the Dancing Couples’ KCAP (urban design and architecture), Studio Vulkan (landscape) and Raumanzug (sustainability) win the competition for a new residential neighbourhood with 279 apartments in the vicinity of Zurich. Wangen-Brüttisellen is a fast-growing municipality which is planning to densify. One of the plots designated for redevelopment is the Erni-Areal, a former industrial estate located close to the railway station. The aim was to create a dense and liveable neighbourhood in a contrasting, almost cacophonous context.

Mobimo, one of the leading real estate companies in Switzerland, invited five teams to redevelop the former Erni-Areal in Wangen-Brüttisellen. This partially built up site is to be transformed i...

Location
  • Zurich, Switzerland
Client
  • Mobimo AG
Year
  • 2022 - Ongoing
Status
  • Ongoing
Program
  • 36.000 m2 (GFA) Transformation of an industrial area into mixed use neighbourhood with 279 apartments, office and commercial programme
Disciplines
  • Architecture
  • Urban Design
  • Urban Planning
Credits
  • Renders: Filippo Bolognese
Collaborators
  • Landscape Architect: Studio Vulkan
  • Sustainability Consultant: Raumanzug
Publications
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