14.08.2025

JARDIN METROPOLE – BÄREN TOUR DE L'OURS ON BAUNETZ.DE
Earlier this week, our project JARDIN MÉTROPOLE was published on the leading German architecture media platform BauNetz. Thank you for the feature! Click on the picture above to get an insight while reading as well as scrolling through.
29.07.2025

BABY DRAGON PROJECT BY HHF IS PART OF THE NEW BOOK “THINKING WITH MODELS – INTEGRATION OF MATERIAL AND DESIGN”
Our project, BABY DRAGON, is part of Shokokusha publisher's (Tokyo, JP) new book, “Thinking with Models – Integration of Material and Design”. Thoughtfully put together by author Yujin Hirase (yHa architects, Fukuoka, JP) and Nakano Design Office (art direction and design; Tokyo, JP), the compilation shows a variety of different ways to use modelling and the characteristics of materials in expressing architectural design and the overall yet fundamental idea of each project. Whether it's wood, paper, textile, metal, plaster, mortar, clay / oil clay, insulating firebrick, acrylic / resin, or polystyrene foam, each material comes with a certain expression to underline the configured appearance of and within the model in correspondence to its architectural project counterpart's design and guiding principle.
22.07.2025

NATIONAL HOUSING ZONE PROJECT IN LUXEMBOURG: CITÉ PAYSAGE SELECTED FOR 2ND PHASE

We’re excited to share that our proposal CITÉ PAYSAGE has been selected for the second phase of the National Housing Priority Zone project in Hierschterbierg, Luxembourg. Our vision, to preserve a significant portion of the site for ecosystemic landscape structures while developing the remainder as a contemporary garden city, was met with enthusiasm. We look forward to advancing and refining the project in the next phase.
07.07.2025

4TH PRIZE: SESC GALERIA SÃO PAULO
We’re proud to share that the collaboration between GRUPOSP, HHF, and Bak Gordon, alongside Afaconsult, Pauliceia Restauro, and Gabriella Ornaghi / Bianca Vasone Arquitetura da Paisagem, was awarded 4th place in the international competition for the new SESC Galeria in the iconic Mappin building in downtown São Paulo. The future SESC Galeria will transform the iconic Edifício João Brícola into an accessible, flexible, and inclusive space for art, culture, education, and community life – embedded in the fabric of São Paulo’s city center.
19.06.2025

DESIGNING FOR CHANGE: HHF AT THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL
By invitation to the 6th Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB), HHF will contribute to “SHIFT: Architecture in Times of Radical Change,” running from September 12, 2025, to February 28, 2026. Curated by Artistic Director Florencia Rodriguez (UIC SoArch), this landmark 10-year edition explores how collective housing, material cultures, ecologies, and migration shape the future of design. We are honored to join a diverse group of architects, artists, and designers from over 30 countries and to share our perspective on architecture in times of transformation. For more information and details on our contribution, click the picture above.
12.05.2025

HHF AT OPEN HOUSE BASEL 2025
By opening its doors to the public, our project WILDENSTEINERHOF will be part of Open House Basel on the weekend of May 24/25, 2025. The carefully restored townhouse in the heart of Basel, originally built in the 17th century, has been transformed into a contemporary workspace and school environment in close collaboration with the Basel Heritage Preservation Office, respecting its historical character while enabling new forms of learning and working. Today, the building is used by ELA Basel – The Swiss British School of Basel, a private educational institution. For more information and the full program, click on the picture above.
07.05.2025

A DESIRE FOR LESS: HHF AT ARC AFTERWORK BASEL
As part of a broader panel of Swiss architectural offices, Simon Frommenwiler, founding partner of HHF, presents our green garden city housing neighbourhood, IM ORISTAL, at Arc Afterwork Basel, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, starting at 5:30 pm. Situated on a neglected and transformed industrial site in Liestal, Basel agglomeration, it will contain a diverse mix of flats of different typologies in four residential buildings with a total of 64 units - 20 of which will be tiny homes – in addition to a school and commercial spaces. Click on the image above to get more info about the event.
05.05.2025

HHF SELECTED FOR URBAN TRANSFORMATION OF REINACH HINTERKIRCH II INDUSTRIAL SITE
HHF, in collaboration with F.A.B. Architects and Fontana Landschaftsarchitektur, has been selected to lead the urban development for transforming the Reinach Hinterkich II industrial site. The project envisions the shift from industrial and commercial use to a vibrant, mixed-use neighbourhood by creating a resilient, sustainable community that integrates the existing urban and landscape context. Stay tuned!
26.04.2025

“ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY” EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
As the exhibition “Architecture of Memory” at Architekturforum Zürich comes to an end on April 26, 2025, we would like to point out the accompanying catalogue, including the contributions of our HHF partners Mariana Santana, Simon Frommenwiler, Simon Hartman and Tilo Herlach, as well as all other participants – more than 50 architects and artists from all over Switzerland.
10.04.2025

AA VISITING SCHOOL BASEL
For the 2025 edition of the AA Visiting School Basel, HHF partner Mariana Santana joins Fabrizio Furiassi as co-head of the program. This year’s edition will critically explore the material and social dynamics of global art events, with a particular focus on Art Basel. Together with an international and diverse group of tutors and guest lecturers, students will conduct fieldwork and develop film-based research. The 2025 program builds on previous editions, expanding an ongoing investigation into the intersection of art, architecture, and the city. Click the image above for more information on the program, guests, and how to apply.
12.03.2025

“ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY” AT ARCHITEKTURFORUM ZÜRICH
The exhibition at Architekturforum Zürich brings together more than 50 architects and artists from all over Switzerland from March 12 to April 26, 2025, including contributions from our office by Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann, Simon Frommenwiler, and Mariana Santana. It addresses the question of past spatial memories and shows the so-far unpublished outcome to an interested audience. The vernissage on March 12, 2025, 7 pm, at Zollstrasse 115, 8005 Zürich, is followed by a workshop on April 3, 2025, 4 pm and a panel discussion on April 12, 2025, 11:30 am.
28.01.2025

NEW BAHNHOFQUARTIER WETTINGEN COMPETITION WIN
Our first prize proposal transforms a former industrial site into the new station quarter and plaza of Wettingen (Zurich agglomeration). With up to 130 apartments, commercial spaces, and garden city-inspired structures, it creates a distinctive entrance to the city. Vertical gardens, open spaces, and a resource-efficient design ensure a sustainable and harmonious integration into the surrounding urban space. More details are coming soon!
25.01.2025

SAY 23 IN JAPAN
The «SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook» travelling exhibition, including our LANDSKRONHOF project, is on display in Japan as part of the Swissnex Window #3, shown at the Consulate of Switzerland in Osaka, Japan, from January 25 – February 21, 2025. Find out more by clicking the image above.
10.01.2025

FIRST PRIZE TO TRANSFORM THE HAGENBÜNDTEN TRAINING CAMPUS

Our winning design envisions a low-impact architectural ensemble that carefully integrates the partial reuse of existing structures of the relocated Baloise training campus in Arlesheim (Basel agglomeration) with newly built elements. The result is a composition of three distinct buildings set within a shared outdoor space, evoking the atmosphere of a forest clearing. This configuration enables a variety of residential typologies, each with private outdoor areas that seamlessly connect to the surrounding natural landscape. The planning phase is underway, and we look forward to the next stages of this transformative project.
06.12.2024

SAY 23 IN VALAIS
Following its stop in Liechtenstein, the “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” travelling exhibition will be showcased from December 6 to 22, 2024. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore our LANDSKRONHOF courtyard building alongside other featured projects from the book. Visit the Valais Media Library at Rue de Lausanne 45, 1950 Sion. More info regarding vernissage and finissage is available by clicking on the picture above.
02.12.2024

“BEGIN AGAIN. FAIL BETTER” EXHIBITION CATALOGUE
The exhibition is over, after being on display at Kunstmuseum Olten and EPF in Lausanne, but the wonderful catalogue, as a profound compendium of all contributions, including our very own two preliminary drawings, is still there and something we would like to point out as being available at the bookstores or Park Books publishers. Click on the image above and get your copy!
18.11.2024

HOUSE PI GROWS

The private townhouse in the Basel Bachletten area and in close proximity to Schützenmatt park is growing and soon to be finished. Its distinctive architectural design offers a playful yet consequent spatial configuration between the street to the front and the green to the back. Two trees configure the floor plan layout as one at the entrance of the building guards the front door and facade to Mariasteinstrasse, and the other one is encircled by the ground floor living room and dining/kitchen area at the garden side.
07.11.2024

LECTURE AT HARVARD GSD
Together with Ryan Neilheiser, our HHF founding partner Tilo Herlach is in conversation at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) as part of the lecture series “__positions” on November 7, 2024. Tilo gives an insight into the absence of a position as an office but HHF's common interest and the common past since twenty years as well as experience and learning of that experience. Click on the picture above to follow the Frances Loeb Library Lobby event on YouTube.
06.11.2024

ORÉE ALMOST FINISHED

The future Orée district in Crissier, near Lausanne, benefits from a prime location, surrounded by nature, transport links, and services. The project combines a structured urban plan with architectural diversity and flexible design processes. Developed by BW Architekten, HHF, and Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, it provides autonomy to each team. The master plan prevents buildings by the same architect from being adjacent. Cohesion is ensured through phased implementation and joint workshops. A mix of urban forms gives each structure a unique identity. Stay tuned for more!
05.11.2024

“BEGIN AGAIN. FAIL BETTER” AT EPFL
The exhibition showcasing preliminary architectural drawings is now continuing after its debut at the Kunstmuseum Olten from June 1 to August 25, 2024. Come and view our contribution from November 5 to December 2, 2024, at Archizoom, Bâtiment SG, EPFL. Click the image above for more information.
30.10.2024

SAY 23 IN LIECHTENSTEIN
The “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” travelling exhibition guests at Liechtenstein School of Architecture, University of Liechtenstein. Until Friday at the end of the week, November 29, 2025, you can have a look at our LANDSKRONHOF courtyard building and all the other projects that are part of the book. More information by clicking the picture above ...
29.10.2024

UETIKON LIBRARY ON THE WAY
The three-story building in Uetikon am See showcases sustainable and adaptable architecture in the town centre. It houses a public library, a medical centre with labs, and apartments. Built with solid timber slabs and wooden construction, it meets Minergie and Swiss Sustainable Building Standard (SNBS) criteria, allowing future flexibility. The structure features fir and spruce wood resting on a concrete foundation. Surrounding balconies act as green filters, providing outdoor space and natural shading. Reusing the existing basement volume and reducing excavation maximises permeable surfaces, allowing for additional trees along the green facade to enhance shading. Stay tuned for more project updates in the forthcoming time ...
13.10.2024

ARCHITECTURE DAYS 2024
As part of the Upper Rhine Architecture Days 2024, we had the opportunity to show our Strasbourg STARLETTE project to the public, on Sunday, October 13, 2024. As a significant architectural initiative, it marks a pivotal milestone in the transformation of the Deux-Rives area along the Rhine and the harbour, halfway between France and Germany. The project is poised to become a landmark in the ongoing transformation of the most eastern French metropole ensuring sustainable and forward-looking development of a new district by setting a benchmark for future urban developments to enhance civic life.
07.10.2024

DEZEEN AWARD 2024 SHORTLIST
As one of 82 chosen projects on the shortlist of this year's Dezeen Award, our LANDSKRONHOF is running for a final selection on November 26, 2025. We are thrilled about the nomination and looking very much forward to the end of next month and the festive ceremony at Hackney Church in London, UK.
01.10.2024

SAY IN FRIBOURG
Since October 1, 2024, the “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” travelling exhibition has been on show at L'Atelier (Place Notre-Dame 16) in Fribourg, Switzerland. Until October 22, 2025, you have the chance to take a look at our LANDSKRONHOF courtyard building and all the other displayed projects. Click on the picture above to get more information.
19.09.2024

7TH IAMF IN BUDAPEST
Our project JARDIN MÉTROPOLE is part of the 7th International Architectural Model Festival (IAMF) in Budapest, Hungary, September 27 – October 27, 2024, organised by the Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre (KÉK). Vernissage: September 26, 2024, 6 – 7 pm, MÉM MDK, Walter Rózsi-villa, Bajza utca 10, 1071 Budapest, Hungary.
09.09.2024

DEZEEN AWARD 2024 LONGLIST
Among 227 projects across 15 architecture categories, our LANDSKRONHOF project in Basel is longlisted for the 2024 Dezeen Award. 4130 entries from 82 countries were submitted to this year's selection. We are thrilled to be part of the jury's first decision and patiently await the next step, which will be announced in October.
02.09.2024

HHF AT HARVARD GSD
“After The Campus — Verticalizing Basel” ... HHF teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD). Please click the image above for further information about the fall 2024 course program and schedule.
17.07.2024

SAY IN HAMBURG
The travelling exhibition “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” stops for a brief visit at AIT ArchitekturSalon in Hamburg from July 17 to August 16, 2024. Take a look at our LANDSKRONHOF courtyard building contribution and all the other displayed projects when being in the north of Germany.
01.06.2024

LANDSKRONHOF IN BAUMEISTER
“Since 2014, ‘inward densification’ has been enshrined in federal law in Switzerland. However, implementation is often challenging, which is why role models like the courtyard development ‘Landskronhof’ are so important as pioneering pilot projects for successful inner-city densification.” writes author Miriam Stierle about our LANDSKRONHOF project in the recent Baumeister edition B6 – June 2024. Get a copy from Baumeister website by clicking the link above and dive into the overall topic of Basel urban planning and its current architecture outcome.
31.05.2024

“BEGIN AGAIN. FAIL BETTER”
Based on Samuel Beckett's famous quote “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” the Kunstmuseum Olten is dedicating an exhibition to the preliminary (hand-) drawings of architects, a subject that is equally important for both architecture and the visual arts. Works from four archives – Drawing Matter (UK), EPFL Lausanne, ETH Zurich and USI Mendrisio – and fifty well-known Swiss offices, including HHF, are going to be displayed from June 1 – August 25, 2024. The vernissage takes place on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 18:30.
24.05.2024

SAY 23 IN ZÜRICH
If you are around, take a look at our LANDSKRONHOF displayed in ZAZ Bellerive in Zurich among all other 36 selected “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” projects. Before the summer break and the next stop of the travelling exhibition in Fribourg, from September 25 – October 23, 2024, there will be a chance until the end of next week on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
15.05.2024

BIS ON ESPAZIUM
Follow our contribution to the invited international competition redeveloping the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) Basel headquarters' site published on Espazium. Click on the screenshot above for more information about the winning proposal of the team ELEMENTAL / Nissan Wentzlaff Studio and our entry as part of the other high-quality submitted designs.
01.05.2024

JARDIN MÉTROPOLE IN “DE 5 À 7”
The third edition of all the “de 5 à 7” on-site events of SIA Bern section between 2021 to 2023 is out and our JARDIN MÉTROPOLE a part of it as we had the opportunity to have our tour in Biel/Bienne last year, on September 5, 2023. You can order the publication via the SIA Bern section website. Click on the picture above to get a copy.
11.03.2024

SAY 23 IN LAUSANNE
As part of the «SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook» travelling exhibition, our LANDSKRONHOF project will be shown at F'AR – Forum d’Architectures in Lausanne, from March 11 – April 2, 2024. Come by for a visit and have a look. For more information, click on the picture above.
21.02.2024

SAY 23 IN GLARUS
Until the end of this week (Friday, February 23, 2024) our LANDSKRONHOF project, will be shown at Landesbibliothek Glarus, as part of the “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” travelling exhibition. Have a look, if you are around. The next stop then will be from March 11 – April 2, 2024, at F'AR – Forum d’Architectures, Lausanne.
01.02.2024

LANDSKRONHOF IN ARC MAG
“The Landskronhof interlocks with its context” – Roman Hollenstein in Swiss architecture magazine Arc Mag about our Basel LANDSKRONHOF project. Get a full insight by clicking on the image above.
30.01.2024

BIS – “FROM BUILDING TO CAMPUS”
As part of the 11 high-quality designs which were contributed to the invited international architecture competition the Bank for International Settlement (BIS) launched to develop its Basel headquarters site, our proposal was shown in the public exhibition “From Building to Campus”, January 25 – 30, 2024. Congratulations to ELEMENTAL and Nissan Wentzlaff Studio for their winning entry and thanks to BIS (together with berger + Co.) for the fantastic setup and exhibition design to present all submissions above Basel on the 18th floor of the BIS tower.
19.01.2024

JARDIN MÉTROPOLE INAUGURATED
On Friday, January 19, 2024, our JARDIN MÉTROPOLE 30-metre-high mixed-use tower in the Mett district of Biel/Bienne was inaugurated. With its striking shape, consisting of three cubes of different sizes – placed in alternating orientations on a circular public ground floor – the building acts as a significant landmark and at the same time stands in tradition to the Bieler Volkshaus from 1932 with its famous «Rotonde». Together with the adjoining public green space, the prominently positioned high-rise building on Bärenplatz also makes an important contribution to enhancing the neighbourhood.
12.01.2024

“MOMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE”
Happy New Year! Take your time for a good start into 2024 and visit the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein. Iwan Baan, one of today’s leading photographers of architecture and the built environment, shows its “Moments in Architecture” in his first major œuvre retrospective, including images portraying projects of our office, such as RUTA DEL PEREGRINO at Espinazo del Diablo, in Jalisco, Mexiko.
22.12.2023

HHF 20 YEARS

In the spirit of two decades of unwavering support and trust, we were thrilled to celebrate our jubilee day on Friday, December 15, 2023, with many familiar faces, revelling in joy, good vibes and groovy beats as well as receiving gestures of congratulations, which were much appreciated. It had been an incredible time from 2003 onwards: 20 years of HHF – what a festive anniversary. Dear friends, partners, collaborators and alumni, on to the next exciting office decade!
03.12.2023

SAY 23 IN LUGANO
Our LANDSKRONHOF project as part of the “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook” travelling exhibition is now on tour and with its first stop after the September opener in S AM Basel at Istituto Internazionale di Architettura in Lugano. If you are around, swing by and have a look until January 20, 2024.
20.11.2023

LANDSKRONHOF IN DETAIL
“Clever redensification: 15 apartments with large terraces have been created in an inner Basel courtyard – a redensification that makes you forget the previous size of the small-scale plots of land.” German renowned architecture magazine Detail currently writes about our Basel LANDSKRONHOF project. Get a full insight on Detail's website by clicking the image above.
17.11.2023

“DIALOGTAGE 2023” IN BASEL
Property ownership as part of building culture? “Dialog 34” of “Dialogtage 2023 - Forum Städtebau Basel 2025” will address this and other questions on November 17, 2023, from 2:30 - 4 pm. Simon Frommenwiler, HHF co-founder, as well as four other experts from the property sector and municipal administration, will discuss what conclusions can be drawn from this and to which extent property strategies shape our built environment.
11.11.2023

5TH SHANGHAI FESTIVAL OF DESIGN
As part of a selected group of distinct architects and designers, HHF co-founder Simon Frommenwiler is a keynote speaker within the afternoon panel on November 11, 2 – 5:30 pm, at the 5th Shanghai Festival of Design (FoD). The FoD is an interdisciplinary design exhibition and lecture platform by Design Republic, with the vision to embrace the communal aspect of design to be inclusive and interdisciplinary as well as innovative.
20.10.2023

“PROMISES UPON REQUEST” AT KIT
On a two-day architecture symposium, from October 20 – 21, 2023, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), organized by the Chair of Architectural Design, Prof. Simon Hartmann (HHF co-founder), an international group of experts from practice and academia brought together to establish a platform for dialogue and debate.
08.09.2023

LANDSKRONHOF IN SAY 23 & S AM
Among 36 selected projects our LANDSKRONHOF courtyard building in Basel is featured in the first annual compendium of Swiss architecture. The “SAY 23 – Swiss Architecture Yearbook 2023/24” was prominently introduced end of the first week of September at the Foyer Public of Basel Theater. Simultaneously a travelling exhibition started in Basel-based “S AM – Swiss Architecture Museum”.
05.09.2023

SIA “DE 5 À 7” IN BIEL/BIENNE
At the beginning of September, we shared our nearly finished JARDIN MÉTROPOLE residential and commercial building with architecture guests and colleagues of the SIA “de 5 à 7” on-site event. Together with our client Vitali’s Generation AG we showed and explained the current status of the project and its development at Bärenplatz in Biel/Bienne.
18.08.2023

HHF OFFICE EXTENSION
Mid of August we welcomed and celebrated our newly opened office extension. Two street numbers south of the existing main space a similar but overall very different backyard opens up not only to the very depth of the plot but also and interestingly exciting to the sky above. We are delighted to use this additional historic and cabrio-like spatial configuration for all kinds of work-related gatherings and get-togethers among our guests and colleagues.
01.06.2023

LANDSKRONHOF IN WBW
«Treasure or bling» – Sarah Barth writes about our LANDSKRONHOF project in the Swiss architecture magazine werk, bauen & wohnen. Follow the link by clicking on the picture above to get to the issue of June 2023.
28.04.2023

LANDSKRONHOF IN DB
«Quality of the inside: Re-densifying multi-storey apartment building in Basel» – Nele Rickmann writes about our LANDSKRONHOF project in the German architecture magazine db – deutsche bauzeitung. Click on the image above to dive into the text.
21.09.2022

Live at Mextrópoli
On Sep 21, 2022 HHF co-founders Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler were invited for a lecture in Mexixo City at Mextrópoli, the XII Iberoamerican Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism. Under the title of Architectural Topographies the duo presented HHF strategies and methodologies concerning projects in Mexico, France, China and Switzerland to a live audience of circa 2,000 people.

10.07.2022

GOING UP
Jardin Métropole, a competition-winning design by HHF for a 30-meter-high apartment tower in the Biel community of Mett, has now reached its final height. The construction – after being approved by the inhabitants of Biel/Bienne in a public vote – began in June 2021, and is due to be finalised in June 2023.
04.05.2022

Welcome to HHF OPEN OFFICE
On May 13, HHF opens its doors from 12.00-18.00 and YOU are invited! We will show you what we are working on in different scales and environments ranging from institutions and housing complexes to urbanistic masterplans. We also invite you to an apéro with DJ, drinks and our office-made Flammekueche.
HHF Open Office is part of Arkitekturwoche Basel.
Please RSVP to anders@hhf.ch
22.04.2022

Going Green
Landskronhof, a densification project in Basel is nearing completion. Nature is invited in by implementing greenery on the structure and its surroundings through plants and vines climbing the surrounding firewalls of neighbouring garages, as well as on the vertical balcony rods emphasizing the facade.
10.03.2022

AUX ENTREPÔTS IN DB
«Four colours, four buildings: Four townhouses in Renens, Lausanne» – Hubertus Adam writes about our AUX ENTREPÔTS project at Lake Geneva (Suisse romande) in the German architecture magazine db – deutsche bauzeitung. Take a closer look at the content and the article by clicking on the image above.
28.01.2022

Nominee Building of the Year
Aux Entrepôts Housing is a nominee for the ArchDaily 2022 Building of the Year Awards. If you feel like voting for us, press the link.
14.01.2022

STADePARK: New Masterplan

HHF and 2001 win the urban competition for the Wunnquartier Stade in Luxembourg: the project STADePARK is an urban vision for the transformation of the old national stadium of Luxembourg into a resilient neighbourhood and a new park.
21.10.2021

STARLETTE STRASBOURG
Starlette, the first important cornerstone of the urban development Strasbourg Deux-Rives along the Rhine and the harbour, is designed by HHF in collaboration with Dominique Coulon & Associés and Estudio Tatiana Bilbao. The project broke ground in the spring of 2021 and will be completed in 2023.
15.10.2021

HHF Wins AIA Award

The Swiss Consulate Chicago wins at the 2021 AIA Design Excellence Awards a Citation of Merit Award.
01.09.2021

ROS LAB

Our proposal ROS LAB for Rosental Mitte made it into the second jury round. Congratulations to Karamuk Kuo Architekten & HSSP.
03.08.2021

Foundation stone Mett Zentrum
We are happy about the laying of the foundation stone of our mixed use tower "jardin métropole" in Biel.
21.09.2021

IM ORISTAL
The new project Im Oristal offers a large variety of different typologies of micro housing...
28.05.2021

LANDSKRONHOF

The Landskronhof redensification project has reached its full height and will be completed in 2022.
18.06.2021

HOUSE H
House H as seen by Jonathan Sage...
01.04.2021

NEW PROJECT

First prize for a mixed-use building in Uetikon am See. Construction starts in 2023.
26.11.2020

Second phase for Svizra27
We are happy to be selected as a team together with AWP from Paris for the second phase of the competition for the Swiss national exhibition Svizra27.
14.09.2021

Swiss Consulate of Chicago
The widely published Swiss Consulate of Chicago in the amazing John Hancock Center by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. A project in collaboration with Kwong Von Glinow.
07.09.2020

HHF at Harvard GSD
This fall HHF will teach a studio at Harvard University Graduate School of Design on the future of the trade fair industry in Basel...
13.07.2020

HHF sucht dich!
HHF sucht per sofort oder nach Vereinbarung: Praktikant*in
14.05.2020

DE/CODE Talks
Simon Frommenwiler will be the first guest at the De/Code Talk. It's held by the Institut für Architektur of the Technische Universität Berlin. Feel free to join on Friday, May 15th, at 6pm via Zoom!
03.03.2020

Terracing in Strasbourg started
The terracing at the Quai Starlette in Strasbourg has started. We’re looking forward to the development of the building site!
22.01.2020

Inaugural lecture of Simon Hartmann
On January 22nd, Simon Hartmann held his inaugural lecture, titled "Beyond normal", at the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie KIT.
07.10.2019

Les Entretiens de Chaillot
HHF will be giving a public lecture at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris on Monday, October 7th, 19h Auditorium, 7 avenue Albert de Mun. Please feel free to join!
23.08.2019

the Cathedral has disappeared
In the frame of the exhibition '1000 Jahre Basler Münster' HHFs peep-box contribution thematizes the alignment of the Minster façade towards a new public space. Each peep-box contains a visual answer to the question "what would be important to us if the cathedral was lost?"
03.08.2019

KIT SUMMER SCHOOL
First international summer school at KIT hosted by Simon Hartmann and HHF in collaboration with MAIO and KOSMOS architects. The KIT Campus will become a site for building together, thinking together and living together.
03.06.2019

PUZZLE HOUSE
Resulting out of a collaboration between HHF and BIG, the first Puzzle House is a hybrid hovering somewhere between sculpture, architecture, furniture and industrial object.
14.05.2019

3DAYSOFDESIGN

Something HHF & PINK & BIG in the kitchen... See you at 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen. Let's play with the Puzzle House at the Swiss Embassy, a collaboration with Bjarke Ingels Group...
29.11.2018

COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTURE

Today 12:00 pm at Harvard GSD, Stubbins Room, HHF lecture on Collective Architecture by the three partners Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler...
12.11.2018

YALE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Simon Hartmann is lecturing at Yale School of Architecture tonight. The lecture takes place at Hastings Hall, 6:30pm. Please join if you happen to be in New Haven.
01.11.2018

PRIX ACIER 2018
The Observatory in Carrières-sous-Poissy has been awarded with the Swiss steel construction prize Prix Acier 2018. Video: Markagefilm, courtesy of SZS
31.10.2018

AUSZEICHNUNG GUTER BAUTEN
HHF's apartment building Byfangweg in Basel, Switzerland has been awarded with the Auszeichnung Guter Bauten 2018 award, the distinction of Kanton Basel-Stadt and Kanton Basel-Landschaft for good architecture.
30.10.2018

LECTURE IN SAN FRANCISCO
Simon Frommenwiler will give a public lecture at AAU School of Architecture tonight at 6pm at the Large Atrium, 601 Brannan Street...
10.09.2018

44 LOW-RESOLUTION HOUSES
We're happy to be part of the 44 Low-resolution Houses exhibition by MOS Architects opening tomorrow September 11, 5:30pm at North Gallery, Princeton University School of Architecture...
28.08.2018

HHF STUDIO AT HARVARD GSD
HHF are happy to start a great new adventure. The three partners Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler start teaching their 3 year studio at Harvard University Graduate School of Design this week...
20.06.2018

VAN BAERLE-AREAL
HHF wins competition for 3 mixed-use Buildings in Münchenstein near Basel. The program consists family housing, student housing and clusters for apartment-sharing communities....
26.05.2018

LUXEMBOURG PAVILION VENEZIA 2018
The Luxembourg Pavilion at Biennale di Venezia, featuring HHF's Parking and More is open to the public. The Arch+ feature devoted to the Pavilion is available in the exhibition for visitors.
22.05.2018

ADVANCED STUDIO AT YALE

We are happy to announce that Simon Hartmann will teach an advanced studio at Yale School of Architecture this fall...
23.04.2018

STAPELN UND VERBINDEN
The 'Observatoire' in Carrières-sous-Poissy covers Swiss magazine TEC21. Cover Photo: Julien Lanoo.
21.03.2018

CULTURAL BUILDING 2018

AWP and HHF wins the ADC Award for the cultural building of the year, for Poissy Galore, at Archi Design Club Awards 2018 in Paris.
10.03.2018

Workshop in New York

HHF is working together with Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, MOS Architects, DOGMA, MAIO and Dellekamp Arquitectos on a social housing project in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
14.12.2017

SCHWEIZWEIT BORDEAUX

Arc en rêve centre d'architecture, shows "Schweizweit", a visual atlas of current Swiss architecture, produced by S AM Swiss Architecture Museum in co-operation with practices from all regions of Switzerland. Opening December 14, 18:30, with talks by Andreas Ruby and Simon Frommenwiler.
08.11.2017

L'EQUERRE D'ARGENT 2017
We are pleased, that the Insects Museum and Observatory in Carrières-sous-Poissy are among the nominees of the national french "l'Equerre d'argent 2017" award.
16.09.2017

TO BE CONTINUED

HHF is showing an installation on its flexible parking structure "Parking & More" at Chicago Architecture Biennial. The installation consists a wooden model and a series of screen prints, designed in collaboration with graphic designer Jiri Oplatek...
03.08.2017

COVER STORY
The 'Observatoire' in Carrières-sous-Poissy covers Architectural Record 08/2017. Photo: Iwan Baan...
25.07.2017

OFFICIAL OPENING
The Insects Museum and Observatory in Poissy, Paris where officially opened June 24. Enjoy a series of fresh pictures by Iwan Baan, made on this occasion...
30.06.2017

IN LAND AUS LAND
Tonight, 7 pm, you have the chance for a first glimpse of the exhibition "IN LAND AUS LAND. SWISS ARCHITECTS ABROAD" at S AM Swiss Architecture Museum. The exhibition includes HHF's Baby Dragon, Artfarm, Labels II and Dom Revolucije...
Flight over Ruta del Peregrino
Flight over Ruta del Peregrino
21.03.2017

CHART ARCHITECTURE 2017
Chart Architecture 2017 launch at Realdania in Copenhagen, with a panel discussion on 'The Living City' with Bjørnstjerne Christiansen (Artist, SUPERFLEX), Jakob Lange (Architect, BIG), Simon Frommenwiler (Architect, HHF)...
06.03.2017

Chicago Biennial

We're honored to participate to the events second edition: the Chicago Architectural Biennal will be held from September 16 to January 7, 2018.

Explore the full list of architects, artists, and designers...
HHF-Unfinished
20.02.2017

GARTENSTADT 21
Presentation of the results of the study and future laboratory for new guiding principles for urban development in densified metropolitan areas — vision or utopia?
14.02.2017

HOUSE H IS OCCUPIED
House H in Starnberg, Germany, built in collaboration with local architects Jacob & Spreng, is completed and occupied...
16.12.2016

Mies van der Rohe Award
Poissy Galore – Insects Museum is nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award, The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture...
14.12.2016

Domus 1008
HHF and AWP are featured in the latest issue of Domus 10008, now in stores...
Labels 2
08.12.2016

AUX ENTREPÔTS RENENS
HHF wins the invited competition for the construction of 70 apartments, ateliers and commercial surfaces on the site of Entrepôts in Renens, Lausanne. The project to replace the existing railway storage sheds will be developed by the Swiss Federal Railways Real Estate SBB AG.
HHF Office Walk
HHF Office Walk
01.12.2016

El Croquis 187
Well Into the 21st Century — Alejandro Zaera-Polo and Guillermo Fernandez-Abascal reflect on the current political re-engagement of our discipline. HHF Architects are honored to be part of that chart and happy to engage in the discussion among contemporary emerging architectural practices.
HHF Architects Monograph
12.10.2016

KAFE 2016, LITHUANIA
Simon Frommenwiler will give a public lecture on the occasion of the Lithuanian Architecture Festival KAFe 2016 in Kaunas on Thursday, October 13th, 19h...
19.09.2016

L'ARCHITECTURE D'AUJOURD'HUI 414
HHF is featured with an office portrait in the new issue of the french architecture magazine L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui.
09.08.2016

Museo de Antioquia Medellin
Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler are giving a speech on "Unfinished" at Museo de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia...
04.08.2016

VII FORO ARGOS 360° EN CONCRETO

Simon Hartmann and Simon Frommenwiler speak in Bogotá at the VII Foro Argos 360° en Concreto...
29.05.2016

SIA DAYS
On Sunday May 29, House C is open to the public and can be visited for the first time. Opening hours are 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm, for directions please visit the following link…
12.05.2016

SOFT SPACES
HHF Architects will be tutors of the 4th International Summer School of Architecture, organized by the School of Architecture and design, University American College Skopje. Summer school will take place in Ohrid, from June 25th – July 2nd 2016.
09.05.2016

BOCHUM SUMMER TALKS
Simon Frommenwiler talks at the Summer Talks of Bochum University of Applied Sciences on Thursday May 12th at 6pm. Please join!
Unterfeld
19.04.2016

PIN—UP ON POISSY
In the summer 2016 Garden Variety issue of PIN–UP Magazine, Andrew Ayers talks about the Poissy museum and observatory as subtle architectural makeover of a former wasteland….
House C Time Lapse
14.04.2016

HHF BALKANS TRIP

The HHF team on architectural discovery tour in the Balkans...
04.05.2016

BSA OPEN HOUSE
Almost finished: Byfangweg is open to the public on Wednesday, May 5th, 5pm…
Parking & More
Construction of the Insects Museum, Parc Poissy, Paris
11.03.2016

HOME OF REVOLUTION
HHF Architects and Sadar + Vuga have won a competition to adapt and reconstruct Montenegro's Dom Revolucije, a monument to Socialist revolution that has lain unfinished and derelict for almost 30 years…
Weggishof
03.03.2016

SYMPOSIUM ON PEDAGOGY
Simon Hartmann is participating at the symposium on pedagogy in architectural education...
30.10.2015

SWISS ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
HHF wins the Swiss Architecture Award for Lichtstrasse!
14.09.2015

CENTRE POMPIDOU
Tomorrow, September 15, opening of "Une Histoire Art, Architecture, Design" including HHF's Ruta contribution to the Centre Pompidou collection...
Restaurant Lichtstrasse
Exhibition by HHF on 100 Years of Art in Cartoon
Exhibition by HHF on 100 Years of Art in Cartoon
03.09.2014

HHF—UNFINISHED
Friday, September 12, 2014, 7pm
Architekturgalerie Munich
OpenArt Talk and Party with Guests

Talk with Tilo Herlach, Simon Hartmann, Simon Frommenwiler, Mathieu Wellner, Johannes Ernst and Freek Persyn...