Chilestieg in Rümlang, Switzerland by Baumschlager eberle

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An extensive stock of mature trees forms a green envelope around the land and buildings at Chilestieg in Rümlang. The 6,500 square-metre site is bounded to the north by Chilestieg and to the east by Glatttalstraße. The low-density residential development baumschlager eberle have planned here reveals a sensitive response to the texture and arrangement of the surroundings. The location and orientation of the three buildings with their three or four storeys take due account of the structures in the vicinity. The buildings are carefully embedded in the gentle, flowing landscape around the site, and the generous spacing between them underlines the park-like character of the development.

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• Architects: Baumschlager eberle
• Project: Chilestieg
  
• Location: Rümlang, CH, Switzerland
  
• Photography: Eduard Hueber (Arch Photo Inc.)
• Client: Immobilien Compagnoni AG Zürich, CH
• Structure: Jäger Partner AG Zurich, CH
• Landscape: Studio Vulkan Landschaft-sarchitekten Zurich, CH
• Building Equipment: Roman Böni GmbH Oberentfelden, CH
• Building Physics: Steigmeier Akustik + Bauphysik GmbH Baden, CH
• Electrical Engineering: Elektro Compagnoni AG Zurich, CH
• Site Area: 6.500 m²
• Completion: 10/2014

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The hexagonal layout of the buildings with their 1,600 square metres of building area and shimmering facades give the multi-family dwellings a striking appearance. Their alignment relates to the streets and surrounding structures. Three-millimetre-thick, galvanized sheet steel has been used for the rear-ventilated facade system. In the words of Sabrina Contratto, manager of the baumschlager eberle office in Zurich: “To enhance the hexagonal shape of the building a material was chosen for the facade that brings out the edges and corners of the construction in a precise and clearly recognizable manner.” The metallic surface captures and reflects the light and surrounding greenery, thus reinforcing the impression of polished surfaces. The joint pattern of the steel sheets has been made as large as possible and is geared to the shapes of the window openings.

Image Courtesy © Eduard Hueber (Arch Photo Inc.)

Image Courtesy © Eduard Hueber (Arch Photo Inc.)

Forty-one apartments with 3.5, 4.5 or 5.5 rooms have been accommodated in 4,300 square metres of net floor space in three multi-family dwellings. Most of the apartments face south and west. Each apartment has ceiling-high loggia windows in the living area to ensure maximum daylight.

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Image Courtesy © Eduard Hueber (Arch Photo Inc.)

The ground-floor apartments have gardens in front for the tenants’ private use. Sabrina Contratto: “The greenery of varying heights planted between the buildings and the trees on the edges of the site underlines the high quality of the open space design.” The hedges of different thickness and flowering shrubs provide a natural boundary between the public and semi-public areas and the private spaces.

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Baumschlager eberle

With over 400 completed buildings, baumschlager eberle counts towards one of the successful architecture firms in an international context. The quality of its work since the founding of the company in 1985 has won it notable recognition and numerous awards. The fact that the work of baumschlager eberle is so widely accepted results from a concept that is able to combine the specific demands of a building with the user’s wishes as well as cultural sustainability. The teams working in the ten branch offices in Europe and Asia have a special architectural responsibility: for the client, the regional context and the social environment. At the same time enough scope is left for realizing aesthetic visions. This complete approach is the basis for confidence in baumschlager eberle’s architecture and the flexible range of services they offer whenever and wherever necessary with the aim of constructing sustainable and thus economically efficient buildings.

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Image Courtesy © Baumschlager eberle

Image Courtesy © Baumschlager eberle

Image Courtesy © Baumschlager eberle

Tags: Rümlang, Switzerland

Category: Apartments

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