The site at Birchsteg is characterised by the SBB railroad tracks cutting the plot, and by the surrounding traditional row housing of Birchstrasse. With its large, polished and slightly deformed appearance the building block addresses the issue of local sound pollution. A central core, containing the stairwell, elevator and bathrooms, penetrates the entire building volume defining the adjacent open, split levelled spaces into different zones for living, sleeping and working.
Photographs by Roger Frei