The Eyhof housing estate is located in the midst of the green Albisrieden district, which is part of a garden city extending from Albisgüetli to Schlieremer Berg. Contiguous housing estates constructed in the late 1940s define the surroundings of the Eyhof. Residential buildings arranged in rows are carefully embedded in the topography, forming flowing green spaces. The neighbouring open spaces of the In der Ey and Letzi schoolhouses supplement the district’s spatial structure with park-like facilities. Scattered buildings from subsequent decades notwithstanding, the district exhibits a homogeneous architecture.

The new housing estate extends the spatial qualities of the green garden city. In contrast to the existing structures, the three new residential buildings together with the planned future 2nd stage create a shared centre. Angled lines of the residential buildings form a generous, organic internal space. Versus the adjacent plots of land, the buildings of the housing estate are positioned to establish a spatial relationship with the neighbouring buildings and to delimit local open spaces. Notwithstanding the denser construction, well-proportioned intervening spaces are created thanks to the adequate compactness and space-saving angling of the structures. These spaces open up views between the buildings and preserve the character of an open, green garden city.