Küsnacht — continentale

Küsnacht.
Küsnacht is a town on lake Zürich.
The project site is next to the Landgut, that we see in this XIX century painting by David Alois Schmid.

Küsnacht.
A new elderly housing is going to be built next to the Landgut and its adjacent Ökonomiegebäude.

Küsnacht.
The new building has an articulated volume which reacts to its heterogenous context.

Küsnacht.
The new building shapes a sequence of interconnected outdoor spaces.

Küsnacht.
The permeable entrance space on the ground floor is also part of this system of spaces.

Küsnacht.
The Landgut is frequently used for public events. The piazza in front of Landgut’s entrance is generously open towards the lake.

Küsnacht.
The head of the new building replicate the proportion of the Landgut: a green double which mimetize in the nature.