K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz in Afeṣṣel n Tansekta, Lebni d Teɣssa Competition Category.
LbrunzTansekta· 2016
K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam
Client: Evolution Design
Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz Winner in Tansekta Category
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About K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam
K.I.S.S. d aẓekka anaddi n wexxam yellan di Zurich, Swisra, ideg llan 46 n texxamin ttwabnan s snat n tuffɣin (maisonettes). Imsegdiyen zemren ad fernen ger tlata n wannuz n texxamin, i yemgaraden di tnamet akked twenza-nsen. Aẓekka-agi yerra i lebɣi n yimsegdiyen i itebbɛen ixxamen i d-yemṣadan akked timmad-nsen d tudert-nsen. Anadi n ssuq n temnaḍt akked yibeddilen i yettwarǧan di tmetti i gerran ssebba i usebter n tlata n wannuz-agi. Tikta izerfanen s idrimen ur nesɛi tissas ugar am beṭun ur yettwaɣummen ara, sṭinlis (stainless steel), tazlagt n resin akked isfaḍen n plywood ttḥerzen tiseqqaṛ tuɣalin ddirett. Axxam-agi yesɛa tmanya n yiswiren sennig wakal akked sin n yiswiren n uzeṭṭa n tkeryas ddaw wakal.
The Recognition
About the Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz
K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam d amerbaḥ n Tarbaḥt A' Design Award n Lbrunz, tagmat ɛlayen i yisnulfa yelhan, yeṭṭafaren tinawt, tamusni d tezmert. Imerbaḥen n Lbrunz d isnulfa yelhan, ttbanen d timusniwin n tmusni n yimahilen-nsen. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam ad yili d asnulfu yettwaɛezzen, yelhan, amaynut. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Aẓekka Anaddi n Wexxam yettemlil ɣef yimawlan, yettwaɛezzen s tmahilt-is.
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
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