Igual & Guggenheim GmbH

Am Rossberg

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler

AM ROSSBERG

Igual&Guggenheim Architekten

ARCHITECTS
Igual&Guggenheim Architekten

MANUFACTURERS
Falu Vapen, Holzbau Erni AG, Movanorm AG, Nauer Fenster AG, swisspor

YEAR
2017

AREA
425.0 m2

PHOTOGRAPHS
Beat Bühler

LOCATION
Zürich, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Housing

Text description provided by architect.

The building is located in a quiet residential area of Zurich (Switzerland), very close to the lake.

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler

It contains five apartments, designed individually to react to different context and provides a broad mix of apartment types.

Each flat has its own entrance to offer a maximum of privacy.

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler

The volume seems to expand in all directions, generating a complex and sculptural form, which creates interesting interiors.

The reason for using different window formats was to correspond to the respective view and perspective from the inside.

The big openings in the facade let a lot of daylight in and create an unconventional composition with different positions and proportions.

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler

The top floor has additional roof lights to let even more light in.

The living rooms, kitchens and dining rooms are sometimes together to generate a big open space or diagonally connected to create long view outside.

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler

Regarding the material, we create a strong contrast between exterior and interior - the building appears as a ``black box`` from the outside in contrast to the light inside, where the walls are white with coloured concrete accents.

The comfort of the house is also given by the chromatic and texture of the interior, where the wood floor is combined with coloured windows and doors frames.

Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler


Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler
Am Rossberg
© Beat Bühler


Am Rossberg
Floor plan
Am Rossberg
Floor plan
Am Rossberg
Floor plan
Am Rossberg
Floor plan
Am Rossberg
Floor plan

Igual & Guggenheim GmbH
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Igual & Guggenheim GmbH
Räffelstrasse 25, 8045 Zürich, Switzerland