Project Seestrasse Küsnacht
Custom Solutions for Luxury Real Estate
Facts & Figures
Year of construction: 2018/2019
Building owner: Private
Region: Küsnacht
These luxurious apartment buildings near Lake Zurich, offer the highest level of living quality. The buildings are arranged in a tiered layout on a long site that gently slopes towards the lake. To minimise noise from the busy Seestrasse, the buildings are mostly closed on the north side. On the sunny south side, however, the apartments are designed to be open and bright. Floor-to-ceiling windows flood the interior spaces with natural light, while the spacious terraces promise endless hours of sunshine with lake views – but they are also exposed to the weather. Schenker Storen’s solutions focused not only on optimal lighting scheme and shading but also on underpinning the minimalist design style.
Sunlight: On-site Assessment
Understanding the architectural design concept is crucial, especially for luxury real estate.It’s not just about the design standards and materials used, but also about enhancing the lighting scheme.A key part of this process is assessing the actual sunlight and its effects in situ. Sometimes, Schenker Storen’s lighting design experts identify opportunities to optimise that are not obvious to planners from their desks, despite their extensive experience.
Special Materials: Requires Special Planning
High-quality special materials are often used in luxury real estate projects if standard solutions are not suitable. In the case of Seestrasse, the use of special top-spec wood for the recessed wooden ceiling required precise coordination with the responsible carpenter and the electrical company. These preliminary meetings focused primarily on structural issues to ensure the stability of the sun blinds on the recessed wooden ceiling, even in strong winds.
Design Standards: Custom Solutions
What appears simple and straightforward is often meticulously thought out and executed behind the scenes. This is also true for the slat blinds: To support a seamless visual transition from the indoor to the outdoor area, the high-quality wooden floor was installed without finishing strips. This had implications for the slat blinds, whose retention fittings were carefully mounted on the window frames. The use of high-quality processed elements and the highest precision in installation are crucial here to ensure that the slat blinds, despite their delicate attachments and cord guide, remain as taut as possible and do not flutter even in stronger winds.
