Feasibility Study Hubelstrasse, Horw Luzern

Project Info

Project

New Apartment Building Hubelstrasse

Commission

Direct Commission

Discipline

Architecture

Location

Horw, Luzern

Client

Private

Service

SIA Phase LPH 21

Dates

2021

Status

Planning completed

Project Text

The location on the slope of Hubelstrasse poses a challenge and simultaneously provides a unique opportunity for intriguing apartment typologies that extend not only horizontally but also vertically. The sloping terrain offers the possibility to create not just conventional three-story apartments, but individual townhouses. Both parts of the house have their own garden and the opportunity for terraces and balconies with views. The local building regulations for a maximum of surface area, rather than volume, allows for the construction of double-height spaces - more volume for free. The situation on the slope reinforces this concept, as the terraced house typology can be «filled» with living space. The building becomes a compact cube on one hand, which can have a positive impact on costs, and on the other hand, it creates a spacious, light-filled living area that connects the apartments vertically.

Selected Works

Orangerie

New Apartment Building Leimgrubelstrasse

Renovation Apartment K109

Conversion/Renovation Richard-Wagner-Strasse