Design.

Architecture rooted in restraint

Selected Works

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Kyoto Residence 2024 — Kyoto, Japan
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Zurich Pavilion 2023 — Zurich, Switzerland
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Oslo Gallery 2023 — Oslo, Norway
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Milan Loft 2022 — Milan, Italy
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Copenhagen House 2022 — Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lisbon Terrace 2021 — Lisbon, Portugal

Services

Architecture

Full-scope architectural design from concept through construction, grounded in context and material honesty.

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Interior

Restrained interior environments that balance warmth and precision, where every element earns its place.

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Landscape

Landscape architecture that extends the built environment into nature, blurring the threshold between inside and out.

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Consulting

Strategic advisory for developers, institutions, and private clients seeking clarity in complex building programs.

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Our Process

01 Listen

Understanding the site, the brief, and the people who will inhabit the space.

02 Sketch

Translating ideas into form through hand drawing and spatial exploration.

03 Refine

Iterating on materials, proportions, and light until the design feels inevitable.

04 Build

Meticulous site oversight ensuring craft and intent survive construction.

Swiss Design Award 2024 / Wallpaper* Best Residential 2024 / Dezeen Awards Shortlist 2023 / AIA Honor Award 2023 / Architizer A+ Jury Winner / European Prize for Architecture 2022 / Swiss Design Award 2024 / Wallpaper* Best Residential 2024 / Dezeen Awards Shortlist 2023 / AIA Honor Award 2023 / Architizer A+ Jury Winner / European Prize for Architecture 2022 /
"We believe in the quiet power of space."

Every project begins with listening -- understanding how light moves through a room, how materials age, how people actually live. We strip away the unnecessary until only the essential remains.

Our work is defined not by what we add, but by what we choose to leave out. Architecture, at its best, is an act of subtraction.

Founding Partners

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Lukas Blanc

Principal Architect

ETH Zurich. Former associate at Peter Zumthor's atelier. Focuses on material research and tectonic expression.

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Anika Kessler

Design Director

AA London. Leads interior and spatial programming. Advocates for architecture that serves the body before the eye.

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Takeshi Nomura

Partner, Landscape

University of Tokyo. Bridges Japanese spatial tradition with European modernism. Oversees all landscape commissions.

Get in touch

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Blanc Studio AG

Limmatstrasse 112

8005 Zurich, Switzerland