A framework for everyday life The Vernets Tower transforms a former military site into a new part of Geneva. The essay examines the relationship between density, public space and architecture, focusing on typology, construction and the quality of social housing.
Counterpoints of Scales Pilatus Tower brings sport, housing and public space together in a single complex in Kriens. The essay examines how density, economic sustainability and urban quality are integrated into a structure where the arena supports the two residential towers
High, Medium, or low-rise housing? In Switzerland, high-rise residential buildings are shaping a new tradition of settlement. Against a backdrop of densification, urban quality and new forms of settlement, this essay explores the tradition that residential towers are establishing
Living up high, in Switzerland High-rise residential buildings mark a new phase of urban densification in Switzerland. A comparative reading of buildings, dimensions, programmes and contexts explores how Swiss cities are growing upwards.
Still, between the river and the infrastructure Depot Hard project approaches densification through a hybrid of block and high-rise, integrating housing, commercial space and infrastructure. The essay examines Morger Partner’s project within Zurich’s transformation and its growing experimentation
Switzerland goes high Residential towers are reshaping Switzerland’s skyline. Through recent projects in Zurich and other Swiss cities, the essay examines new forms of densification, typological experimentation and the relationship between high-rise buildings and their
Beyond Height The residential tower concentrates the tensions of urban life between density, proximity and distance. In conversation with Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, the essay examines its role, limits and potential, focusing on height, public space, regulation
