Star architects are building on Lindenplatz

The internationally known Basel architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron will provide attractive new buildings between Badenerstrasse and Segnesstrasse in Zurich-Altstetten until 2024.

The list of her previous buildings includes the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg and the Tate Modern in London. And now the Basel duo Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron is building on Lindenplatz in Zurich-Altstetten. Between 2022 and 2024, the Badener-
Strasse and Segnesstrasse the existing houses will be demolished and replaced by new residential and commercial buildings. Altstetten has many old and relatively low buildings. The potential for compression is great here. Especially in view of the fact that the city of Zurich is forecast to grow from 434,000 today to 516,000 in 2040. With good transport links and the need to renovate old buildings, Altstetten offers optimal conditions for projects like this one.

At Badenerstrasse 682-690 and Segnesstrasse 8-12, a total of six new buildings are to be built over the next four years. The houses should be perceived as a collection of big and small, high and low. On celebrity
A 30 meter high building on the corner of Badenerstrasse Segnesstrasse will stand out; it should enter into a dialogue with Lindenplatz and, in terms of urban planning, fit into the chain of high-rise buildings along Badenerstrasse. The owner writes in the building specification: "The project builds on the location-specific quality of Zurich townhouses and tries to achieve an urbanity appropriate to the location by means of a dense and at the same time open, small-scale ensemble of houses."

A total of 72 apartments are planned, 38 of which are rental apartments in the front area and 34 condominiums around the green inner courtyard. Commercial space on the ground floor and a parking garage with 31 parking spaces complement the new buildings. The flat roofs are equipped with photovoltaic systems. The owner is Senn Resources AG from St. Gallen. The building application was submitted at the end of April 2020. ■

Text: Linda von Euw / Quelle: Senn Resources AG  /  Visualisierung: Herzog & de Meuron