Commissioned by the municipality of Lausanne, this archive balances subterranean thermal stability with an above-ground bronze pavilion. The monolithic poured-concrete volume shelters two centuries of administrative records across five sealed levels.
Structural spans of thirty-four meters eliminate internal load columns, maximizing floorplate flexibility while deep lightwells funnel diffuse northern daylight into public reading rooms.
Architecture across scales
Alpine Timber House
Constructed from local larch timbers and dry-stacked gneiss stone, this high-altitude dwelling utilizes thermal massing to retain solar gain through sub-zero winter cycles.
Isar Master Plan
A twelve-hectare riparian revitalization strategy realigning historical flood canals with public pedestrian boulevards, native wetlands, and civic cultural facilities.
Polytechnic Atrium
A five-storey exposed steel and terrazzo atrium engineered to optimize natural ventilation corridors between departmental research laboratories and lecture halls.
Measurable structural discipline
100+
year lifecycle design
34 m
unsupported spans
Net-0
carbon operational rating
18
completed projects
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