Transformation Silhouette Housing

Residential transformation of an urban industrial estate

With the ‘Quarter of the Dancing Couples’, KCAP has won a competition for a new residential neighbourhood, with 279 apartments, in the vicinity of Zürich. Wangen-Brüttisellen is a fast-growing municipality, which is planning to densify itself in the future. 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 within 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
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