The multi-family house in Schluechtstrasse is the opening of housing structure in Cham.

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Architects: idA

Location: Cham, Switzerland

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Valentin Jeck

Heating/Air/Sanitary/Climate: Josef Moser AG, Cham

Acoustic/Building Physics: Michael Wichser + Partner AG, Duebendorf

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From the architect. The multi-family house in Schluechtstrasse is the opening of housing structure in Cham.Through the language and position of the attic the building manages the transition from small-scale structure in the east to large-scale building in the west.

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The form of the lot requires the footprint of the volume. The minimum distances to the east, north and west generate a distinct shape, which is dissolved consciously on the south side.

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Plan 3

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The commercial area in the ground floor and the two 3.5 and 5.5-room apartments are organised around the exposed concrete central core. Cause of this all-around orientation the reaction to the surroundings is possible. Usages sensitive to noise are orientated to the quiet east and south. Bathroom and entrance space towards the street form a protecting buffer.

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