A complex cluster. House in a Park by Think Architecture
20/11/2019.
[Zurich] Switzerland
metalocus, ANA DIOSDADO
metalocus, ANA DIOSDADO
The house designed by Swiss firm, Think Architecture, in a baroque composition, a cluster of stone and concrete volumes, characterizes this House in a Park, which sits on a hilltop in Zurich, Switzerland.
The home has two floors, with one them embedded below ground, reducing its visual impact. According the architects: "The volumes take their inspiration and height from the natural contours of the area and integrate themselves harmoniously into the verdant environment."
The home has two floors, with one them embedded below ground, reducing its visual impact. According the architects: "The volumes take their inspiration and height from the natural contours of the area and integrate themselves harmoniously into the verdant environment."
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
Model. House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
Ground floor plan. House in a Park by Think Architecture.
Section. House in a Park by Think Architecture.
Ground floor plan. House in a Park by Think Architecture.
Model. House in a Park by Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossiy Think Architecture. Photograph by Simone Bossi
Think Architecture has arranged the series of spaces freely on the hilltop site, connecting them together through a continuous roof. The volumes are clad with natural stone, while a continuous, exposed concrete facing around the edge of the roof ties them all together.
Floor-to-ceiling windows puncture the house's walls, while the top of each volume is finished with a strip of concrete and skylights that frame views of the treetops.
Floor-to-ceiling windows puncture the house's walls, while the top of each volume is finished with a strip of concrete and skylights that frame views of the treetops.
Project description by Think Architecture
This park-like plot comprises a collection of single-story, freely arranged spaces. The individual structures are held together by a continuous roof edge, which creates a transition with the undulating roof landscape.
The volumes take their inspiration and height from the natural contours of the area and integrate themselves harmoniously into the verdant environment. This basic meandering shape disguises the actual size of the house, and its projections and recesses allow it to merge with the landscape of the surrounding parkland.
All rooms have direct garden access and, depending on their aspect, attractive views of the park towards the mountain panorama or down towards the Lake Zurich basin. At the center of the floor plan lies an atrium that provides attractive lighting and brings living nature into the heart of the house. The basement is completely below ground and is only visible near the existing supporting wall.
The building is clad with light gray natural stone facing strips. The horizontal layering of the natural stone facing strips accentuates the natural appearance of the structures emerging from the ground. The upper edge of the single-story facade is finished with a continuous band of concrete facing, which simultaneously creates a transition with the roof landscape.
Large wood and metal windows in oiled oak and anodized metal augment the architectural appearance. Occasional skylights enhance the roof landscape, generating zenithal light and an additional line of sight to the surrounding treetops.
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Dates
Project.- 2016-2017. Realization.- 2017-2018
Collaborators
Landscape.- Cadrage LA
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Ralph Brogle, Marco Zbinden. Think Architecture
Think Architecture. An independent enterprise founded in 2008, in Zurich, as a joint-stock company for architecture, project development and general planning. Ralph Brogle (1972). Degree in architecture ETH Zurich in 1998. Since 2008 Managing Director of Think Architecture. Marco Zbinden (1981). Degree in architecture FH Winterthur, winner of the SIA Award, in 2005. Since 2008 Creative Director of Think Architecture.
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