Residential and commercial building MIN MAX, Opfikon
2016
Wood dominates the MIN MAX residential building in Glattpark. The two upper floors are made entirely of wood, while the lower floors have been designed as a hybrid construction.
The project
The 98 apartments of the MIN type have 1.5 to 3.5 rooms and are between 40 and 80 m2 in size. In addition, the development has three 180 m2 apartments of the MAX type, which are designed for shared apartments. With this concept, the MIN MAX development is aimed at students, single people, creative people or young professionals. They will find an affordable home in a central location. The design Up to the third floor, MIN MAX was constructed as a hybrid building. The supporting structure was designed as a solid skeleton construction, the non-load-bearing exterior walls were prefabricated from wooden elements and assembled after concreting. The upper two floors are a pure timber structure. The exterior and interior walls consist of frame construction elements, the roof construction of box girder elements.
The construction
The ceilings of the galleries in the two-story apartments are made of solid wood. The outer facade of the ring building consists of sheet metal cladding, while the facade facing the inner courtyard is made of gypsum fiberboard. The challenge Very narrow constructions were required for the small two-story residential units in order to create as much living space as possible. Because the roof and gallery ceilings were made entirely of wood, it was possible to gain a lot of room height compared to a solid construction. On these floors, an apartment partition wall had to be inserted practically every two and a half meters. These narrow walls, which are over 5 meters high, have to meet the requirements for sound insulation and fire protection as well as support the roof structure and gallery ceilings.
Construction Data
- Solid wood
- glulam 350 m3
- Three-layer board spruce/fir 3500 m2
- Wood fiber boards 2000 m2
- OSB boards 4000 m2
Services of Timbatec
- SIA phase 31 preliminary project
- Cost estimate
- SIA Phase 32 Construction project
- Fire protection planning
- Technical site management and site inspections
- Structural analysis and design
- SIA Phase 41 Tendering and comparison of offers
- SIA Phase 51 Implementation project
- Works planning 3D and 2D
Civil engineer
Henauer Gugler AG
8021 Zurich
Total contractor
Ralbau AG
9016 St. Gallen
Owner
Careal Immobilien AG
8008 Zurich
Architect
Edelaar Mosayebi Inderbitzin AG
8004 Zurich
Hybrid Construction MIN MAX in Glattpark
Focus on propertyPunkt 2/2017 - Close to the city but still affordable: In the residential and commercial building MIN MAX in Opfikon people find a home who want to live centrally and at the same time cheaply and share a part of their living space with other residents. The development comprises commercial premises on the ground floor and four apartment types on the upper floors. The MIN studios are small apartments with an area of 40 and 60 m², the MAX cluster apartments are four times larger and ideal for shared apartments. Up to the third floor, MIN MAX was designed as a hybrid structure, the supporting structure as a solid structure, the non-load-bearing exterior walls made of timber. The upper two floors are made entirely of timber. Timbatec has accompanied the project from the beginning, from the preliminary design and the tender to the execution.
