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Published in 5/2024 - Crossing the Borders

Housing

Martin-Luther-Kirche

helsinkizurich

Renovation and new apartment block

Architects Tommi Mäkynen, Mirjam Niemeyer, Sevim Yildiz, Raphael Schmid
Location Kurvenstrasse 19, Zurich
Gross Area 1 190 m2 (of which the new apartment block 450 m2)
Completion 2022
Original building Franz Steinbrüchel & Ernst Ulrich Krägel 1958


A new community hall and seven rental apartments have been forged on a cramped
lot near the centre of Zurich. Read the architect’s interview → ”A Friendly Neighbour”

Photos Andreas Buschmann

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