2025
360-degree optimisation of an apartment building in Kilchberg, Zurich
360-degree project optimisation
"If costs and benefits no longer align in the preliminary design, the last effective phase is almost over."
PHASE
360-degree project optimisation
SERVICE
Projektoptimierung
DURATION
6 weeks
READING TIME
5-minute read
The concern
The project is no longer economically viable, but I am already well into the planning stages.
What we did
Examine the project holistically in terms of cost drivers, space efficiency and yield.
What was the goal?
A structurally renovated project with a clear basis for decision-making.
What was the initial situation?
The project was in the preliminary planning stage and, in its existing form, was not economically viable. A mismatch between construction costs and returns, inefficient space layouts, and a lack of rigor in the project structure demonstrated that if these issues were not addressed now, they would become much more expensive in a later phase.
They structurally saved our project without over-optimising it.
Owner: Kilchberg ZH
What have we accomplished?
As part of the 360-degree optimisation, I examined the project in all relevant areas: site and building regulations, volume and building structure, apartment mix and marketability, achievable sales and rental prices, structural systems, and energy standards. Based on this analysis, targeted measures were developed and their impacts were presented transparently, enabling the owner to make well-informed decisions.
What was the result?
The implemented optimisation measures have placed the project on a sound economic footing. The ratio between investment costs and expected returns is now balanced again.
This is how the collaboration went
01
Get to know
Discuss key performance indicators, pain points, and time horizon together.
02
Project analysis
Examine the property, volume, apartment mix and construction.
03
Measures
Develop concrete optimisations with transparent impacts.
04
Prioritisation
Jointly evaluate measures and define binding implementation guidelines.
05
Diploma
Hand over the list of measures, ensure a smooth transition to further planning.
Plain text from the project
The most economically effective optimisation takes place before the building permit application is submitted, not afterwards.
What was the added value for the customer?
Project stabilised
A viable project emerges from a dysfunctional situation.
Improved cost-to-area-yield ratio
Structurally sound, without any loss of quality for future users.
Clear basis for decision-making
For further project processing and negotiations with financial partners.
Increased planning certainty
The owner is acting with clarity rather than gut feeling.