457 Brauchli Ziegelei – Herzog & de Meuron

Project: 2015-2016

At the northern edge of the village Berg in Thurgau a new residential district for up to 600 inhabitants is to be developed – at the seven and a half-hectare site of Brauchli Ziegelei (a brickwork factory). As an alternative to a suburb of single-family houses or an arbitrary chosen urban typology, we suggest a specific large scale structure embracing a central park, offering its residents a direct connection to the surrounding landscape. The relatively deep buildings with generous set-back areas will offer a rich diversity of living typologies. The factory itself will be redeveloped for new uses and will contribute to the sense of identity of the neighbourhood.

Herzog & de Meuron, 2018

Am nördlichen Dorfrand von Berg im Thurgau soll auf dem siebeneinhalb Hektaren grossen Areal der Brauchli Ziegelei ein neues Wohnquartier für bis zu 600 Einwohner entstehen. Als Alternative zur Einfamilienhaussiedlung oder zu einer willkürlich gewählten urbanen Typologie schlagen wir eine spezifische Grossform vor, die einen zentralen Park umschliesst und gleichzeitig allen Bewohnern einen direkten Bezug zur umliegenden Landschaft gewährt. Die relativ tiefen Baukörper lassen dank ihrer zurückspringenden Bereiche eine grosse Vielfalt von Wohntypologien zu. Die Ziegelei selbst wird umgenutzt und als identitätsstiftendes Element in die Bebauung miteinbezogen.

At the northern edge of the village Berg in Thurgau a new residential district for up to 600 inhabitants is to be developed – at the seven and a half-hectare site of Brauchli Ziegelei (a brickwork factory). As an alternative to a suburb of single-family houses or an arbitrary chosen urban typology, we suggest a specific large scale structure embracing a central park, offering its residents a direct connection to the landscape. The relatively deep buildings with generous set-back areas will offer a rich diversity of living typologies. The factory itself will be redeveloped for new uses and will contribute to the sense of identity of the neighbourhood.

Herzog & de Meuron, 2018

Team

Partners: Jacques Herzog; Pierre de Meuron; Andreas Fries (Partner in Charge)
Project Team: Alexa Nürnberger (Associate, Project Manager); Liliana Filipa Amorim Rocha; Viorela Bogatu; Jan-Holger Stucken

Facts

Client: Dr. iur. Silvia Brauchli, Client representative: Gabriela Brauchli Martini
Planning: Local Partner Architect: Bühler Hartmann, Zürich, Switzerland; Landscape Design: Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten, Zürich, Switzerland