K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial by Evolution Design

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

BronceArquitectura· 2016

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial

by Evolution Design

Client: Evolution Design

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial

K.I.S.S. é un desenvolvemento residencial en Zúric, Suíza, que contén 46 dúplex. Os inquilinos poden escoller entre tres tipoloxías de apartamentos, que difiren en carácter e atmosfera. O desenvolvemento responde ao desexo dos inquilinos de dispor de fogares que se adapten á súa individualidade e estilo de vida. A investigación de mercado da zona e os cambios esperados na sociedade guiaron a definición dos tres tipos. Materiais accesibles como o formigón visto, o aceiro inoxidable, os pavimentos de resina e os paneis de contrachapado manteñen os custos baixos. O edificio conta con oito plantas sobre o nivel do chan e dous niveis subterráneos de aparcadoiro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Desenvolvemento Residencial satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

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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