‘Reclaiming Craft.Space’ is an urban proposal for (building) crafts in the city of Zurich. It’s a
vision for a city that celebrates making.
‘Reclaiming Craft.Space’ is an investigation that shows how craft acts beyond the object. As such it navigates within a multi-scaled spectrum: from the brick to the building to the
cityscape.
‘Reclaiming Craft.Space’ is an attempt to negotiate space for building crafts in Zurich and to
acknowledge small local craft businesses which contribute to a diverse city.
The point “.” marks the architectural intervention: On the site of the remaining Güterbahnhof, along the train tracks, a conglomerate of buildings stretches out: a material
logistics hub, crafts educational facilities, archival and exhibition spaces and ateliers for DIYers. An open courtyard and a new square mediate between the uses and the larger surroundings.
The proposal interweaves with the surrounding urban structure and positions itself as a new center for (building) crafts within the city.
Reclaiming Craft.Space is an urban architectural proposal by Samira Lenzin and Edoardo Signori. It was developed as part of their master's thesis at the department of architecture at ETH Zürich (Chair of Prof. An Fonteyne in collaboration with Thomas Kissling).