{"id":10102,"date":"2025-04-29T10:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T10:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/?post_type=projects&#038;p=10102"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:20:24","slug":"1108-oerliker-park-zurich","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/1108-oerliker-park-zurich\/","title":{"rendered":"1108 Oerliker Park Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9ba6dbca wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-small-font-size\">1108 Oerliker Park Zurich<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Location:\u00a0<br>Oerlikon Zurich, Switzerland<br><br>Project Phases:<br>Design competition 1997, 1st Prize; Realization 1999\u20132001<br><br>Client:<br>Gr\u00fcn Stadt Z\u00fcrich (Green City Zurich)<br><br>Landscape Architecture:<br>Studio Vulkan (formerly Schweingruber Zulauf Landscape Architects)<br><br>Architecture:<br>S. 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Haerle<br><br>Photography:<br>Ren\u00e9 R\u00f6theli,\u00a0Giorgio von Arbils, Daniela Valentini<br><br>Details:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"project-tags-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/city\/\">[city]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/park\/\">[park]<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiovulkan.ch\/en\/projects\/tag\/vegetation\/\">[vegetation]<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oerliker Park is located in the transforming district of Zurich North, a former industrial zone that is gradually being redeveloped into an urban residential and working quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the landscape architectural concept was to create a striking, minimal framework composed of a few characteristic elements &#8211; offering both spatial orientation and openness to future developments. The park is not to be understood as a finished composition, but rather as a spatial and atmospheric offering that can evolve in dialogue with the changing neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The foundational structural principle is a robust orthogonal grid that enables both flexible usage and the potential for future interventions. Trees planted within this grid &#8211; varying subtly in density and species &#8211; span the entire park, forming a dynamic interplay between openness and enclosure. This vegetative framework serves as a &#8220;green roof,&#8221; offering both spatial containment and high amenity value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A central path cuts through the tree grid and leads visitors to an open clearing, which functions as the heart of the park. 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