Building Cooperative Habrico

Design: A glazed space connects a three-storey building segment, featuring a mezzanine and a metal-tiled saddle roof, with another three-storey building segment with a green rooftop terrace. The glass entrance is accessible from the parking lot on the northern end as well as the garden on the southern end of the plot. As a bioclimatic element, the glass building pre-warms the outside air and serves as a community space. The south-facing balconies are lovely places to spend time on. Thanks to their integrated insulation, the wood-concrete-composite floors offer good sound protection.

Wood/Value Chain: 153 m³ of certified, regional Bois des Alpes™ wood (douglas fir, spruce) were used and processed by local companies, contributing to the qualification and employment in the region.

Energy: Despite the mountainous altitude of 1200 meters, the building is thermically very efficient. The manually adjustable ventilation system can route outside air into the apartments, optionally pre-heated by the glass building. Solar thermal water heaters provide the building with warm water. The hosue technology equipment is shared among the inhabitants. The large glass areas serve as cost-free heating, the balconies as shading. Heat-storing walls help absorbing and emanating heat.