Birchlenstrasse housing development, Dübendorf
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=Dxc_TsCj 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=427Cbm-p 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=bCHtl9Vc 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=56498MJy 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=8XMS3XyW 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=kwkQB2mw 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/projects/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_web.jpg?itok=qmIQ7vg3 2560w)
Embedded between the River Glatt and Birchlenstrasse, at the edge where industry meets the fringes of the small-scale buildings in the core zone, a new housing development is being made in Dübendorf. The competition entry from Fischer Architekten in collaboration with Marco Duarte Architekten was awarded first prize. The jury praised the “extremely precise urban planning which exerts its positive effect even into the apartments themselves.”
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=UZkcIlc4 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=iIVAEKfT 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=fzyY_3v9 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=oOGrRqJs 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=i0HvcXkl 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=jzkDw74I 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-10/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_ww_1_0.jpg?itok=4bUh0ojX 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=-D2r2nDl 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=q4IWKa-k 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=8nvujOLU 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=Ht-SHXB5 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=vwgqoR8O 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=X_5HArzU 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_aussen_2_web.jpg?itok=mvrDJ1Ru 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=xHK-NlA3 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=PXrxFwSC 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=1mKOhX1w 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=tSw6YuyW 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=VMETiRw7 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=O_c5S5R_ 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_1.jpg?itok=Q-51aMFS 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=Nfm1A2We 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=8lTmbxZl 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=GI-uwWrf 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=Q2yyvKpT 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=OjihIshD 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=jNgCUwHC 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-sc_as_2.jpg?itok=REyJb_fO 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=yXblG8Vr 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=2UX70u9G 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=YfA2QKF- 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=8pu193TK 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=cPgbWlBi 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=1gml3U59 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-09/fischer-architekten-ag-zuerich_birchlenstrasse-duebendorf_visu_innen_web.jpg?itok=Bd-78Lpn 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=4QX4Oulw 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=PSiy36cp 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=bufGuIjS 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=sSMfp7tu 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=k9vLxY2d 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=SjCaUjWl 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-1.jpg?itok=6iCpAcLj 2560w)
![Birchlenstrasse, Dübendorf, Fischer Architekten AG Zürich](/sites/default/files/styles/default_xs/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=LJsYjt5E 320w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_s/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=sSVAGUeP 640w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_m/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=4vkrg_BV 960w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_l/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=mdvbGAZQ 1280w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=7Faq3_m1 1440w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=fSyzwyKO 1920w, /sites/default/files/styles/default_xxxl/public/2019-10/1414.00-schemagrundriss-2.jpg?itok=li3Fi-P8 2560w)
The perimeter is in a quiet district within walking distance of the centre of Dübendorf. To form a coherent link in the urban body, both now and in the future the new building must take several different factors into account. The project responds to these demands with its clear positioning along the street, which strengthens both the existing, highly heterogeneous street space and the Glatt as a nature space. By stepping the long facade in a pronounced way, it is broken down to a scale that is typical of this location and forms a well-proportioned transition between the urban structures. This stepping also allows the different geometries of the Glatt and the street to be integrated and transforms them into an additional value for the apartments.
The concept for outdoor space is based on the familiar close interaction between open space and architecture and through a generous area of greenery enables residents to live in a park with a direct relationship to the water. The apartments face both the street and the river area. Dispensing with separate private outdoor spaces, ensures a direct focus on the privately used loggias and terraces. Conversely, this ensures a continuous green area along the river of the maximum possible size.
Towards the water the image of the meadow is intensified, several newly planted trees augment the fine existing trees on the riverbank. With the help of simple mowed areas and paths this space can be made accessible. From here a look backwards reveals a building in a park.
All of the apartments face in at least three directions: the main orientation is always to the Glatt in the north and towards the midday sun in the south, through the stepped facades the living rooms and outdoor spaces also open to the east, and a number towards the west.
Surroundings
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Ground floor
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Typical floor
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Attic
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Section
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