Raumrochade

A project surrounding an apartment building in a single-family home neighborhood in Zürich-Höngg. Many single-family homes in Switzerland are structurally contradictory: built for families but increasingly occupied by older people - with a lot of space and unclear prospects. Designed to offer flexibility without radically abandoning ownership, this project is based on two synergistic systems: The existing residential building acts as a counterpart to underoccupied single-family homes in the area. Their owners can move into the shared house while the cooperative makes their single-family homes available to families at low cost. Each apartment is created in close collaboration with the former residents - memories, and atmospheres of the home are interpreted spatially. The cooperative offers a safe option - a way out - when the home no longer suits the stage of life. It respects and transforms histories and property - and tries to create space for others.