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Zürich - New York

Architecture and spatial research

Operating across public institutions, residential commissions, and territorial advisory. Every project balances structural permanence with contextual restraint.

Selected metrics

Practice records

140,000 m²

built institutional mass

28 yrs

continuous practice

14

civic design honours

100 yr

minimum durability standard

Operational scope

Three disciplines

Civic Architecture

Institutional buildings

Monolithic municipal libraries, educational forums, and cultural halls engineered for intergenerational endurance. We prioritize raw mineral materials that age with dignity.

Residential Design

Private dwellings

Custom residences calibrated to local topography and microclimate. Each dwelling choreographs natural daylight through disciplined structural openings and tactile interior timber finishes.

Territorial Advisory

Spatial research

Pre-development zoning analysis, historic fabric documentation, and urban master planning for municipal bodies and property stewards before excavation begins.

Tectonic thesis

Permanence in architecture requires material honesty and quiet restraint rather than geometric agitation.

Kaelen Studio Monograph, 2024

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We accept select institutional RFPs, private residential designs, and municipal planning consultations globally.