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Weltpostpark residential buildings in Bern
7 Sep 2020
Weltpostpark Bern residential buildings
Design: SSA Architekten, Basel, Switzerland
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Weltpostpark site in Bern
Sustainable architecture in an urban context
The three residential buildings on the Weltpostpark site in Bern site have been completed

Photos © Ruedi Walti
Basel/Bern – The last apartments in the SSA Architekten-designed Weltpostpark development are now occupied. The striking six-storey residential buildings have an urban feel about them, while the park-like surroundings and the varied clinker brick facades create a homely atmosphere. What’s more, the high-quality architecture also includes affordable residential units and the development’s demand for energy is met in its entirety by regenerative resources.
The Oberes Murifeld site is a heterogeneous mixed residential and urban quarter. Facing the Weltpoststrasse road are the larger office blocks of the Weltpostverein alongside a number of commercial and industrial buildings. A motorway marks the northern limits of the site. In between are a range of villas, allotments and smaller parks.
The design concept of the three residential buildings by SSA Architekten takes its cue from this variety of surrounding elements. The heights of the Weltpostpark buildings are aligned with the six-storey office blocks. The angled volume (House...