The Ensemble Houses
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- Germaniastrasse, 8006 Zürich
- Ensemble Houses enable people of different ages to form a community or even a new family. The neighbourhood consists of one pavilion and six houses that are designed to accommodate families and elderlies.
- By alternating private and public spaces, the neighbourhood allows privacy, while still opening up one's daily life for encounters. A cascading terrain and loosely placed houses ensure a natural circulation within the quarter and open it up to neighbours.
- The wooden structure gives the maisonettes a cosy contrast to the wide windows, which open up towards Zurich.