Case Study – House Koellreuter – Max Ernst Häfeli, 1932

  • Küsnacht-Goldbach, Zürich
  • The Swiss architect Max Ernst Haefeli built the House Koellreuter in the 1930s in the style of „Neues Bauen“.
  • The typical facade has multiple big windows, which offer a view to the mountains, forest and the lake of Zürich. The living room offers a fireplace, an elevated ceiling and the bug „flower windows.“ There is a clear room-division between maids and residents and men and women.
  • The L-shaped building is surrounded by a big English garden.

People: Cook, Eat, Gather, Read, Rest, See, Sit, Sleep, Stand, Study, Talk, Watch, Make, Play, Work

typology: Terrace, Garden, Collective Housing, House, Office

Climate: Light, Others

Location: Suburb, Town

Material: Concrete, Glass, Metal, Plaster

Contributor: Nora Moser
17 July 2023