Zurich: Project "Maaglive" is one step further

The aim of the "Maaglive" project is to supplement the current dominant office uses with residential, cultural and gastronomic facilities, thus revitalizing the entire area around the clock. The project is to be built according to the plans of the Berlin architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton, the winners of the project competition. The plan is for an ensemble of three very different stand-alone buildings - a high-rise, the inventoried Building K and a new cultural center. In between, public space is planned, a square covered with approximately 80 tall trees. According to the planners, the "urban forest" will serve as a "new lively and climate-friendly center in Zurich West" in the future, together with other green spaces, to help reduce heat and provide a pleasant microclimate. The canopy of trees will give the square the quality of stay that has been lacking in this location so far, as will the uses planned for the first floors, says Drazenka Dragila Salis, Head Development & Construction at Swiss Prime Site. There are also plans to open up the neighborhood, including new pedestrian and bicycle paths.