We are very happy to be part of a group exhibition in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition by the JSAA is called "Swiss Visions - A New Generation of Architectural Expression" and includes four emerging Swiss offices: BYJUNG / Truwant+Rodet+ / WALDRAP / Weyell Zipse. Supported by the Swiss Embassy in Japan and Vitality Swiss, the exhibition runs at the Axis Gallery in Roppongi, from March 29th to April 14th 2024.

A wooden construction placed on a visible concrete basis.
Originating at the perimeter of the sport fields, a repetitive and efficient raster of standard wooden pillars (24x24cm) becomes the the primary structure of the building. In four specific points, the normal pillars are replaced by round, massive wooden pillars. These representative elements characterise important spatial situations and, functionally, become a simple orientation tool for the visitors. Bracing crosses in metal stabilise the structure horizontally; they are applied on the construction in an additive way.

House on a Slope is published in the magazine Architecture Suisse (AS228).

Renovation of a three storey house from the ’30s. The ground floor expends to the garden with large concrete basis. Inside, the division walls are removed to create an open space: an area for all the inhabitants of the house. A pattern of different floors characterise and structures the new common space.

In collaboration with the architecture office GrilloVasiu, art historian and curator Sandra Bradvic, philosopher and psychologist Matteo Vegetti.
We envision a domestic environment that can meet a multiplicity of activities, developing the ability to transform and adapt itself. A tolerant space to meet the multilayered and constantly changing needs of the contemporary life. To reflect this topic, we propose a 1:1 installation in the Swiss Pavilion, representing the domestic space.

In collaboration with Notaton AG.
Our proposal for the new Operation Center of the city of Wil (Neubau Werkhof St. Gallerstrasse in Wil, SG) was awarded with the 5th prize. The project was part of an open competition recently concluded.

We are giving an online lecture for the "Montagsreihe" of the TU Munich. You can find more informations and the Zoom link to the lecture by clicking "see more".

After a quick design process, we are happy to start the construction site of «House on a slope». The old building present on the lot was demolished until its base. The existing concrete volume - including entrance's foyer, garage, cellar and technical rooms - is kept unchanged. On top, we are placing a new two story building out of concrete and wood.

By JUNG is portrayed on the platform JAS - Junge Architektur Schweiz - by Werk Bauen + Wohnen. Beside taking the chance to publish for the first time the project «House with a blue room», the publication includes a short interview. Here is an excerpt: «Wir wollen Gebäude entwerfen und bauen, die einen individuellen Charakter haben und dadurch gegenüber dem Ort und der Aufgabe eine klare Haltung zeigen. Wir glauben, dass gute Architektur weder vom Budget abhängig ist noch von der baulichen Aufgabe und auch nicht vom Ort. Jede Aufgabe hat ihren eigenen Inhalt und ihre spezifischen Anforderungen. Diese wollen wir ergründen und möglichst genau benennen. Hier setzen wir den Fokus und beginnen unseren Arbeitsprozess. Die passende Lösung muss erfunden oder zumindest gesucht werden. Wir suchen inhaltlich und formal nach Themen, die das Gebäude gesamthaft prägen und ihm seine eigene Identität verleihen. Nebst den praktischen und funktionalen Anforderungen wollen wir die Instinkte und Emotionen der Menschen anregen. Deshalb spielen für uns räumliche Aspekte schon früh in der Entwicklung eine zentrale Rolle. Dabei untersuchen wir, wie man sich im Haus bewegt und was dabei wahrgenommen wird. Hier spielen Formen, Farben, Materialien, der Bezug zur Umgebung und zum gesamten Haus eine wichtige Rolle. Jedes Gebäude ist letztendlich eine Gesamtkomposition, die langfristig Freude bereiten soll.»

Competition entry for a new Town Hall in the little village of Manno, in Ticino. The building is placed on a white concrete basis; a public plaza that defines the entrance of the village.

We are starting a new project for a small, 3 storey weekend house on the south side of the alps. The new building will replace a small stone barn in the village core.

After two year of planning, we recently started the construction for the conversion of an protected building in Signau, Emmental. The interior of the existing building will be almost completely emptied. A new structure will fit a house developing over 3 floors. In the photograph: a detail of the staircase shaft connecting the three floors.

When a building is finished, an architect is confronted with the physical result of thoughts and decisions made during the design process. For the first time, we can experience the built space on all its facets: the elements, the surfaces, the colours. We discover how the light falls in the space and what it feels like moving through the house. With each completed work we come across aspects that are neither planned nor considered: they simply appear through the physical presence of the built space. Fascinated by those discoveries, we are collecting a series of photographs that span between architecture and abstraction.

In 2016 we designed a serie of furniture pieces for an apartment in Biel/Bienne. A family of six objects, for six different rooms. Each piece is unique, but based on identical constructive and architectonic principles. Instead of changing the spaces through a classic refurbishment of the building's substance, the idea was to change the appearance of each room by inserting characterful objects. Like a sculpture, each piece of furniture characterise the room where it stands.