Zwicky-Areal, Urban development in Wallisellen and Dübendorf, Switzerland.
Zwicky-Areal is an urban development combining residential and commercial spaces spread across Wallisellen and Dübendorf. The site features different building types organized around mixed-use functions, creating a neighborhood rather than a single unified structure.
The site was first documented in 1837 as "Neuguet", a plot with a dwelling, barn and stable. In 1839 the Zurich government council granted water rights from the Chriesbach for a spinning mill, and from 1841 to 1847 a silk-twisting works and workers' housing followed. Fritz Zwicky-Guggenbühl rebuilt the plant in 1902; production ceased in 2001 and the site was redeveloped from 2007, completed in 2020.
The site preserves traces of its industrial past through architectural elements like the Zwicky-branded chimney, which now marks the transformed landscape. These remnants sit alongside modern construction in earth tones, creating a visible dialogue between what once was and what is now.
The main access road is Neugutstrasse, an important link road of the Glatt valley. Since 2010 the Glattalbahn Line 12 serves the Wallisellen Neugut stop, connecting the site to the public transport network. The Neugutviadukt cuts through the area, and the site lies between the Chriesbach, the Glatt and the A1 motorway.
The Waldhaus Neuguet, a 50-metre tower built 2016–2019 by Steiner AG for Halter AG, is intended as the area's new landmark. It stands at Seidenplatz in Wallisellen and holds a Harry's Home hotel with 123 rooms on floors 1 to 3, plus 100 owner-occupied flats on floors 4 to 14.
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