An easy to maintain, yet versatile Portfolio presentation with an integrated contact form.

Built upon the wordpress theme for my own page, this webpresence for my aunt reflects her works as a scene painter and can easily be self-maintained, as the wordpress CMS is easy to learn, updates automatically and has a wide and helpful userbase.

Design, conception and programming by myself

In the heart of the old town of Zürich a new building block was to be designed. Having a bold look, the Building is still in tune with its old surroundings and fulfills a rigid program of living and retail spaces.

4. Semester course, ETH Zürich | Professor: Dietmar Eberle | Teaching Assistant: Nicolas Rüest

As an exercise, we designed just the entrance hall of an imaginary building and build an 1:20 model from the actual materials. With a red polyurethane floor, the raw concrete walls, the brass applications and the illuminable ceiling contrasts and light effects where the main focus.

4. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with: Sandro Lenherr | Professor: Dietmar Eberle | Teaching Assistant: Nicolas Rüest

On an imaginary, square site an exemplary block was to be build, fulfilling an extensive program of living spaces with the utmost meticulousness while being as cost efficient as possible. We did the math and the outcome is more than acceptable in architectural terms.

4. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with: Sandro Lenherr | Professor: Dietmar Eberle | Teaching Assistant: Nicolas Rüest

A pragmatic answer to the overdue renewal of the suburbs of Zürich. With to space efficient buildings cautiously place in relation with the existing ones, the neighborhood is being densified and new urban qualities, such as squares and places are added.

3. Semester course, ETH Zürich | Professor: Dietmar Eberle | Teaching Assistant: Nicolas Rüest

As an exercise, we designed just the facade of an imaginary building and build an 1:20 model from the actual materials. To give reference to the process of concreting the form boards used in the casting of the facade where afterwards used to line the loggia and the terrace.

3. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with: Sandro Lenherr | Professor: Dietmar Eberle | Teaching Assistant: Nicolas Rüest

When refreshing their webprensence the Swiss Psychoanalytical Society wanted a simple design, while still being abled to integrate sophisticated multi-user right management.

The task included the development of a basic graphical language, as slight redesign of the logo as well as photo shoots in all of their six institutes in Switzerland. The logical construction of the multiple hierarchical levels and the web based databank management was done together with the client and their admin.

Design, photography and conception by myself, programming by their administrator Brigitta Feyer

For the Schulitz-house in LA a guesthouse was to be designed. The steep topography as well as the small intended footprint proposed quite some constructional challenge.

2. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with: Stephanie Fischler | Professor: Anette Spiro | Teaching Assistant: Hartmuth Göhler

A house as a powerplant

Following the model of “urban mining” we where given the task of designing one of the components of this utopian city. We imagined a structure, half house, half machine, located in a large salt lake. The salt lake acts like a thermal powerplant and heat condensator, while the house can absorb this generated energy  by its inflatable, acuiferous fassade and supply it to the heating of the city. The two large greenhouses are used to grow exotic fruits.

2. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with: Christoph Hess | Professor: Marc Angélil | Teaching Assistant: Rafael Schmidt

In a short group-studio an urban concept was to be developed, tailored to cope with shortening resources and growing energy demands.
To cut down on building materials the model of “urban mining” was introduced: The large existing structures of a city’s suburbs are used as mines to build new dwellings. The large leftover negatives of the former buildings would then give place to large saltlakes that sould act as a chemical heat condesator for the surrounding city.

2. Semester course, ETH Zürich | In collaboration with the teaching group of Rafael Schmidt | Professor: Marc Angélil | Teaching Assistant: Rafael Schmidt