The development of a simple, usage-neutral structure for residential construction, which ARTEC Architects and WUP architektur have been pursuing in various projects since 2012, forms the conceptual basis for the residential construction in Berresgasse.

The urban design, based on five longitudinal layers for the building plots with access zones or private open spaces arranged between them, interprets the zoning requirements with a sequence of tower volumes and lower structures. This distribution of height differentiation and green spaces is strictly rational in terms of the optimal positioning of the high-rise buildings. The proportion of open spaces (loggias and balconies, pergolas, and roof terraces) is evenly and continuously distributed throughout the entire building structure.

The transition between inside and outside along the transparent longitudinal facades with excellent lighting is fluid. The individual houses have spacious, partly green roof terraces with communal areas or laundry rooms. The base area of the buildings contains public functions and residential units on two levels with a room height of 3 m on the ground floor (where simple commercial use is to be permitted). Each residential and work unit has access to a private open space that is exceptionally large for social housing.

The building structure is based on a construction method using precast concrete columns and in-situ concrete slabs as an open platform design with only a few load-bearing walls, primarily in the area of the access cores, and forms the basis of a permanently hybrid (re)usable building structure. A number of the units have a clear room height of significantly more than 2.5 m. The building can accommodate a variety of uses, up to and including maximum-size, open-plan structures within the thermal envelope.

One of the nine communal areas spanning the entire construction site is located on staircase 6 on the ground floor. In addition, there are two supervised shared apartments, commercial spaces, and co-working spaces that can be rented on a fixed or flexible basis. A mobility point is also located on the construction site. The district heating energy supply is supplemented by a 20 kWp photovoltaic system.

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