Em2N Architekten Berlin GmbH

Affoltern Housing Development

Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei

AFFOLTERN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

EM2N

ARCHITECTS
EM2N

AREA
29967.0 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Roger Frei

LOCATION
Zurich, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Apartments

YEAR
2012

Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei
Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei

Text description provided by architect.

This development uses different heights to respond to the surrounding buildings in Zurich-Affoltern.

Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei
Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei

Towards the road the buildings are connected at ground floor level to form an urban plinth and in this way protect the buildings behind from street noise.

The positions of the large projecting balconies (which also have recessed areas) are staggered from floor to floor and thus sculpture the volume of the building.

Together with the coloured parapets and metallic bands of windows they help structure the buildings and shape the character of the development.

Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei
Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei
Affoltern Housing Development
© Roger Frei

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