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<\/p>\nAt the centre of this building\u2019s identity is a structural omission: one load-bearing column was intentionally removed from architect Christian Kerez\u2019s daring design. Built above Kr\u00f6nleinstrasse in Zurich\u2019s 7th district \u2014 Kreis 7 \u2014 the House with a Missing Column reveals its thinking through structure. Black steel stelae brace three sides of the building, while long cantilevered beams carry the load without visible support on the fourth. The effect is disarming \u2014 an essay in architecture where forces are felt rather than seen.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
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Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n
The steel frame, thermally separated from the glass fa\u00e7ade, penetrates the concrete slabs and releases the interiors from conventional constraints. Inside, frameless sliding glass walls dissolve the boundary between apartment and landscape, opening views across the city, lake and surrounding tree canopy. Balconies and loggias extend the living spaces outward, while deep floor plates and overhangs temper light and heat with quiet control.<\/p>\n
Within the plan a central, lightweight core clad in wood veneer organises the living, sleeping and service zones. Terrazzo floors, built-in elements and restrained materials reinforce a mood that is controlled and deliberate. Below, a recessed concrete base contains studios and a garage \u2014 they\u2019re reached via a tunnel-like driveway that further dramatises the approach. Seen together, the elements translate an abstract structural idea into a lived condition, where lightness, exposure and gravity are felt daily. <\/p>\n
The middle flat is on the market with Poeticwalls AG in cooperation with Nobilis Estate. Interested parties are asked to enquire with Poetic Walls<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n Photography: Nobilis Estate AG.<\/p>\n Read next: An 18th-century multi-unit residence lists in old Lisbon<\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC_9037-Large.jpg\")
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