K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan by Evolution Design

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award Perunggu in Arsitéktur Competition Category.

PerungguArsitéktur· 2016

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan

by Evolution Design

Client: Evolution Design

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Arsitéktur Category

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The Design

About K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan

K.I.S.S. mangrupa pangwangunan perumahan di Zurich, Swiss, anu ngandung 46 maisonette. Panyewa tiasa milih ti antara tilu tipologi apartemen, anu béda dina karakter jeung atmosfér. Pangwangunan ieu ngajawab kahayang panyewa kana imah anu luyu jeung individualitas sareng gaya hirupna. Panalungtikan pasar di daérah éta sareng parobahan anu dipiharep dina masarakat jadi pedoman dina nangtukeun tilu tipe éta. Matérial nu murah sapertos beton ékspos, baja anti karat, lantai résin, sareng panel kayu lapis dianggo pikeun ngirangan biaya. Wangunan ieu miboga dalapan lanté di luhur taneuh sareng dua tingkat parkir di jero taneuh.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. K.I.S.S. Residential Development Pangwangunan Perumahan minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

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