Hajnoczky.zanchetta Architekten GmbH

Two Family House

TWO FAMILY HOUSE

Angela Waibel, Hajnoczky.Zanchetta Architekten

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

ARCHITECTS
Angela Waibel, Hajnoczky.Zanchetta Architekten

COLLABORATORS
Bauleitung Christian Gerber, ForrerGerber AG

CATEGORY
Houses

ENGINEERING
Caesar Macchi Ingenieur

PROJECT YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHS
Lucas Peters

AREA
260.0 m2

LOCATION
Zurich, Switzerland

MANUFACTURERS
Falu Vapen

DESIGN TEAM
Hajnoczky.Zanchetta Architekten in collaboration with Angela Waibel

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

Text description provided by architect.

The two maisonette apartments are located in a tree grove at the edge of Zürich.

The tree grove is part of a forest arm that permeates through the city.

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

From dense foliage in summer, the location metamorphoses in winter into a snowy scenery with a beautiful creek that flows to the lake of Zürich.

The forest, constraining the layout of the house to a triangular shape, diagonally divides the parcel.

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

To give the house a spacious living space, we used the slope of the parcel to vertically separate the two apartments.

Furthermore, the structure features overhangs to enlarge the surface of the upper floors.

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

The lower maisonette occupies the ground floor and the first floor. It is the larger of the two apartments.

Due to the slope of the parcel, both the ground floor and first floor have direct access to the surrounding gardens.

The upper dwelling takes up the second floor and the attic.

Two Family House
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Two Family House
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The attic consists of a single central room connected to three terraces placed in every corner of the triangular house.

The supporting structure is in concrete apart from the attic, which is in timber construction.

Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters

To enhance the distinctiveness of the building, we have chosen a black timber facade to elegantly contrast with the surrounding nature


Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters
Two Family House
© Lucas Peters


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Underground Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan


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Sections 2
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Sections 3
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Context Plan

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