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The Westhof Dübendorf by Conen Sigl Architects stands on the plot of a former plant nursery along the tracks of the Hochbord area in Dübendorf near Zurich. The neighborhood, a former industrial and commercial zone, is undergoing major restructuring due to its re-zoning into a residential area. Inspired by the site’s history as a plant nursery, the cooperative housing project with complementary communal uses creates an identity-forming place that fosters a strong sense of community and ecological connectivity. Its architectural language, with its robust and simple materialization, echoes the functionality of the previous structure, while the proximity to a nature reserve reinforces its connection to the area’s ecosphere. Continue reading Conen Sigl

Conen Sigl Architekten . photos: © Roman Keller

The project is an extension and conversion of an existing apartment building in the centre of Zurich. The chamber-like floor plan of the existing House has been extended from the new centre of the plan: a T-shape figure makes the new living space including salon, kitchen and balcony. The different chambers are still visible through the pillars allowing in the same time a generous living space. The six squares floor plan is extended into a typical Palladio-like nine square floor plan.
On the outside the extension makes a new facade towards the garden. The new volume has a tower-like appearance through the pergola on the top of the roof terrace. The proportions of the new windows are worked out of the window sizes of the existing house. The house has through the extension a new appearance but it appears still in the plan and façade as one building. Continue reading Conen Sigl