Siedlung Halen Herrenschwanden-- 5 km outside of Bern, Switzerland 1955(initial studies)-1961(completed) 79 Units (High Density, Low Rise) and shared community ammenities Atelier 5 Erwin Fritz • Samuel Gerber • Rolf Herterberg • Hans Hostettler • Niklaus Morgenthaler • Alfredo Pini • Fritz Thormann • Design strategy Built as an experimental solution for the post-war “housing problem”-- • a solution which several of the architects themselves lived in modern garden suburb for the well-off middle class • cité • (self-contained residential development) without cars connection to • light and nature focus on children and the family as a natural structure • private homes • + private outdoors space + communal facilities = SIEDLUNG HALEN Sylvia Calderon & Riley Neal ADE 421- Tom Hartman Siedlung Halen Herrenschwanden-- Near Bern, Switzerland Design Objective: To use a modern architectural language influenced by Le Corbusier to create a high-density suburban community emphasizing a relationship with nature and a strong connection between private family homes and community facilities. Atelier 5 Connection to nature Connection to light Private homes Pedestrian walks Community facilities and activites Children as focus Private outdoor space
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Siedlung HalenHerrenschwanden-- 5 km outside of Bern, Switzerland1955(initial studies)-1961(completed)79 Units (High Density, Low Rise) and shared community ammenities
Atelier 5Erwin Fritz• Samuel Gerber• Rolf Herterberg• Hans Hostettler• Niklaus Morgenthaler• Alfredo Pini• Fritz Thormann•
Design strategyBuilt as an experimental solution for the post-war “housing problem”-- • a solution which several of the architects themselves lived inmodern garden suburb for the well-off middle class• cité• (self-contained residential development) without carsconnection to • light and naturefocus on children and the family as a natural structure• private homes• + private outdoors space + communal facilities = SIEDLUNG HALEN
Sylvia Calderon & Riley Neal ADE 421- Tom Hartman
Siedlung HalenHerrenschwanden-- Near Bern, Switzerland
Design Objective: To use a modern architectural language influenced by Le Corbusier to create a high-density suburban community emphasizing a relationship with nature and a strong connection between private family homes and community facilities.
Atelier 5
Connection to nature Connection to light
Private homes
Pedestrian walks
Community facilities and activitesChildren as focus
Private outdoor space
Siedlung HalenHerrenschwanden-- Near Bern, Switzerland
Atelier 5 (Firm), Yukio Futagawa, and Niklaus Morgenthaler. Terrace Houses at Flamatt Near Bern, Switzerland, 1957, 1960 :Halen Housing Estate Near Bern, Switzerland, 1961 ; Apartment in Brugg, Switzerland, 1970-71. Vol. 23. Tokyo: A. D. A. EDITA Tokyo, 1973.