Caruso St John Architects

Urban Villa, Mühlebachstrasse

Urban Villa, Mühlebachstrasse

Zurich, Switzerland 2023–present

Client: Ledermann Management AG Competition, first prize

The project is located in Zurich's Seefeld district, a quiet residential part of Zurich in close proximity to the lake where the city’s dense urban texture begins to soften into leafy streets and gardens. The existing corner building still carries traces of a more distinguished past and reveals that it was once conceived as an urban villa. A low wall with an iron fence separates the pavement from the small garden, a familiar Zurich typology of the villa with garden.

Our proposal evolves from this typology. It grows in volume and height, and recalls the character of the original while introducing a contemporary interpretation. Drawing on a historical photograph, Caruso St John developed a concept grounded in the building’s original character.

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Regular Floor Plan

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Proposed Elevation

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Proposed Elevation

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Site Plan

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Existing Floor Plan

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Existing Elevation

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Photography ca. 1910 by Friedrich Ruef-Hirt

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Location
Zurich, Switzerland

Date
2023-2028

Client
Ledermann Management AG

Area
3900 m2

Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John, Florian Zierer

Project architect(s)
Gian Hodel (2023-2024), Jasmin Schiele (2024-present)

Project team
Nina Barać, Enrica Mirra, Silvia Pfaffhauser, Zeno Zeiter

Structural engineer
Ferrari Gartmann AG

Services engineer
Gerber + Partner Haustechnik AG

Cost consultant
Caretta + Gitz AG

Project manager
Caretta + Gitz AG

Electrical Engineer
Nay Engineering AG

Building Physics
Jauslin Stebler AG

Fire protection planner
Abicht Zug AG

Landscape architect
Parc's Gestaltung

Visualisations
Adrian König

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