K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena by Evolution Design

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award in Arkitektura, Eraikin eta Egitura Diseinua Competition Category.

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K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena

by Evolution Design

Client: Evolution Design

Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena

K.I.S.S. Zurich-en (Suitza) kokatutako bizitegi garapen bat da, 46 dupleaz osatua. Errentariek hiru etxebizitza tipologiaren artean aukeratu dezakete, izaeraz eta giroaz desberdinak direnak. Garapenak errentarien nahiari erantzuten dio, beren indibidualtasunera eta bizimodura egokitzen diren etxeak izateko. Eremuko merkatu-ikerketak eta gizartean espero diren aldaketek gidatu zuten hiru tipologien definizioa. Kostu baxuak mantentzeko, material eskuragarriak erabili dira, hala nola hormigoi ikusgarria, altzairu herdoilgaitza, erretxinazko zoruak eta konpentsatuzko panelak. Eraikinak zortzi solairu ditu lurgainean eta bi solairu garajerako lurpean.

The Recognition

About the Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, sormenak, asmamenak eta zorroztasunak bereizten dituzten diseinu bikainei ematen zaien aitorpen oso prestijiotsua. Brontze-mailako irabazleak trebetasunez beteriko eta nabarmenki sortzaileak diren artefaktuak dira, beren diseinatzaileen esperientzia zabala, irudimena eta ekimena egiaztatzen dutenak. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena oso estimatua, miretsia eta maitea den objektua izatea espero da, nabarmenki profesionala eta berritzailea dena. Brontzezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu honek artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren praktika onenak biltzen ditu eta xehetasunei ematen dien arretagatik bikaina da. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Bizitegi Garapena beharrak bikain asetzen dituen, desirak ukitzen dituen, sentimenduak xarmatzen dituen eta jakin-mina erakartzen duen lana da.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: K.I.S.S. is a bold residential development of 46 maisonettes that are very different from the usual white-wall single-story Swiss rental apartments. By offering tenants the choice of three different apartment typologies – funky, industrial and classic – K.I.S.S. responds to the future tenant needs for distinct apartments, which suit their individuality and lifestyle.
Dimensions & Packaging: K.I.S.S. consists of 8 floors above ground level and two floors of underground parking. The total apartment floor area is 4’800 m2 and the total commercial area is 700 m2.
Tags: Residential development, residential and commercial development, KISS, Zurich, Switzerland
Production Technology: K.I.S.S. has received a Minergie certification. The ecological heating system uses a geothermal heat pump for heating and cooling. The structure was developed to enable long-term flexibility. This allows for an easy interconnection of individual apartments. The facades are insulated with 25 cm insulation. A special stucco render with 5 layers gives a special effect of shifting colors. All window frames are angled in different directions to create light reflections, adding a feeling of movement.
Design Challenge: In order to meet the needs of future tenants for the different spaces and atmospheres but at the same time to keep the building costs low to appeal to a younger market segment, readily available technologies and materials were maximally used in the development of K.I.S.S. Exposed concrete, stainless steel, resin flooring, plywood paneling and bespoke graffiti are a few elements that created the individual look of each apartment, yet are affordable materials to use.
Research: An intensive market research of the area, its infrastructure, its typical employees and their income class was conducted. This knowledge, together with the anticipated future changes in society (Sinus-Milieu Model), helped classifying potential customers of similar lifestyles and perceptions into three specific target groups. As a result, three different apartment typologies were designed to meet their needs.
Inspiration: The demand for identity and individuality in the rental market has massively increased in the last years, therefore the main aim was to create a low-cost rental development that targets young people by going beyond the functionality and meeting their growing needs for expressing their individuality and plurality.
Project Duration: The building works started in April 2009 and finished in July 2012. Location: Zurich, Switzerland.
Operation Flow: K.I.S.S. is a residential development with 46 apartments on 1-7 floors and some commercial areas on the ground floor.
Image Credits: Peter Wurmli