New Werdhölzli retirement home

The new SAW (Stiftung Alterswohnungen der Stadt Zürich) building at the Werdhölzli site is characterised by an ensemble consisting of a linear high-rise building and a four-storey annex.

A total of 93 retirement flats are planned for the project. These cover a range of flats from 1.5 to 3.0 apartments. In the main building, there are 76 residential units on 9 upper floors, accessed by two- and three-storeys, which allow a two-sided view from the staggered upper floors into the Limmat area. In the adjoining building, an inner corridor provides access to 5 residential units on each of the three upper floors, which are grouped around a shared kitchen-living room and are primarily orientated towards the shared garden space. On the ground floor, two garden flats complete the cluster house.

The outdoor space of the project refers to the nearby Limmat river and translates the existing space into an abstract meadow landscape, divided into two areas: The meadow garden on the north side and the front zone on the south/west side.

Client
City of Zurich Retirement Homes Foundation (SAW)

Project participants
Knorr & Pürckhauer Architekten AG, Zurich

Project details
Project type: New building
Use: Residential
Project start: 2024
Completion: 2026
Volume according to SIA 416: 23’843 m3
Floor area according to SIA BGF: 7’601 m2

Caretta Weidmann
Services provided: General planning, construction management, cost planning

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