Europan 10
Dietikon, Switzerland
40 ha
2010
Urban Composition & Master Plan Framework
A city is more than an aggregate of structures; it is a curated urban framework where each parcel functions as a vital component of a cohesive master plan. To avoid spatial monotony and promote architectural diversity, individual parcels will be allocated to distinct architects. Parcel geometries and scales are directly calibrated to their programmatic functions, establishing buildable footprints defined by zoning regulations while allowing internal volumetric, height, and typological variation.
Environmental & Bioclimatic Strategy
Timber Facades & Structures: Extensive use of timber envelopes and structural framing to combine tactile warmth with low embodied energy.
Eco-Roof Integration: Green roofs paired with photovoltaic arrays to manage stormwater runoff, enhance thermal insulation, and generate renewable energy.
Bioclimatic Buffers: Interior winter gardens and transitional thermal zones engineered for passive solar heat gain, microclimate regulation, and natural ventilation.
Socio-Ecological Anchor: Community Organic Garden
The master plan dedicates a significant surface area to a shared organic garden managed collaboratively by residents and the local school. This productive landscape serves a dual purpose:
Embodied & Operational Carbon Offsets: Local food production reduces transportation emissions, delivering net savings of 0.2 to 5.0 kg CO₂-eq per kilogram of produce (equivalent to avoiding 2–50 km of vehicular travel).
Social Infrastructure: Acts as an intergenerational meeting space and civic learning center, fostering community stewardship through shared agricultural stewardship.
Sustainably harvested timber is used as the primary construction material to transform the building stock into an active carbon sink, locking away approximately 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of wood used. Surrounding mature trees and introduced forestry act as physical environmental systems—providing natural acoustic barriers against urban noise, supplying seasonal solar shading, and establishing continuous corridors to restore local biodiversity.
A city is more than an aggregate of structures; it is a curated urban framework where each parcel functions as a vital component of a cohesive master plan. To avoid spatial monotony and promote architectural diversity, individual parcels will be allocated to distinct architects. Parcel geometries and scales are directly calibrated to their programmatic functions, establishing buildable footprints defined by zoning regulations while allowing internal volumetric, height, and typological variation.
Environmental & Bioclimatic Strategy
Timber Facades & Structures: Extensive use of timber envelopes and structural framing to combine tactile warmth with low embodied energy.
Eco-Roof Integration: Green roofs paired with photovoltaic arrays to manage stormwater runoff, enhance thermal insulation, and generate renewable energy.
Bioclimatic Buffers: Interior winter gardens and transitional thermal zones engineered for passive solar heat gain, microclimate regulation, and natural ventilation.
Socio-Ecological Anchor: Community Organic Garden
The master plan dedicates a significant surface area to a shared organic garden managed collaboratively by residents and the local school. This productive landscape serves a dual purpose:
Embodied & Operational Carbon Offsets: Local food production reduces transportation emissions, delivering net savings of 0.2 to 5.0 kg CO₂-eq per kilogram of produce (equivalent to avoiding 2–50 km of vehicular travel).
Social Infrastructure: Acts as an intergenerational meeting space and civic learning center, fostering community stewardship through shared agricultural stewardship.
Sustainably harvested timber is used as the primary construction material to transform the building stock into an active carbon sink, locking away approximately 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ per tonne of wood used. Surrounding mature trees and introduced forestry act as physical environmental systems—providing natural acoustic barriers against urban noise, supplying seasonal solar shading, and establishing continuous corridors to restore local biodiversity.
Client
Dietikon coty
Program
Urban Design
Partner in charge
Toshihiro KUBOTA
Yves BACHMANN
Landscape Architect
Remy TURQUIN
Environmental EngineerØyvind VESSIA
Dietikon coty
Program
Urban Design
Partner in charge
Toshihiro KUBOTA
Yves BACHMANN
Landscape Architect
Remy TURQUIN
Environmental EngineerØyvind VESSIA