Gus Wüstemann creates affordable apartment block almost entirely from concrete

Concrete-lined living spaces extend out onto angular balconies at this low-cost housing block in Zurich, designed by locally based studio Gus Wüstemann.
The monolithic block is surrounded by 1950s housing in the suburb of Albisrieden. It was designed by the Swiss architecture studio for the Baechi Foundation and contains nine apartments.The new block is slotted in among its linear neighbours, with the aim of offering affordable housing with a high quality of living based on t