Residential and commercial building, Modernist residential and commercial building in New City South, Bienne, Switzerland.
The Aarbergerhof is a residential and commercial building standing at the corner of Aarbergstrasse and Theodor-Kocher-Strasse in Bienne's New City South. Multiple floors contain apartments above, while ground-level shops face the street and define the corner with geometric forms and a plain facade.
The Aarbergerhof was built in 1929 and expressed the urban modernization that shaped Bienne's New City South district. Its construction occurred during a time when new architectural ideas from across Europe were flowing into Swiss urban development.
The building displays clean lines and open floor plans typical of Bienne modernism that continue to shape daily life for residents today. The mix of apartments above and shops at street level creates an active street where people naturally gather for shopping and errands.
The building sits at a street corner with good accessibility and easy reach by public transport or on foot. The street frontage lets visitors view the architecture from different angles and watch how the mixed residential and commercial uses work together.
The building preserves to this day its original use with apartments and shops, making it a living example of functional design at work. This ongoing use shows how well modernist design suited everyday life.
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