Studio DIA . photos: © Philip Heckhausen
A slender steel frame, painted in a distinctive yellow, characterizes the south façade of the Stromboli cooperative apartment building in the west of the city of Bern. This “terrace commune” serves as an access gallery for the apartments, but also provides a generous, private outdoor area for the residents that facilitates connectivity. The entire building is accessed via a central, spacious staircase that encourages encounters and is part of a spatial sequence which connects the upper and lower levels of the settlement. Laundry rooms, communal areas and a classroom are also located here.
At garden level, the house is characterized by five maisonette flats, which have the unique character of small, detached houses. Both the apartments in the tower and in the elongated part of the building are organized around a central kitchen-living room, to which bedrooms are attached. Some of the apartments can also be connected to each other via so-called “secret doors” on the inside, enabling flexible and spontaneous interaction between the residents.
We have chosen a construction method that is both ecologically sustainable and economically viable: The ceilings and columns are made of reinforced concrete, and a façade of prefabricated timber components is mounted on top of this structure. The surface of the façade is made of various types of corrugated fibre cement panels.
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Stromboli, Bern Switzerland
Programme
Co-operative housing
Client
npg AG für nachhaltiges Bauen, Bern
Architektur
Studio DIA GmbH
Surface
6168 m2
Time
2019-2023
