B4 House Conversion and Extension

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler

B4 House Conversion and Extension

Weberbrunner Architekten Ag

AREA
523  m²

YEAR
2020

PHOTOGRAPHS
Beat Bühler

CIVIL ENGINEER
Dawi Ag

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Wasim Kazi

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Jansen, Abl Schweiz, Antikhaus Historische Fenster, Drummonds, Ehret, Euval, Farrow And Ball, Lacanche, Storama, Mensch Rolladen

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Silke Geuer

PROJECT ARCHITECT
Britta Misdalski

PROGRAM / USE / BUILDING FUNCTION
House

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT / DETAILED PLANNING
Tamas Ozvald

SITE MANAGEMENT
René Breuer

CATEGORY
Houses

BUILDING SERVICES
P. Schärli Und Partner Sanitärplanung Gmbh

LOCATION
Zürich, Switzerland

This single-family house is part of one of the oldest sections of Witikon, an outlying neighborhood on a panoramic south-facing slope with a view of Zurich.

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler

The compact cubic building was built in 1927 and is characterized by the Heimatstil and neoclassical architectural forms.

The existing building has been restored, converted, and extended on the ground and basement floors with a new addition.

Improvements and better lighting of the top floor were achieved by enlarging the skylights and opening up the attic areas.

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler

A spacious kitchen and a dining area are located on the extension's ground floor and a studio is in the basement.

An additional internal staircase in the extension connects the two levels and the lower garden area with the ground floor.

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler

The extension was built as a 2-story steel skeleton structure on a reinforced concrete base.

Its filigree and industrial character come from the use of a window system made of slim profiles with outward-opening casements.

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler

The wraparound window façade in the kitchen recalls a summer house.

A patio door opens onto a natural stone platform in the garden.

The historic building fabric was preserved, supplemented, and upgraded to suit new living standards, thereby conserving resources and retaining the aura of the old building.

B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler


B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler
B4 House Conversion and Extension
© Beat Bühler


B4 House Conversion and Extension
Plan - Ground floor
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Plan - 1st floor
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Plan - 2nd floor
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Plan - Attic
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Black plan
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Plan - Situation


B4 House Conversion and Extension
Section CC
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Section DD
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Section DD
B4 House Conversion and Extension
Section FF


B4 House Conversion and Extension
South-east facade
B4 House Conversion and Extension
South-west facade


B4 House Conversion and Extension
Model 01
B4 House Conversion and Extension
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