e2a architects: triangle house

'triangle house' by e2a eckert eckert architekten
all photos by dominique marc wehrli courtesy e2a eckert eckert architekten


swiss firm e2a architects designed 'triangle house', a private residence in winterthur, switzerland.
the houses in the site’s quarter refer to the former industrial age, forming a housing compound
with villas, prominently placed and sequentially perceivable. the new house occupies the corner
of the lot, leaving the prominent placing of the old villa and adding a new contextual interpretation
to the existing sequence. the triangular form allows for keeping the existing garden free of
any constructions. three apartments are organized within the slender, triangular block,
with the overall building rendering different impressions regarding size and form.

























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project info:
client: private
program: multi-family residence
project: 2005-2006
realization: 2006-2007
gross floor area: 803 m2
gross floor volume: 2400 m3
architects: e2a eckert eckert architekten, zurich, wim eckert, piet eckert
project team: sebastian holzhausen
general contractor: implenia ag, dietlikon
structure: urech bärtschi maurer ag, zurich
hvac/s: i. gianotti ag, winterthur
electric engineering: bürgin + keller ag, adliswil
buildings physics: leuthardt + mäder, bruttisellen