Hauensteinweg
3008 Bern
Siedlung Weissenstein
Railway Workers Housing Cooperative
Planning and execution
1919–1925 Construction of the Weissenstein railway workers’ housing estate
2014–2016 Development of a spatial development concept with W2H Architekten AG
2016–2020 Renovation and conversion of the main building with W2H Architekten AG
Architects
Designed by: Franz Trachsel
Renovation of the main building: W2H Architekten AG
Landscape architects
Description
As the historic centre, the Weissenstein Estate defines the Weissenstein railway workers’ estate, built between 1919 and 1925, which is one of Switzerland’s most significant garden city developments. The late-Baroque manor house was taken over by the Bern Railway Workers’ Building Cooperative in 1920, renovated and extended, and from then on played a central role within the estate. The recent development builds on this history, combining the careful preservation of the historic building fabric with new communal, age-appropriate and residential uses.
Further information
Publications:
“Viel Raum unter dem grossen Dach”, Hochparterre 5/2021
“Unter einem grossen Dach”, www.swiss-architects.com, 7/2021“
"Ein bedeutendes Gut”, Architektur+Technik 7-8/2021
“Das neue Herzstück in der Pioniersiedlung”, wohnen 12/2021
Visits and guided tours
Type of tour: Guided group tours
Booking: not required (first come, first served)
Group size: no limit
Meeting point: in front of the main building
Guided Tours
Saturday, 10:00-10:45 - Orvil Häusler
Saturday, 14:00-14:45 - Orvil Häusler
Directions
Bus no. 10 to "Bern, Dübystrasse" / 11-minute walk
Location
Hauensteinweg
3008 Bern