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Location: Altstätten
Date: Competition 2019, 4th prize
Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten AG
Maurice Berrel, Raphael Kräutler
Project participants
Client: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik BBL, Projektmanagement
Main Contractor: ERNE AG Holzbau, 5080 Laufenburg
Landscape architecture: Lorenz Eugster GmbH
Construction engineer: Ulaga Partner AG
HVAC engineer: Gruenberg+Partner AG
Electric Planner: IBG B. Graf AG
Construction physicist: BAKUS Bauphysik und Akustik AG
Security Planner: Amstein+Walthert AG
Gastronomy Planner: D'Aujourd'hui & Partners AG
Visualisisations: maaars
0259Asylzentrum Altstätten
The FIVE HOUSES project is located south of Altstätten in the Rhine Valley, embedded in an agricultural landscape. The aim is to create a homely environment despite the proximity to a prison and shooting range. Five staggered buildings blend into the natural surroundings, forming defined outdoor spaces and connected by an inner "street" that includes communal areas such as dining halls, multipurpose rooms, and classrooms. A spacious garden with an avenue, playground, pavilions, and seating areas complements the complex. Four houses are designated for living, and one for administration. The project is conceived as a home for people, not merely as an asylum facility.