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Location: Pontresina, Switzerland
Size: 1,192 m2
Budget: 4.5M. CHF
On Pontresina’s southern edge in the historic Laret quarter, this compact, terraced building sits between Engadin mountain views and the protective northern slope, anchored by an existing larch grove. A lime-plastered podium and carved larch cladding reinterpret local craft while softening the volume into the village roofscape. Ten homes (600 m²) mix 2-, 3- and 4-room units plus two flexible “joker” rooms, with courtyards and terraces that support everyday community. Calm, adaptable, SIA 500-compliant layouts are paired with a hybrid concrete/CLT structure, high-performance envelope, heat pump with district connection, and rooftop PV for low-carbon longevity.
Location: Tafers, Switzerland
Size: 3,125 m2
Budget: 12.5M. CHF
Consultant: Aspect Structural Engineers
The new municipal building in Tafers expresses civic consolidation through a structurally and environmentally efficient design. Embedded within the historic village context, it forms a spatial dialogue with the existing town hall. The hybrid system combining CLT and in-situ concrete, enables reduced floor heights, high acoustic performance, and spatial adaptability. Exposed cruciform timber columns provide both structural clarity and architectural articulation, supporting flexible, column-free interiors. Paired with passive ventilation, photovoltaic arrays, and rainwater harvesting, the project advances a contemporary civic identity grounded in material economy and environmental performance.
Location: Hochdorf, Switzerland
Size: 3,000 m2
Budget: 15M. CHF
Consultant: Sara Rickenbacher, Landscape Arch.
This design proposes a 24 suite care facility that integrates into its context through sensitive siting, fragmented massing, and landscape continuity. Emphasizing domesticity over institutional character, it supports residents autonomy and wellbeing through sensory engagement, clear spatial orientation, and familiar architectural elements. A dementia garden, communal spaces, and material tactility promote connection to nature and memory. Sustainable strategies including solar energy, rainwater collection, and thermal mass, enhance comfort and reduce environmental impact, creating a resilient, socially responsive, and experientially rich living environment.
Location: Wil, Switzerland
Size: 1,529 m2
Budget: 9.4M. CHF
The new two-storey kindergarten in Wil responds to its varied urban context by stepping its massing to echo the adjacent primary school and reduce the visual impact along Rossenstrasse. Timber construction expressed consistently inside and out supports a warm, domestic atmosphere and passive sustainability strategies, including solar-heated radiant slabs and cross-ventilation. Programmatically, the kindergarten and daily structure are distinct yet overlap at central shared spaces. Landscaped outdoor zones mediate age groups with subtle topography and planting, supporting ecological learning and site-specific play.
Location: Männedorf, Switzerland
Size: 1,350 m2
Budget: 9.5M. CHF
Consultant: Sara Rickenbacher, Landscape Arch.
The design for the new multifunctional school in Männedorf responds sensitively to its residential and topographical context. A terraced, timber-constructed
volume integrates into the sloped site with minimal visual impact, preserving key
sightlines and echoing surrounding rooflines. The landscape concept blends gardens, play areas, and natural circulation paths, reinforcing ecological learning and local agricultural traditions. Prefabricated wooden elements enhance
environmental performance, while greening strategies support biodiversity. Together, building and landscape offer a spatially and pedagogically integrated environment fostering sustainability and community feeling.
Location: Romanshorn, Switzerland
Size: 1,500 m2
Budget: 10M. CHF
Consultant: Sara Rickenbacher, Landscape Arch.
The proposed school building integrates into the Brüggli neighborhood through a restrained urban form, soft materiality, and embedded landscape. A key feature is the open-air classroom concept, where children are encouraged to learn outdoors in semi-sheltered spaces that promote spontaneous interaction with nature. These adaptable environments designed in response to historical and contemporary health and pedagogical needs, enhance creativity, autonomy, and well-being. Together with flexible indoor spaces, wooden construction, and ecological strategies, the
architecture fosters sustainable learning and environmental awareness.