The new six room construction comprises of an attic level, two main floors and an underground garage. Its formal architectural vocabulary is clear, authentic and unadorned

Tanzwerk houses the kinesthetic program of Switzerland’s largest dance school, dividing the space into 12 dance studios, a large performance auditorium and workrooms with various service areas

The design unfolds along a central axis that is fundamentally inscribed into the DNA of the perimeter block development by Chiodera Tschudy. The 5.70-meter-high barrel vault, stretching from the large-scale, column-flanked arched gateway on Rämistrasse deep into the block structure, once guided visitors into the formerly secluded garden courtyard and ultimately toward the graceful central building of the historic theatre

The renovation of a home from the 1950s offers a lesson in spatial economy

A Piece of History in Zurich – The Retrofit Project in Altstetten

• We are privileged to transform the remarkable building at Baslerstrasse in Zurich Altstetten. Designed by Carl Dominik Burlet and completed in 1964, this office building stands out with its elegant design and sculptural impact. As a testament to modernism and 1950s architecture, it fits seamlessly into the surrounding area while still standing as a striking solitary figure
• The building’s distinctive features, such as the protruding plant troughs and carefully differentiated facade design, make it a true masterpiece worth preserving. Our vision for this retrofit project is to honor the historical substance while integrating modern, sustainable usage opportunities
• The House of Switzerland is a mobile building that serves a diplomatic function representing Switzerland’s professional sporting interests, traveling to various international locations. Its wooden construction merges traditional carpentry and state of the art timber engineering

Learning Factory, 2011

• The objective of this competition was to transform an existing industrial hall, turning it into an inspiring training hub for knowledge sharing for an international company
• We are excited to move into the next phase of the Zypressenstrasse project, with preparations for implementation already well underway
• The project at Zypressenstrasse 60 transforms a 1970s commercial building into a modern residential house. The renovation respects the existing structure and focuses on sustainability and urban development. The current building will be preserved and utilized for a high-quality transformation that harmoniously fits into Zurich's Kreis 4

Maag Concert Hall, 2016⁠–⁠2017

• A concert hall constructed from simple and inexpensive spruce wood was inserted as a wooden box in a former production hall. In the intermediate area outside the wooden vessel and within the industrial building’s walls, visitors see the raw and honest character of the elementary wooden construction
• A standardised 20-foot shipping container is transformed into a building block for an architectural intervention: A stepped tower rises 9 units up from a 5 x 2-unit base
• Roots, the vegan restaurant which also serves as the canteen for On Running’s team, is housed on the first floor of the Atmos high-rise building in Zurich West, home to 17 floors of On's offices

spillmann echsle’s refurbishment of a former production facility prioritizes horizontal and vertical flexibility to accommodate various use cases, where the ease of installation and de-installation of the floor and partitioning elements is paramount

The characteristic urban morphology of the Heuried residential district was established in the 1940s post-war building boom, when perimeter developments transitioned to housing blocks, providing park-like residential settings. The intervention's typology embodies an essentially linear design

The proposal converts the old Zurich military barracks into an education centre, open to public use on the ground level and developing around a new atrium space

Through this intervention, the main building, the ancillary building, and the new basement are merged into one unit, while at the same time, the independent expression of the individual parts is strengthened

As part of a competition entry, we developed an urban volume that integrates seamlessly into the open, permeable block structure of the neighborhood. A clear tripartite composition – robust base, articulated piano nobile, and recessed attic – anchors the building in its urban context. Loggias, volumetric setbacks, and a finely tuned facade enhance daylight, natural ventilation, and microclimatic performance – with a focus on sustainability and long-term residential quality

Featuring production facilities and design studios, as well as logistics and administration, the Freitag Factory accommodates over 120 employees across 10'000 square meters

Our proposal reenvisions the 1950s church by lightly separating the nave and better linking the building to the parish complex

This interior fit-out for On reflects the architectural logic of the building as a whole and forms a spatial link between the two different worlds of product development housed within: the “lab”, which occupies the structure’s four-storey base, and the “neighbourhoods” above, where marketing, logistics, and sales activities take place

To accommodate creative professionals, Spillmann Echsle's strategy for this adaptive re-use of the warehouse into an office and studio framework named Creative Hub considerably repairs the existing spaces by stripping away double floors, suspended ceilings, and partition walls