Richti Wallisellen

The Richti area, Richti quarters or simply Richti is a major development in the municipality Wallisellenstrasse, Canton of Zurich, which built on a 72,000 m2 plot of land in the southeast of the municipality between 2010 and 2014.

Location

The 72,000 m2 property was for 20 years an industrial wasteland with no fixed usage. The area is located between the Wallisellenstrasse station and the shopping center Glatt. The major development now created on the buildable area of ​​65,000 m2 has the block development of a strong urban character and differs significantly from the rural village character of the rest of the community Wallisellenstrasse ennet north of the tracks.

Architecture

The residential and commercial development with approximately 450 condominiums and rental apartments for an estimated 1,200 people and office buildings and retail space with over 3,000 jobs will be completely finished sets in the summer of 2014. The Neubauquartier consists of seven buildings, six of which are Blockrandbauten with green courtyards. The complex is divided by a main street, the " Richtiarkade " lengthwise. The " Richtiplatz " is the center of the neighborhood. By " Richtiarkade » and the « Richtiplatz reach" pedestrian from Wallisellenstrasse Station shopping center Glatt. Composed 30% of green areas and 27% of streets or squares of the arable area.

Currently, there are a total of seven buildings, four completed and occupied, the remaining three are under construction created (as of January 2014). The Blockrandbauten are each five storeys (plus attic floor ) and are 20 m high. The office tower has 18 floors and is 68 meters high. It is against the NCR opened in 1975 skyscraper of the smooth center ( Glatt Tower ).

The urban redevelopment embossed on the Richti area takes block edge cultivations in Berlin and Milan from the early 20th century as a model. The various plots were designed by five architectural firms with international standing, but follow the master plan of Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani. All buildings are equipped with different surfaces and structures, the houses are painted in bright colors. The building " Konradhof " has a pedestrian arcade and is based on a classical Italian style with striking narrow and green shutters. The two joined with four walkways building Allianz Suisse are consistently covered with printed at the edges of glass, the building of the UPC Cablecom large, square windows with wide, anthracite-colored ribbon windows.

Criticism

Prior to the vote on the project in the community Wallisellenstrasse was warned by a small group in front of " ugly concrete blocks " and " bunkers " to which the building of the Site construction would remember. To criticism but also led the architectural design of the windows of the two alliance - building: Passers-by were put out by the pattern-printed from an abstract marble glass panels. Through the gray - white pattern, the glass fronts reminiscent of a " moldy buildings ." Also to criticism led the unusual for a business building curtains in the window elements. The housing development is viewed as forward-looking because of their compact construction and due to their architectural ensembles.

The individual plots or buildings

Companies in the area Richti

• Allianz Suisse their previous Directorate locations in Bern abandoned ( except for a few jobs ) and in the city of Zurich and focused their business on the Richti area. Since November 2013 1,900 employees work at the new headquarters of the insurance company on 42,000 m2 of office space.
• Also, the telecommunications provider UPC Cablecom summarizes various existing offices together on the Richti area. In the summer of 2014, the building Richtiring to be based on 20,000 m2 of office space with 1,400 points.
• On the ground floor of the building created and attracted consider different business establishments to. The shops are grouped together under the brand " Richti Shopping». The providers range from restaurant operations, apparel companies, retailers and service oriented businesses.

Genesis

1987 planned the former Bauherrengemeinschaft Richtiareal ( consisting of the companies of Zurich brickworks, Credit and Bank Vontobel ) on the site of a multi-part administrative complex, whereupon an environmental impact report was created ( on the property, the company produced Favre & Co. until 1989 concrete pipes ). 1990 architectural competition for the banking center was conducted which won the architectural team Bétrix & Consolascio in Erlenbach and Meili Peter in Zurich. Due to legal disputes with the VCS and because of the real estate crisis of the 90s, the project fizzled. In 2001, Allreal by Bank Vontobel the eastern part of the property and further developed the project. In 2002, the Kreditanstalt got out as owner. In 2004 Allreal sparked by competition project, and then in 2007 he became the missing two-thirds of the property, which she was the sole owner of the whole area. In July 2007, a test plan has been used: it should be investigated whether the superstructure should be created with or without an event hall. The test has won planning then the Studio di Archittetura from Milan, whose head Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani is, with the project without event hall. The design, however opts for the perimeter block as the basic principle for the project. 2008, five architects or architectural practices with project studies for the individual plots were commissioned. The plans were then made ​​by six architects or architectural firms. On 25 June 2009 the Walliseller Municipal Assembly endorsed the design plan with 267 to 31 votes.

On 1 February 2010, the groundbreaking ceremony for the 700 million franc project was carried out. In the summer of 2014, the two buildings will be ready with the UPC Cablecom headquarters with the rent and the building.

Utilization of geothermal energy

With a 7,000 square meter earth probe with 220 each 225 m long probes the building of the superstructure are heated or cooled. Thus, only 20 % of energy requirements are to be supplied with other energy sources. This is a power supply and other measures, the right thing Wallisellenstrasse should be the first Site construction Switzerland, which meets the requirements of the vision of the 2,000 - Watt Society.

Special

The espresso bar on the ground floor of the Allianz office tower is open to the public and is open weekdays to 17:15 clock. The bar is run by the SV Group.

Connection of the area to traffic

The area at the north directly to the Wallisellenstrasse station, which is served by the S -Bahn lines S8 and S14 and some local bus services. The existing Glattalbahn also serving the railway station and then drive (towards Dübendorf train station ) is equal to the station " Smooth ", which is also adjoined to the area. In the south of the shopping center Glatt is the A1 motorway.

The Richti area itself is passable for motor vehicles, but closed to through traffic.