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Oberbüel Residential Development
location: Weggis, Switzerland
client: Einfache Gesellschaft Amrein-Tellenbach-Widmer
status: Project
project: 2014
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The site of Oberbühl, a future housing development, is located in the village of Weggis, next to Luzernerstrasse, next to a shopping center serving as a central hub. Three building volumes, each measuring around 18m x 21m, align along the building line of the neighboring Neubühl shopping complex. 

The three structures precisely align with this axis and wrap up the urban form. A concrete base supports the three “light” structures, forming a new public space that facilitates circulation throughout. This plaza connects to the landscaped area above through two subtle exterior staircases. The bare frames of the staircases evoke subtle permeability between the outdoors and the building itself. These staircases pierce the base and guide visitors to a more private upper level. Each clear-cut building volume exhibits a tectonically articulated facade marked by large-format fiber cement panels.

Hosting a variety of retail spaces including a cafe and retail spaces, the ground floor introduces a communal functionality to the plaza. A nursery will be included in the piazza levels, opening to the first-floor landscaped area. The attic structures are cohesively oriented, mirroring the surrounding landscape.

Typologically, the structures are densely organized around the core with three apartments, though they can just as easily be organized with four apartments to ensure a necessary diversity in housing options. The core circulation and services are integrated within functional spatial „rings,” while the loggias are embedded in the levels as private „outdoor rooms“.

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commission: Competition
program: Residential
team: Annette Spillmann, Harald Echsle, Jen Balmer, Simon Zehnder, Katrin Zumbrunnen
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