About us

A question of balance

We believe that the basis for successful planning work is a perfect balance between creative energy, discipline, and diligence.

We attribute our success in ambitious construction projects to material spanning knowledge and conceptual thinking. Our active participation with the themes and ideas of our planning partners plays a pivotal role in the development of a structural solution, which is integrated into the overall work.

Our commitment, creativity and enjoyment of our work have consistently produced many innovative ideas that are being used repeatedly in our construction projects. Our work, however, is ultimately measured by the quality of planning services rendered. Viable and proper planning documents, as well as the awareness of costs and deadlines, are viewed as a foundation for our successful planning.

The end result is a structure where our client’s objectives are realized in the most qualitative and cost effective manner.

Management

Profile

In February 2009, the pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG made an international call for tender for the structural engineering work of their 178m tall office building. Our company was selected during the tendering process due to our references and methods of operation. Martin Stumpf took over the project management for Bau 1 in Basel and transferred his principal work location to Basel.

As well as Bau 1, there were an increasing number of competitions and smaller projects in operation. In the summer of 2012, we moved into our new offices in the picturesque St. Alban valley in Basel. Our team consists primarily of engineers, draftspersons, and site managers so that we are perfectly established for all tasks concerning sophisticated structural engineering. Since 2019, our long-standing employee, Lars Keim, has been Managing Director and Partner, and together with Martin Stumpf, has been managing our office in Basel.
 
Various first prizes are the bounty of numerous competitions, e.g. the DBSG (Department for Exercise, Sport, and Health at University of Basel) in Basel with Caesar Zumthor and Markus Stern, and the old Academy in Munich with the architects Morger and Partner.
 
We also pass our great interest in sophisticated construction engineering on to college students: Martin Stumpf has been lecturing to young civil engineers at the FH Nordwestschweiz (North Swiss Institute of Technology) since 2014.
 
We place a high demand on ourselves that we can explain our structures simply and comprehensibly to other planning participants at any time. We believe that this is one of the reasons why architects are very happy to bring us on board during competition phases.
 
In the selection of materials, we choose innovative and new materials such as ultra-high performance concrete, textile and fibre reinforced concrete, and high-tensile grades of steel as well as the classic materials such as concrete, timber, steel, ETFE, and textile membranes. Our commitment to sustainable building ensures the energy efficient quality of our projects and the implementation of decisive aspects of sustainability in the planning process. Furthermore, we have been actively advancing BIM projects for several years and we are deeply committed to interdisciplinary collaboration with other planning partners using the BIM method.


Another area of our operations is the provision of second opinions: We demonstrate optimization, and even cost saving potential for clients in their large and technically sophisticated projects. When providing a second opinion, we work cooperatively with the engineers who designed the concept we are evaluating.

Competitions

2023 1st Prize New Recycling Point in Nuglar-St. Pantaleon with Wallimann Reichen, Basel
2023 1st Prize 'Genossenschaftliches Wohnen am Walkeweg' with Stereo Architektur, Basel
2022 1st Prize Schulzentrum Ost Ebikon with NYX ARCHITECTES, Zurich
2022 3rd Prize Overhaul and Extension 'Gipsformerei der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin/Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz' with Backes Zarali, Basel
2022 1st Prize School 'Fröschmatt' in Pratteln with Burkhardt+Partner Architekten, Basel
2021 2nd Prize Extension of a school complex in Erlen with Atelier DWA, Brussels
2021 1st Prize Wankdorfcity 3 in Bern-Wankdorf with Bauart Architekten und Planer AG, Bern
2021 3rd Prize Exhibition and event hall in Chur with PORR and Degelo Architekten, Basel
2021 4th Prize 'Bridge over the moat' in St. Gallen with Caesar Zumthor Architekten, Basel
2021 2nd Prize Residential and commercial building 'Fleur de la Champagne' in Biel with Weyell Zipse Architekten, Basel
2021 1st Prize Extension of the school complex 'Kappeli' in Buchs with Estrada Reichen Architekten, Basel
2021 3rd Prize Interim sports hall at the University of Zurich with Hornberger Architekten, Zurich
2020 2nd Prize Secondary school in Zurich-Affoltern with Burckhardt+Partner Architekten, Basel
2020 1st Prize Campus for the headquarters of the 'Deutsche Bundesbank' in Frankfurt with Morger Partner Architekten, Basel
2020 1st Prize Skyscraper West, Neumatt in Spreitenbach with HILDEBRAND and Ruprecht Architekten, Zurich
2020 2nd Prize Skyscraper Lischenmoos, Guemligen Baufeld A1 with Morger Partner Architekten, Basel
2019 1st Prize Refurbishment and urban development of the Bundeswehr high-rise area Bremen with EM2N, Zurich
2019 2nd Prize New Soccer bleacher in Buechenwald with Atelier DWA, Brussels
2018 3rd Prize Sports facilities 'Obere Au' in Chur with Porr Suisse, Degelo Architekten and Ritter Schumacher
2018 3rd Prize Extension of the Belvédère School in Lausanne with Office Oblique, Zurich
2018 3rd Prize Extension of the Reichshof Stadium in Lustenau with Ritter Schumacher, Chur
2017 1st Prize Heidelberg Convention Centre with Degelo Architekten, Basel
2017 1st Prize Commercial area Quartier Heidestrasse Berlin with EM2N, Zurich
2017 4th Prize Replacement buildings for the Centre for Geriatric Psychiatry "Haus im Wald" and the Centre for Crisis Intervention 'Haus am Hügel' with ds.architekten eth sia, Basel
2017 3rd Prize New building for the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel with Caesar Zumthor Architekten and Markus Stern Architekten, Basel
2016 3rd Prize Renovation and extension of the Retirement Centre Bühli in Ennenda with ds.architekten eth sia, Basel, Bern
2016 4th Prize New building laboratory and office building ETH Zurich with Caesar Zumthor Architekten and Markus Stern Architekten, Basel
2016 1st Prize Renovation of the Old Academy in Munich with Morger Partner Achitekten, Basel
2016 3rd Prize New building residential and office centre for physically disabled persons (WBZ) in Reinsch with Morger Partner Architekten, Basel
2015 3rd Prize Campus building with underground parking for the Medical Faculty at Johannes Kepler University in Linz with HERTL.ARCHITEKTEN, Steyr and wulf architekten, Stuttgart
2015 1st Prize New building for Department for Exercise, Sport, and Health at University of Basel (DSBG) with Caesar Zumthor architects and Markus Stern architects, Basel
2015 - New railway viaduct / Nouveau viaduc ferroviaire de la Baye de Clarens with Knight Architects, High Wycombe, UK
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