Dstrict Parking Garage
Uster (CH)
Name
Dstrict Parking Garage
Client
Ammann Albers
StadtWerke
Program
Car Park
Location
Uster, CH
Project
2011
Status
project
Parcel
5.080 m2
Area
9.105 m2
Footprint
2.995 m2
For the newly developing residential area of Eschenbüel (Ammann Albers StadtWerke, Zurich), the construction of a district parking garage is planned as a central urban element. It will also serve as a noise barrier for the adjacent residential sections.
Our feasibility study, commissioned by the municipality, demonstrates that 300 parking spaces can be urbanistically integrated in a functional and architecturally appropriate manner.
The wedge-shaped volume rises towards the residential area while lowering towards the landscape, allowing the parking structure to blend gently into its surroundings. From the north, it appears as a natural extension of the terrain, while its green roof, acting as a fifth façade, connects not only to the landscape but also to the new eastern tangent road. As a result, when entering Uster, the structure becomes a symbol of the green district.
Facing the eastern tangent road, the parking garage remains mostly enclosed, reinforcing its role as a noise barrier for the residential area behind it. Any openings are limited and fully glazed to maintain this function.
The freestanding, solid stairwell is connected to the main structure via a glass joint.
Facing south towards the residential area, the building presents itself as semi-open and urban, with a stone façade that reflects a city-like character.
To the west, overlooking the tree-lined green corridor along the stream, the structure remains open, featuring a lushly vegetated mesh. Its gradual recession harmonizes with the scale of the surrounding neighborhood.
