Fünf Häuser

FÜNF HÄUSER

 Lukas Lenherr Architektur

Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tonatiuh Ambrosetti, Walter Mair, Lukas Lenherr

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Somalia

CATEGORY
Houses

Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair

Text description provided by architect.

The building can be seen as a collage of a selection of typical housing types found in the immediate surroundings of the plot.

The types are stacked vertically due to the small footprint of the plot, with each type presenting a different typology vis-à-vis its outside spaces and views, according to the level at which it is situated.

Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair
Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair

Could the 'Fünf Häuser' be seen as an assembly of helvetic typologies? It would seem that the play of scales within the project, through the use of oversized window frames, excess of balconies and the generous plantations, dares a hint of irony towards the plethora of "typical" typologies.

However, by stacking each of these types, one on top of the other, the result offers a rather surprising take on the rather challenging task of building a multi-storey residential typology and offers an alternative to the ever-expanding Swiss suburban sprawl.

Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair
Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair

By considering the suburb as a new laboratory for experimental typologies, 'Fünf Häuser' is an invitation for more density, social interaction and architectural diversity - more quality urban in the semi-urban.


Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair
Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair


Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
Fünf Häuser
© Tonatiuh Ambrosetti
Fünf Häuser
© Walter Mair


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Section
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south elevation


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plan 01
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plan 02
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plan 03
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plan 04
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plan 05