Article source: Horváth Pablo

Located right next to the railway line in Rüschlikon, the two precisely placed struc-tures echo the linearity of the site and, at the same time, fit into the neighbour-hood’s open building pattern. The buildings’ positioning creates two generous exterior spaces that satisfy with their differing but high level of amenity. On the ground floor, the site borders on the railway line via a greened pergola establish-ing the important link to Lake Zurich. In contrast to the public lakeside area from where the building is accessed, the courtyard is a place of calm and togetherness. Herbaceous borders, richly flowering shrubs and geophytes have been loosely planted, lest the privacy of ground-floor flats be invaded by the other occupants. The remarkable arrangement and combination of plants lends this garden space a special touch – rich in structure, seasonal blooming sequence, and homogenous patches as well as single accents here and there. To someone looking down from the upper floors, the garden presents itself as a soothing oasis.

View-from-railway-line, Image Courtesy © Roger Frei

• Architects: Horváth Pablo
• Project: Senior Housing Flats “im Weingarten”
• Location: Rüschlikon, Switzerland
• Photography: Roger Frei
  
• Site Management: Zoanni Architektur Baumanagement, Chur
  
• Co-Management: Fiorenzo De Stefani
  
• Landscape Architect: Alex Jost, Chur
  
• Commissioned by: Stiftung Wohnungsbau Rüschlikon
  
• Contract: Project Competition: 2014
  
• Planning: 2015-2017
  
• Realization: 2017-2019
  

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