Helvetia plans 700 new apartments in Zurich-Oerlikon
Helvetia Versicherungen plans to replace its Frohburg development in Zurich-Oerlikon with new buildings. Around 700 new apartments are to be built on the 39,000 m2 site.
The houses are now over 60 years old, and the apartments no longer meet today's standards, writes Helvetia Insurance. However, the character of the development, which was built as a garden estate, is to be preserved despite the densification. "The defining feature of the area should also be a generous, green outdoor space in the future."
The development concept envisages the construction of six- to seven-story new buildings along Murwiesenstrasse. The street will also serve as a central settlement area and lead into a neighborhood square where a neighborhood store, a café, a multipurpose hall and a municipal kindergarten are planned.
The publicly advertised prequalification for the study contract, which will start in August 2016, is currently underway. Eight to ten planning teams, consisting of at least two architectural firms and one landscape architect, will be selected from all applications. These are to develop proposals for a new "Frohburg Garden Settlement" by the end of January 2017. The winning project is expected to be selected at the beginning of 2017 and then worked out in detail. Construction will start in spring 2019 at the earliest, with the new buildings to be constructed in several stages. (ah)
