Residential Building Zug Schleife
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ZUG SCHLEIFE
Valerio Olgiati
ARHCITECTS
Valerio Olgiati
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Patrick Gartmann, Conzett Bronzini Gartmann AG, Chur
CLIENT
Consortium ZugSchleife; Peikert-Immobilien AG and 4B Immobilien AG
TOTAL CONTRACTOR
Toneatti AG and dima&partner AG
PHOTOGRAPHS
Javier Miguel Verme
AREA
13100 m²
YEAR
2012
LOCATION
Zug, Switzerland
CATEGORY
Apartments
Text description provided by architect.
Seen from a distance the floor plates projecting from the facade with their elliptical openings look like flying carpets with ornamental borders.
For the residents these elliptical openings generate a sense of distance, since they prevent neighbours from seeing into each other’s apartments.
At the same time the correspondence between each of these round forms and the individual apartments gives residents a feeling of living alone in a centre. The perception of space changes according to the point of view and the position of the sun.
The apartment floor plans are divided into a living area in the west and a sleeping and working area in the east, with bathrooms and wardrobes in between.
In spatial terms the balconies form an extension of the living room. This impression is further strengthened by the large elliptical openings.
The exposed concrete structure is made of red-brown concrete poured in situ. The outer walls are clad with glass panels in the same colour.
They appear fragile and light and contrast with the solid concrete structure. The use of the same colour for the cladding and the reflections in the glass blur the clear contours of the heated volume.
As a result the elemental appearance of the stone construction is amplified.
