‘4,000 Swiss francs for three rooms? Are you serious?’ – Comparing the logic behind rent calculations used by profit-oriented landlords and non-profit organisations
Workshop on the 29.09.2025, 19.00 | GZ Heuried
The rent gap between cooperatives and profit-oriented organisations is growing. If you have to rent on the private market, you often have to pay several times more for the same flat. But why is that?
Using a specific example, such as the Küngenmatt housing estate in Zurich-Heuried, we look at different rent calculations. Once you understand the underlying logic, you will have a much better understanding of the housing crisis in Zurich!
The workshop is aimed at people who are new to the topic.
Behind the programme is the ‘Working Group on Socio-Ecological Construction Transformation’, in which around 50 practitioners have been sharing their experiences of socially responsible housing construction for around two years. The programme is organised by the associations Urban Equipe and Bureau Giacometti as part of the Stadt_Labor series of the Ponte Project Fund Foundation.
The event is part of the series ‘Building the Future. Now!‘ at the Architekturforum Zürich, and is also part of the event series ’Social-ecological construction transition now!”, organised by the Working Group on Social-Ecological Construction Transition and the associations Bureau Giacometti and Urban Equipe, as part of the Stadt_Labor series of the Ponte Project Fund Foundation. The findings of the event will be published in a book by Hochparterre Verlag in 2026.