Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Asphalt, glass, concrete and some green

In the dense development area Zurich-West critics miss attractive
recreation areas
A lot of concrete in Zurich-West: Luxury apartments in the Tower
Mobimo are lined with a kind of roadblock.
As dense as in the trendy Zurich West is built on the Limmat else
hardly. Belonged to urban green spaces but also to turn a critic. This
had been in planning for short.
Prime Tower, Mobimo Tower, Park Tower Hard: Zurich-West can certainly
boast of prestigious architecture. Close to each other in rapid
succession are raised in the former industrial district office
buildings and residential buildings, which will be opened soon on the
station model hardware and a new tram bridge. The urban setting is
required, as is the contrast between harsh industrial tools and
large-sized buildings. But also critical voices to speak. Given the
high density of the city would have to provide more green spaces, they
note. Generally, the planning of the necessary infrastructure in new
districts such as schools, shops, children's playgrounds, areas for
the administration and bike paths is insufficient.