Triemli-Platz, Zurich

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Triemli Square, located at the foot of the Uetliberg, forms the western gateway to the city of Zurich. With the striking high-rise cluster of the Triemli Hospital, it serves as a prominent point of orientation. The square functions as a local meeting place and is frequented day and night due to the presence of the hospital.

At the same time, Triemli Square is an important transport hub. It is where Birmensdorferstrasse and Triemlistrasse intersect (30’000 vehicles per day), and it forms the main access point to the Triemli city hospital. The green axis of the Triemlifussweg–Hohensteinweg also crosses the square—an important recreational route for both cyclists and pedestrians.

Triemli Square is also the terminus for tram lines 9 and 14 and is served by trolleybus line 33. In addition, it is a stop for the key tangential bus line 80 as well as for various regional PostBus lines.

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Main themes:
Integrated design of urban development, traffic, and open space; neighborhood center; gateway to the city; orientation and open space hierarchy; traffic nodes (30’000 vehicles per day); public transport hub (16’000 passengers boarding and alighting per day); terminal stop of tram line; bicycle and recreational routes; topography; heritage protection; park and square design; social space survey; variant study with evaluation; consensus building and communication.

Categorisation:
Main road and junction, Housing district, Operational and design concept, Tram and subway, Heritage, City, Square and park, Place and object, Public space design

Project title:

Redesign of Triemliplatz Zurich, Preliminary Study (2020–2022)

Team:

EWP AG (lead; mobility, civil engineering)
Van de Wetering Atelier für Städtebau GmbH (urban planning, heritage conservation)
Vogt.LA (landscape architecture, climate)
51N4E (urban planning, architecture, design)

Client:

City of Zurich

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