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