1. Atelier 5 Inspiration www.atelier5.ch
Atelier is a German word which means “STUDIO”. Atelier 5 is an architectural company founded in Bern, Switzerland by the five architects Erwin Fritz, Samuel Gerber, Rolf Hesterberg, Hans Hostettler and Alfredo Pini.
The company built the Halen housing development between 1955 and 1962 in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Inspiration
The realized from settlement Halen is known worldwide as a seminal example in settlements after the Second World War . The prototypical building and the work in the group are essential features of the office. For this, the first striking reference to come Le Corbusier and since the establishment of the office until today persistent preoccupation with building concrete.
Unrestricted binding to the model of Le Corbusier characterizes the work of the first year and is crucial for the cohesion of the group. 

2. Characteristics The critical attitude of the tasks compared to
 The composition of the team changes from task to task, so that over time, each working with each and each team member and critic. Characteristic of the Atelier 5 are:
The critical attitude of the tasks compared to
Intensive study of place and context
Interest in design and structure
The precise determination of the reference between private and communal, public space.
The emphasis on fitness for the individual and the community
The absence of formal gestures and architectural quotes.

3. Project Drawings
www۔housingprototypes.org
Thalmatt II
Thalmatt I

4. Flamatt I & II

5. Rainpark

6. Siedlung Halen

8. Presentation Medium
Atelier 5, Siedlung Halen, Herrenschwanden, Switzerland, 1963.
In a silvan glade close to Bern, Switzerland,  the first housing estate of the architecture studio Atelier 5 has been created in 1963. 

10. Publications The computer years - Atelier 5 50 Supplement
to the mezzanine floor  No. 10/2005 CHF 15
The seminar Atelier 5, Balthasar Burkhard, Giairo Daghini, Niele ToroniZurich, 1988 CHF 30
Studio Paperback Atelier 5With an introduction by Friedrich Achleitner Birkhäuser 2000 out of print studio 5 26 selected buildings photographed by Balthasar Burkhard Zurich, in 1986 CHF 105
Atelier 5architectural and natural light, house Vaucher With contributions by Bart Christian Bach Bach Peter Bart Zurich 1984/1995 CHF 22
Rémy Zaugg for the artwork Kunstmuseum BernAtelier 5 With contributions by Hans Christoph von TavelAtelier 5 Christian Bartenbach Balthasar Burkhard Zurich, 1983CHF 32
25.50 Atelier 5 settlements and urban development projects With a foreword by Kenneth Frampton Vieweg, 1994, Sales: Birkhäuser out Atelier 5 settlements Zurich, 1984 CHF 28

11. Project www۔housingprototypes.org Project Siedlung Halen Architect
City
Country
Address
Building Type
Number of Dwellings
Date Built
Dwelling Types
No. Floors
Section Type
Exterior Finish Materials
Construction Type
Ancillary Services
Siedlung Halen
Atelier 5
Bern
Switzerland
NW of Bern at Halenbrücke bridge along Bernstrasse
Row house Terrace 81
1961
several types of row houses and studio combinations 3
3 story row houses
concrete, plaster, wood windows
concrete, masonry
parking, pool, club facilities, central heating

12. Aerial view from the SE
Air view from the NW,
The piazza

13. Entry courtyard & Kitchen

14. Living Room & balcony at entry level
Roof terrace at upper level

15. Garden Level
View from Garden

16. Glass roof and terrace
House/Studio bridge

17. Studio interior
Studio interior

18. The End