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Finding a spatial form for people to live together – that is our profession and our
vocation. Regardless of whether this requires buildings or guiding principles, whether it's about building entrances or neighbourhoods, about repair or vision – the creation of places is always at the centre. Place is experienced space – appropriated, charged with meaning, filled with good prospects. Architecture is timeless and contemporary at the same time. Today, being contemporary means achieving a better quality of life with less consumption. This is what we are working on.

SERA – Studio Esch Rickenbacher Architektur emerged from Esch Sintzel Architekten in 2024. 

1st prize 04/2025

Apartment Buildings Wehntalerstrasse,
Zurich

Study commission, 2024. 

Event 07.05.25

Werkstattgespräch III

Philipp Esch gives a talk on Weinlager residential conversion in Basel.
ArchitekturWerkstatt, Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, St. Gallen, 6.00 pm. 

Detail Fassadenkongress 2025
Event 09.05.25

Detail Fassadenkongress

Marco Rickenbacher is a guest at Fassadenkongress «Faszination Fassade». 

1st prize 03/2025

Papieri-Areal,
Construction Site B, Cham

Study commission, 2024. 

Open House Bern 2025
Event 05/2025

Housing Complex  
Brunnmatt-Ost

The housing complex Brunnmatt-Ost (Esch Sintzel Architekten, 2008–13) will open it's doors for Open House Bern. 

Workbook 2024
Teaching 04/2025

Workbook 2024

The workbook provides an insight into the working processes and the results of the past fall semester at Atelier Esch, USI Mendrisio. 

Project 01/2025

Zwhatt-Areal, 

Construction Site F, Regensdorf

Study commission, 2024. 

Project 01/2025

Apartment and Commercial
Building Stellwerk 2

We look forward to the start of construction works in August! 

Winterthur, since 2019, Esch Sintzel Architekten, tendering & execution by SERA.

Publication 12/2024

Monograph Release

«Esch Sintzel Architekten: Bauten und Projekte/ Buildings and Projects», edited by Martin Tschanz, Zurich: Park Books, 2024.

Award 12/2024

Detail Award 2024

Weinlager residential conversion, Basel. 

Project

GISA Housing Scheme

Zurich-Affoltern, since 2021, 
in working partnership with Masswerk Architekten. 

Publication 11/2024

Zentrum mit Zukunftswert

Article by Deborah Fehlmann on the «irides» residential, care and retirement centre of Stiftung Blindenheim Basel, 
Hochparterre 11/2024.