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Areal Giessen

Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller

AREAL GIESSEN

Max Dudler

ARCHITECTS
Max Dudler

BUILDING SERVICES
Kopitsis Bauphysik Ag

MANUFACTURERS
Sulser Ag, Baerlocher

ELECTRICAL PLANNING
Mettler + Partner

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
Schwendener Baumanagement Ag

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
Urech Bärtschi Maurer Ag

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Vetschpartner Landschaftsarchitekten Ag

TEAM
Florian Pischetsrieder, Lucyna Zawistowska, Maike Lausen, Markus Weissenmayer

PROJECT MANAGERS
Jörg Jakubczak, Henrik Mundorf, Hans Kolbeck

BUILDING PHYSICS + ACOUSTICS
Ipa Energieberatung Und Bauphysik Kopitsis Bauphysik Ag

BUILDING PHYSICS
Ipa Energieberatung Und Bauphysik Kopitsis Bauphysik Ag

ACOUSTICS
Ipa Energieberatung Und Bauphysik Kopitsis Bauphysik Ag

PHOTOGRAPHS
Stefan Müller

AREA
15050 M²

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Meilen, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Housing

Text description provided by architect.

Just like the Siedlung Halen did back then, the “urban island” on the Areal Giessen site on Lake Zurich translates the village motif into a contemporary form.

Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller
Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller

Ten houses with 34 freehold ats and up to eight commercial units were built in Meilen in to- tal. Even though the design is clearly based on the countryside character of the place, its abstract, geometrical shape creates a dialectic tension with the surrounding landscape.

The residential units have been arranged densely on a narrow rectangular plot, forming an island in the landscape of Lake Zurich.

The residential buildings have been arranged on the plot like on a chessboard and in a staggered order, so that all ats have a view of the lake. The terraces and staircases provide a range of different vistas on the lake.

Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller
Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller
Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller

The new residential site is characterised by its compact urban design and the interaction between narrow alleys and broad, semi-private open spaces. A network of paths and streets as well as a small public square with sycamore trees at the centre of the estate give the Areal Giessen site an urban feel.

Above this square are the “pocket park” and a playground, which are accessible to all property owners.

This deliberate arrangement of public and private spaces also extends into the buildings.

Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller
Areal Giessen
© Stefan Müller

Different spatial layers within the ats, ranging from the private area of the bedrooms to the living and dining areas facing towards the south, provide a 180-de- gree view of the surroundings. The ats on the Areal Giessen site have sizes of up to 257 sqm and contain 2.5 to 7.5 rooms each.

Every at has its own individual, generously sized outdoor area facing to the south – either a roof-deck, a loggia or a pri- vate garden. Beneath the buildings, hidden under the slope, there is a basement garage from which all ats can be accessed. Every building also has a separate entrance. Sustainability, good noise insulation, and accessibility as well as spacious eleva- tors were important factors in the design process.

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© Stefan Müller


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