School Lecture Series: Lütjens Padmanabhan / EPFL Architecture
Event details
| Date | 04.03.2025 |
| Hour | 18:30 › 20:00 |
| Speaker | Oliver Lütjens, Lütjens Padmanabhan |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
LÜTJENS PADMANABHAN
Zwhatt Sufficiency Project
The longitudinal building is designed as a pilot project on the topic of sufficiency. The residential structure was developed as an urban terraced house with maisonette lofts in four different sizes (S,M,L,XL). Its concise building shape links with the adjacent residential tower block and corner shop to form a memorable ensemble that promotes a sense of identity.
Oliver Lütjens (Zurich 1972) and Thomas Padmanabhan (Stuttgart 1970) established Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects in 2007 in Zurich. The Zurich-based practice has been recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation in the field of affordable housing and for its joyful embrace of the expressive challenges of contemporary construction.The practice’s works are diverse in scale and type, spanning three continents. Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost Apartment Building in Zurich, the Zwhatt Sufficiency Housing Project in Regensdorf, the Unterfeld Lake Power Plant, the residential development Göbli in Baar, as well as the Residences for the Swiss Ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotà. Oliver and Thomas have taught as assistants at ETH Zurich, and as guest professors at TU Munich, EPF Lausanne and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.
This lecture is part of the school lecture series
HOUSING VOL.2 - Housing and Reuse
Reuse of existing buildings is increasingly becoming a good practice. Yet, reuse is easier said than done. Within a capitalist society, buildings are produced as commodities and, as such, they are not meant to last. Moreover, what is at stake within reuse is not simply the reuse of buildings per se, but the whole process of building production behind each architectural project.
This lecture series explores projects of reuse in which former offices, factories, or houses are transformed or expanded as residential spaces. Each lecture will focus on one building in order to shed light not only on the advantages of reuse but also on its limits and challenges. The lecture series will be complemented by the launch of Professor Charlotte Malterre-Barthes’s A "Moratorium on New Construction".
Zwhatt Sufficiency Project
The longitudinal building is designed as a pilot project on the topic of sufficiency. The residential structure was developed as an urban terraced house with maisonette lofts in four different sizes (S,M,L,XL). Its concise building shape links with the adjacent residential tower block and corner shop to form a memorable ensemble that promotes a sense of identity.
Oliver Lütjens (Zurich 1972) and Thomas Padmanabhan (Stuttgart 1970) established Lütjens Padmanabhan Architects in 2007 in Zurich. The Zurich-based practice has been recognized nationally and internationally for its innovation in the field of affordable housing and for its joyful embrace of the expressive challenges of contemporary construction.The practice’s works are diverse in scale and type, spanning three continents. Recent projects include the award-winning Waldmeisterweg low-cost Apartment Building in Zurich, the Zwhatt Sufficiency Housing Project in Regensdorf, the Unterfeld Lake Power Plant, the residential development Göbli in Baar, as well as the Residences for the Swiss Ambassadors in Algiers and Bogotà. Oliver and Thomas have taught as assistants at ETH Zurich, and as guest professors at TU Munich, EPF Lausanne and Harvard GSD. They are currently guest professors at ETH Zurich.
This lecture is part of the school lecture series
HOUSING VOL.2 - Housing and Reuse
Reuse of existing buildings is increasingly becoming a good practice. Yet, reuse is easier said than done. Within a capitalist society, buildings are produced as commodities and, as such, they are not meant to last. Moreover, what is at stake within reuse is not simply the reuse of buildings per se, but the whole process of building production behind each architectural project.
This lecture series explores projects of reuse in which former offices, factories, or houses are transformed or expanded as residential spaces. Each lecture will focus on one building in order to shed light not only on the advantages of reuse but also on its limits and challenges. The lecture series will be complemented by the launch of Professor Charlotte Malterre-Barthes’s A "Moratorium on New Construction".
Practical information
- General public
- Free