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HOSOYA SCHAEFER ARCHITECTS is a Zurich-based studio for architectural designs, strategies, and research. It was founded by Markus Schaefer and Hiromi Hosoya in 2003. With an international network of collaborators, the studio is involved in building design and realization, urban design, media installations, strategic planning, and consulting.

 

Team

Hiromi Hosoya
Markus Schaefer
Alexander Kneer
Gabriela Bruno
Mélanie Jeannet
Valentin Ott
Gianni Arcangioli

Partners :

Hiromi Hosoya

Prof. | MArch Harvard | SIA, Reg A

Markus Schaefer

MArch Harvard, MSc UZH | SIA, Reg A

Alexander Kneer

MAS ETH, Dipl.-Ing. Architekt | BYAK

Managing Director :

Gabriela Bruno

MAS Real Estate UZH I BSc Arch ETH

Associates :

Mélanie Jeannet

MSc ETH Arch | SIA

Valentin Ott

Dipl.-Ing. Architektur

Gianni Arcangioli

Dipl.-Ing. Architektur TU | SIA

Team :

Kumar Abhidev

BA Arch Student

Noriyuki Buccellati

MSc Arch USI AAM

Ruth Bühler

Dipl.-Ing. Architektur TH

Can Ciftci

MSc Arch TU

Sandra ten Dam

MSc Arch TUE

Nikolay Dimitrov

BA Arch Student

Oliver Franz

Designer FH

Emils Garancs

MSc Arch RTU

Martin Glen

MSc Arch USI AAM

Iurii Goncharenko

MSc Arch UNILI

Erwin Gruber

Dipl. Arch ETH | SIA

Pia Hartmann

M.A. Arch HCU

Samuel Hoesli

BA Arch Student

Pierre-Jean Holl

Dipl.-Ing. Architektur TU

Teppei Iizuka

MArch UVA

Kamile Kesylyte

BA (Hons) M.Arch (Dist) ARB

Koosai Kitamura

Draftsman EFZ Arch

Urs Küng

BSc FHGR Arch

Victor Lepik

MSc ETH Arch

Ekaterina Nagibina-François

MSc Arch UNILI

Brigitte Odermatt

MSc ETH Arch

Anthi Pappa

MSc Arch & UD POLIMI

Celso Ramos

MArch FAUP | SIA

Eleana Schmetterer

MSc RWTH Arch

Toru Shimizu

M.F.A. Arch

Petra Simões

MArch FAUP

Helena Sladovníková

Dipl.-Ing. Architektur TU

Juris Strangots

MArch AHO

Cornelia Danninger

Office MGR

CAREER

We are always looking for talented and dedicated individuals to join our team!
If you think that you have a captivating background, can think out of the box and want to grow with us, we look forward to hearing from you. Basic knowledge of the Swiss and European planning process as well as advanced German and English language skills are prerequisites.

Please send your application with a cover letter, your CV, and your portfolio either digitally or by post with the subject “career” to job@hosoyaschaefer.com.

Internship

We have internship positions available for a minimal period of 6 months. By mutual agreement, the internship can be extended by a further six months. You have a high design standard, are highly motivated and are interested in working in a dynamic interdisciplinary architectural office. A good handling of ArchiCad and common graphic softwares, adeptness in model making, as well as good English and German language skills are prerequisites. Experience in 3D rendering is advantageous.

Please send your application with a cover letter, your CV, and your portfolio either digitally or by post with the subject “internship” to job@hosoyaschaefer.com.

– Whilst all submissions are appreciated, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
– Portfolios submitted by post will not be returned. They can be collected within a period of two months.
– For all digital applications, please keep attachments under 8MB.

 

Collaborators 2003 –

Martin Achermann, Carlos Cordero Aguaded, Sarah Asseel, Christian Bandi, Albert Beele, Isabelle Bentz, Karlis Berzins, Charilaos Biskos, Marija Blagojevic, Mark Bol, Michael Bühler, Turi Colque, Claudia Brunier-Ernst, Ricardo Cabrera-Nyst Garrido, Christian Calle Figueroa, Sasha Cisar, Annabel Cremer, Nick Däschler, Madeleine Debaere, Plamena Dimitrova, Ziyue Ding, Mai Linh Diserens, Raphael Disler, Maget El Sadek, Marcel Erismann, Margit Feurer, Elisa Forster, Michele Fumagalli, Daniel Angulo Garcia, Danya Gittler, Tota Goya, Yann Gramegna, Seung-Jin Ham, Dirk Hamdorf, Nils Havelka, Florian Heeb, Steffen Hollstein, Corinne Huber, Joy Hungerbühler, Ryoko Ikeda, Milena Isler, Marco Jacomella, Aakarshit Jain, Sophie Judson, Ewa Kaszuba, Katharina Keckeis, Thomas Kägi, Damjan Kokalevski, Lucas Krupp, Daniela Laesser, Bavo Lauwers, Fabian Liszt, Radu-Remus Macovei, Shehrazade Mahassini, Eike Delia Martens, Khalil Mdimagh, Renee Menke, Martyna Michalik, Max Michels, Viktória Molnár, Francis Moss, Naohiko Murata, Wataru Nagatomo, Karl Johan Nyqvist, Daniel Ostrowski, Anna Page, Deborah Park, Noelle Paulson, Theodore Perdios, Jonathan Perret, Stelios Psaltis, Ludovic Regnault, Yves Reinacher, Esther Reinhardt, Beatrice Roth, Joël Roth, Zelal Sari, Yo Shimura, Axel Schmidt, Rafael Schmidt, Roland Schreiber, Florian Schrott, Frank Schwenk, Cindy Schwenke, Lukas Schwitter, Dagnija Smilga, Izumi Soeda, Lena Stäheli-Shinohara, Niko Kazuma Steffen, Alisa Stepanova, Tanja Sussmann, Ryuhei Suzuki, Quang Tuan Ta, Martin Tann, Mike Taylor, Dai Tomioka, Stefan Vetsch, Alain Vorlet, Simon Kramer Vrscaj, Niklas Wackerle, Pascal Waldburger, Shi-Yuan Wang, Thorben Westerhuys, Andy Westner, Michael Wüllenweber, Akihiro Yamamoto, Changho Yeo, Guillaume Yersin, Hyuck-Jin Yoon, Zane Zeivate, Yiran Zhang, Marcel Zufferey.

Awards

Archello Awards ’23

Finalist - "Mobility Hub Zug Nord" in Transportation Hub of the Year.

> Mobility Hub Zug Nord

SAY 2023

"Benninger Areal" is nominated for the Swiss Architecture Yearbook 2023.

> Benninger Areal

SAY 2023

"Mobility Hub Zug Nord" is nominated for the Swiss Architecture Yearbook 2023.

> Mobility Hub Zug Nord

ArchDaily

Nominated - "Mobility Hub Zug Nord" in the Public & Landscape Architecture category.

> Mobility Hub Zug Nord

ICONIC AWARD

Winner - "OKU - A layering of Spaces" in the Innovative Architecture – Corporate category.

> Office Renovation, Zug

Dezeen Award

Longlisted - "OKU - A layering of Spaces" in the Small Workspace Interior category.

> Office Renovation, Zug

industriebaupreis2020

For the project “tech Cluster Zug, Switzerland” in the category of urban planning facilities.

> Tech Cluster Zug

iF Communication Design Award

For the project “MobiGlobe 3” in the category Corporate Architecture - Communication Media in Architecture and Public Spaces.

> MobiGlobe 3

Red Dot Communication Design Award – Grand Prix

For the project “MobiGlobe 3” in the category Interface Design.

> MobiGlobe 3

iF Communication Design Award – Gold

For the project “Universum der Ozeane” in the category online / offline application.

> ZDF – Ocean Worlds

Red Dot Communication Design Award – Gold

For the project “Universum der Ozeane” in the category online / offline application.

> ZDF – Ocean Worlds

Design Preis Deutschland

The application "Universum der Ozeane" is nominated for the Design Preis Deutschland.

> ZDF – Ocean Worlds

International Serious Play – Bronze

For the project “Universum der Ozeane”.

> ZDF – Ocean Worlds

CONTRACTWORLD AWARD

Special Award “New Generation” at the Contractworld Awards 2008 for the project ANAN in Wolfsburg.

> AnAn

Event Design Awards – Silver

For the project Mobiglobe 2006 together with Ralph Appelbaum Ass., New York, and Henn Architekten, Munich in the category “Permanent Installation”.

> MobiGlobe 1

Publications

Out of Fashion

Essay by Markus Schaefer, Content: AMO/OMA Projects for Prada

Tokyo Metabolism

Essay by Hiromi Hosoya and Markus Schaefer, Tokyo Life: Tokyo Metabolism, 05/01

Tokyo Metabolism

Essays by Hiromi Hosoya and Markus Schaefer, Harvard Guide to Shopping: Project on the City by Rem Koolhaas

Projects

Architecture

2024 –

  • Winkelstrasse Apartments, Zürich
  • Walder Areal, Wangen-Brüttisellen

2023 –

  • Station Square, Dietikon
  • Viererfeld Apartments, Bern

2022 –

  • Brügglimatt Muttenz, Muttenz
  • Bahnhofstrasse, Tägerwilen

2021 –

  • House A, Geneva

2020 –

  • Pluggendorf buildings and highrise, Münster (D)
  • Morgentalquartier, Wetzikon
  • Wilhelmsburg Rowing Clug, Wilhelmsburg (D)
  • Herriberg-Feldmeilen station, Herriberg-Feldmeilen
  • Fabrik.sg, St. Gallen

2019 –

  • Primary School Christoph Merian, Basel

2018 –

  • Airport Engadin, St. Moritz
  • MEWA-Areal, Wädenswil

2015 –

  • Station Square and Roof, Herisau

Urban Design

2024 –

  • Areal Zurich Nord
  • Areal Olten
  • Areal Winterthur
  • Areal Wädenswil

2023 –

  • Berlin Stadteingang West, (D)
  • Ara und Neumann & Büren Areal, Langenfeld, (D)
  • Weinfelden, Thurgau
  • Mühlental Schaffhausen

2022 –

  • Stiftungsareal Neumünster
  • Kaserne Aarau
  • Masterplan Grenchen
  • Hafenperron, Romanshorn 

2021 –

  • Lakeshore Wollishofen

2020 –

  • Masterplan HB / Central 2050
  • Riga Waterfront, Lettland
  • Innovationspark Bergedorf, (D)

2019 –

  • Otterbach, Weil/Basel

2017 –

  • Metalli Zug Richtprojekte / B-Plan
  • Bahnstadt Nürtingen, (D)

2015 –

  • Elbinselquartier Wilhelmsburg, (D)
  • TCZug Transformationsplan

2014 –

  • IPZ Aviatik

2011 –

  • KNZ Wil West, Thurgau / St. Gallen

Urban System Research

Contact

Zürich office

Flüelastrasse 10, 8048 Zürich, Switzerland (Google Maps)
T. +41 43 243 6313 F.

GENERAL INQUIRIES: office@hosoyaschaefer.com
PUBLIC RELATIONS: press@hosoyaschaefer.com
CAREER: job@hosoyaschaefer.com (Please refer to our OFFICE > CAREER section for further information)

Kyoto office

Jimukinoueda bldg. 603, 21 Sakaicho, Gojo-Takakurakado, Shimogyoku, Kyoto 600-8191, Japan
T. +81 75 744 1503
office@hosoyaschaefer.com