TIP: fuenf haeuser

'fuenf haeuser' by TIP in rapperswil, switzerland
all images courtesy TIP
image © walter mair


zurich-based studio TIP (lukas lenherr) has shared with us images of 'fuenf haeuser', a multi-storey
apartment building in rapperswil, switzerland. exploring a way of combining local helvetic typologies
into one structure to cater to a variety of client types, the project vertically stacks together four different
housing models while preserving its limited footprint on the plot.



street view
image © tonatiuh ambrosetti



exterior view
image © tonatiuh ambrosetti


breaking away from the neighbourhood's loosely-dense urban fabric, the project seeks to go beyond
the limitation of typological boundaries in its build. starting from the ground level, the first-storey
apartment is conceived as a 'garden villa' which utilizes exterior walls that grow out of the green to
define the interior. a more intimate relationship is achieved with the outdoors while a singular white
interior helps absorb the surrounding inwards.



facade detail of 'garden pavilion'
image © tonatiuh ambrosetti



interior view of 'garden pavilion'
image © tonatiuh ambrosetti


one floor up, the 'high-rise apartment' storey features a series of balconies that jut over the edge
that frames views while providing a level of privacy from the street. finished in concrete surfaces,
each facade and corresponding outdoor space serves a specific function, further connecting the inhabitants
with the outside.



interior view of 'high-rise apartment' level
image © tonatiuh ambrosetti



framed view
image © lukas lenherr



living space by balcony
image © walter mair


the third storey references the 'classic single house', manifesting itself as two rectangular layouts
that are shifted and overlaid on one another. wrapped in a shingle facade, the apartment draws from
the often colourful and decorated exterior of the traditional housing type. a loggia space is generated
with a one-sided cantilever, allowing the kitchen space to open up to the outdoors with sliding glass doors.
the typical flower windows of the 50s frame the view.



outdoor space of 'classic single house'
image © walter mair



looking in
image © walter mair



kitchen
image © walter mair


the fourth and final apartment - the 'pavilion' - utilizes glass and aluminum as well as its vantage point
to open up towards the swiss mountains. on the roof level, a monolithic 'holiday cottage' which references
the automobile campers houses a sauna which serves all four families living in the building.



interior view of 'pavilion'
image © walter mair



roof level and 'holiday cottage'
image © walter mair



within context



helvetic neighbour housing types



schematic collage



floor plan / level 0 / 'the garden villa'



floor plan / level +1 / 'the highrise apartment'



floor plan / level +2 / 'the classical single house'



roof plan / 'the holiday cottage'




section



south elevation