Chair of / Cátedra de /
Lehrstuhl für

Archi-
tecture
&
Urban
Design

Prof. Hubert Klumpner

 

Chair of Architecture and
Urban Design /  
Institute of Landscape- and
Urban Studies / LUS
Member of Network City and Landscape / NSL
Co-Director of ETH Wohnforum,
Centre for Architecture
Society and Environment / ETH Wohnforum / ETH CASE
Co-Founder and Members
of Institute of Science
Technology and Policy / ISTP
Member of the ETH Sustainability
Steering Committee
Informal Urbanism Regional
Hub of UN-Habitat Universities

 

DARCH

Sogol Amuzegar

ROOFTOP DISTRIBUTOR - FROM TRANSPORT PROVISORIUM TO SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL PROVIDURIUM
Chair of Architecture and Urban Design
Prof. Hubert Klumpner

The Hardbrücke, a former temporary solution, is being rethought as a future-proof infrastructure.
 

 

  • Professor
    Hubert Klumpner
  • Assistants
    Anne Graupner, Diogo Figueiredo
  • Details
    During the research phase, four challenges were defined.

    1. The Escher-Wyss quarter shows a high degree of gentrification.
    2. The Canton of Zurich is planning a higher densification in this area in the new Master plan (Richtplan). This leads to a higher need of close leisure spaces for the habitants. According to the new master plan, the roofs must also be greened and accessible to the public.
    3. The western bypass was built to reduce inner-city traffic, but the concept was not implemented. The city of Zurich continues to build noise protection measures, exposing residents to high levels of emissions.
    4. The Federal Supreme Court intends to disclose culverted lines. Newspaper articles also state that not enough PV systems can be built today to meet the energy demand.

    The “Rooftop Distributor” refers to these four problems. The infrastructure provides a social meeting point for the Escher-Wyss district and provides access to the green roofs, creating new local recreation areas for the growing number of residents. Traffic is consequently reduced, and many households can be supplied with energy thanks to the installed PV system. It is a multifunctional infrastructure that combines the topics of diversity, sustainability, and traffic in one and responds to future issues.