During the last decade, the industrial village of Hinwil near Zurich has become the shopping centre of the region. It has accumulated a disproportional amount of new retail space and thereby turned into what we call a ‘Big Box-Village’. ‘Hinwision’ takes a critical yet pragmatic approach to the now problematic, former industrial area and suggests several concepts and strategies that support an economically, socially, and culturally sustainable urban future for the area.

Client

S5-City

Role

urban designer

Scope

research and development of concepts for a sustainable urban development in various scales

Time

2009

Team

Mirjam Niemeyer and Tommi Mäkynen for the Institute of Urban Design (Prof. Kees Christiaanse),  ETH Zurich