Ballet Mécanique apartment block has walls that unfold to form balconies and sunshades



Manuel Herz Architects has completed a housing block in Zurich, with dynamic facades that transform into balconies for its five apartments.

On all four sides of the three-storey Ballet Mécanique, the walls on the two lowest levels are opened using hydraulics to form colourful balconies and sunshades.

The largest moveable elements are balconies framed by fold-out railings, which front the living rooms of each home.

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