Marques Architekten . photos: © Ruedi Walti
The planning perimeter is situated on an exposed ledge on the Hertenstein peninsula. The Campus Hotel is located in the southern part of the grounds, to the west of a wooded area that slopes down to the bay known as the Sündenbucht. The forest includes a historically valuable network of paths (route to the Victoria Cliff). To the northwest, the terrain descends towards a small pond. A slightly rising meadow landscape stretches out towards the northeast. The planning area is important both in terms of the landscape and its history, making it an integral part of the inventory of Swiss landscape and natural heritage.
The project on the perimeter along the ledge of a hill is designed as a holistic, park-like facility with broad open spaces, forest and lakeside areas, as well as footpaths, promenades and lush vegetation. The placement of the residential buildings follows the line of the natural topography and its scale, while also being orientated towards the surrounding existing housing. The new buildings include terrace and garden spaces in front of them, providing sufficient space for the open park landscape. The situation of the buildings on the edge of the elevated plateau affords a natural panorama due to the topography. Only the volume of the hotel and the western zone of trees limit the otherwise free visual axes towards the Bürgenstock, Pilatus and Rigi mountains, as well as the lake. The height arrangement of the new buildings is staggered in a way that largely prevents the lower lying, and therefore “rear”, northwestern buildings from being obstructed in their orientation towards the view.
The development structure differs between two building typologies: the semi-detached family home and the apartment building. They offer 38 apartments ranging from 1-room studios to the 4 ½-room semi-detached family homes. Each of the free-standing buildings offers a long-distance view and is ideally orientated with respect to the view and natural illumination. The architecture and materialisation refer to the local development structures. The volume of hotel buildings is countered by a fine-grained settlement structure with reference to the surrounding buildings. The planned buildings with contrasting dimensions and their projecting layer of balconies give the development a harmonious scale.
In the tradition of the historical wooden buildings in the vicinity, the facade’s materiality and rhythm are orientated towards these delicately latticed, high-quality buildings. The finely structured façade made of anodised aluminium in a soft tone resembles the wooden structures of the old hamlet.
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