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  • The Hönggerberg campus of ETH Zurich is being further developed

    The Hönggerberg campus of ETH Zurich is being further developed

    ETH Zurich comprises two main locations. One of them is the “Campus Hönggerberg”, which was originally created as an outdoor location in the local recreation area of the Käferberg. Today, almost half of all ETH members study and work here. ETH Zurich expects further growth in student numbers over the next few years. The main location “Campus Zentrum” in the city of Zurich can only be expanded to a limited extent due to the historical district and city structures. For this reason, ETH Zurich is concentrating on the “Hoenggerberg campus” when planning the space it will need in the future. In the coming decades, this is to be further developed extensively.

    Together with the city and canton of Zurich, ETH Zurich developed the master plan Campus Hönggerberg 2040. This builds on the master plan of 2005 called Science City. The idea of a ring road around the campus as well as the development into a city district with offers for ETH members and visitors is being pursued further. An urban appearance with varying heights as well as gardens and squares is planned. In order to protect the environment, the campus will not be expanded in the direction of the surrounding quarters or the recreation zone, but will be compressed inwards and upwards.

    ETH Zurich attaches great importance to sustainability: In the future, the energy supply should be without fossil fuels. The energy network is being expanded for this purpose. On the side of the adjoining quarters Affoltern and Höngg, a portal building with public-oriented offers is to be built at both campus entrances. Along the central Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, two more high-rise buildings are planned, which will offer space for teaching and research. In addition, this street is to be developed into a lively, green promenade with a range of ground floor uses. According to the study contract, this redesign allows the needs such as urban planning, traffic, open space, lighting as well as retention and drainage to be taken into account.

    The existing open and green spaces will be upgraded and expanded. A new garden is planned for the central square. The development of sustainable means of transport and the expansion of bicycle connections are also planned. The credo is: We only build if there is a need for it on the part of teaching and research.

  • The Settlers of Guldisloo

    The Settlers of Guldisloo

    The Guldisloo area is easily accessible between the two centers of Unterwetzikon and Oberwetzikon. The closeness to nature, in particular the farsightedness at this slightly elevated and central location, characterizes the location in particular. The planned residential development with 22 owner-occupied units is attached to the small-grained single-family house district along the ring road and forms the southern end of the Ringetshalden free zone.

    The basic idea of the design includes an optimal embedding of the buildings in the existing neighborhood structure and the green environment. The available building mass is distributed over four similarly sized, free-standing main buildings. As a result, the new buildings appear compact and, with short facades, can react optimally to their small-scale counterparts. The setting of the volumes takes into account the existing visual relationships of the quarter and allows maximum views towards the free zone and a distant view of the Alps. All squares and meeting zones are open to the Quartierstrasse and invite instead of being closed off. The new housing estate is given a uniform expression by plastered surfaces in a warm beige tone, which avoids a striking contrast to the built environment and instead blends gently into the existing structure.

    According to the energy plan of the city of Wetzikon, the project area belongs to the area that is developed with gas. However, the project area is also referred to as a zone with low building density, and a withdrawal of the gas network from these areas is conceivable in the future. No heating network is planned on the project area, and the heating network of the ARA Flos is not to be extended to include the project site. On the other hand, the project area is very well suited for geothermal probes. There is no gravel groundwater to be expected, the rock of the upper freshwater molasse is already expected at less than 25 m and extends to a depth of approx. 350 m Geothermal probe heat pumps can be realized.

    The view at a glance.