MFO Park in Zurich - Switzerland

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Title	Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon - MFO Park
Place	James-Joyce-Strasse, Zurich Oerlikon
Country	Switzerland
Author	Tatiana Nascimento
Area	6.300 m2 aprox.
Designers	Burckhardt+Partner AG Zurich and Raderschallpartner
Inauguration	2002
Investment	9 million Swiss francs

Why is this case relevant?

• "The town of Oerlikon was characterized by industrial buildings until the 1990’s. The park's ownership was used by the Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon for about a hundred years, which give the name MFO to this park. The "Park House" occupies the dimensions of the old factory buildings."

Which challenges is this landscape facing?

• Here you discuss the types of negative impact you are observing but you can also mention new functions that could give a development opportunity

What would be your strategy for improvement?

Finally, please share some ideas of how you would initiate positive change for your heritage area

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Image Gallery

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  Overview source: Severin Jakob

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  Underneed the stairs by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Main Hall by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Fassade by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Draining system by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Balconies by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Entrance by Tatiana Nascimento

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  Vegetation Composition source: Stadt Zürich

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  At night - Ilumination source: Michael Freisager

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  Master Plan source: Malwina Tubielewicz-Michalczuk

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  Section source: Burckhardt+Partner AG Zurich and Raderschallpartner

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  Section source: Burckhardt+Partner AG Zurich and Raderschallpartner

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References

• Author Year: Title, publisher, edition, page, ...
• etc.

• Website Year:
• Stadt Zürich 2018 https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/gsz/natur-_und_erlebnisraeume/park-_und_gruenanlagen/mfo-park.html#beschreibung 01/11/2018 at 16:42H
• METALOCUS 2015 https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/revisiting-90s-mfo-park-zurich 01/11/2018 at 17:10H

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