Wolfganghof Süd Housing, St. Gallen (CH)
New building,
Building in existing structures
Client: St. Galler Pensionskasse Immobilienanlagen, St. Gallen
Location: CH-9000 St. Gallen
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller Stäheli
Design: Helmut Dietrich, Much Untertrfaller
Construction: 2023 – 2025
Area: 19,500 m²
Programme: 137 rental flats, commercial space, common rooms and coworking areas
Visualisations: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Team
Maximilian Bauer, AnnA-Lena Buffler, Nuh Dereköy, Zeynep Dereköy, Sonja Kiel, Claudia Majer (Project management), Thomas Mitterer-Kuhn (Project management), Christian Porath, Yannik Schilasky, Christina Schlüter
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics: Gruner, St. Gallen
Building services: IG-Energietechnik, St. Gallen
Electrics: Schmidheiny Engineering, Widnau
Sanitary sewerage: Cioce Gebäudetechnik, Rorschach
Building physics: Studer + Strauss, St. Gallen
Landscape: Pauli I Stricker, St. Gallen
Construction management: Bauer Baumanagement, St. Gallen
Housing for the elderly in a lively neighbourhood
In the popular Wolfganghof residential neighbourhood in St. Gallen, we are building five new apartment blocks with 132 rental flats. In order to be affordable for couples and singles, young and old, the majority of the flats have 2.5 and 3.5 rooms. This means that the units are significantly smaller than those in the existing development, which mainly have 4.5 to 6 rooms. Older residents can thus move into smaller units within the neighbourhood, and the large flats will become available for families. The larger, point-shaped building at the bus turning area offers space for commercial areas, communal rooms and coworking.
The existing Wolfganghof residential complex was built in several stages from 1982 onwards. The new buildings continue the characteristic structure of the elongated and angled brick houses. This allows the five three- to four-storey houses to blend harmoniously into their surroundings, and the estate continues to be perceived as an ensemble. The new buildings are of course barrier-free, in contrast to the existing buildings, most of which do not have a lift.
Sustainability
Access by car is exclusively via the underground car park, so that the surrounding area remains car-free and quiet. Photovoltaic systems on the roofs generate solar power, which is passed on to tenants at preferential conditions.
Double-skin masonry with a brick façade ensures durability, maximum building insulation and therefore energy efficiency. The buildings will also be connected to the district heating supply of the city of St. Gallen. The project is certified to the SNBS (Swiss Sustainable Building Standard).
To be affordable, the majority of the flats have between 2.5 and 3.5 rooms.
The existing Wolfganghof residential complex with its typical brick houses
The new buildings continue the characteristic structure of the elongated and angled brick houses.
