We are interested in building as an expression of culture: embedding craftsmanship, artistic as well as social aspects in projects are a goal worth striving for. We dedicate ourselves to new construction and remodelling projects out of enthusiasm for buildings of all kinds and out of the conviction that the preservation of existing buildings is sustainable and that their contemporary use produces diverse qualities that enrich our building culture beyond standards. We always enjoy the new in the old as well as the great in the small and vice versa.
Susanne Vécsey
Susanne Vécsey studied at ETH Zurich from 1997 to 2002. She worked in offices in Barcelona, Rotterdam and Basel. Together with Christoph Schmidt, she founded Vécsey Schmidt Architekten in Basel in 2007. From 2009 to 2011, she was an assistant to Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein at the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio and at ETH Zurich. As part of a scholarship, she lived and worked at the Swiss Institute in Rome from 2012 to 2013. In 2017 and 2018 she was a board member of the BSA Basel Section. From 2017-2022, Susann Vécsey was Professor of Design and Construction at the FHNW Institute of Architecture. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Lucerne City Building Commission and the Academic Council of the Basel Music Academy.
Christoph Schmidt
christoph.schmidt[at]vsarch.ch
Christoph Schmidt completed a carpentry apprenticeship near Freiburg in 1997 and studied from 1997-2003 at the TU Dresden under Ivan Reimann and at the ETH Zurich under Hans Kollhoff and Miroslav Sik. He has worked in offices in New York, Basel and Liechtenstein. Together with Susann Vécsey, he founded Vécsey Schmidt Architekten in Basel in 2007. From 2008 to 2010, Christoph Schmidt worked at the design department of Paul Kahlfeldt in Dortmund. He received a scholarship for the Istituto Svizzero and lived and worked in Rome from 2012 - 2013.
Juri Schönenberger / Associate
Architect, M.Sc. Arch USI AAMjuri.schoenenberger[at]vsarch.ch
D +41 61 511 48 26
After training as a draughtsman in Chur, Juri Schönenberger studied architecture at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and worked for Christ & Gantenbein Architekten, Buol & Zünd Architekten and the Kunstgiesserei in St. Gallen during his time as a student. After graduating, he worked for Sven Richter Architekt and August Künzel Landschaftsarchitekten before joining the team at Vécsey*Schmidt Architekt*innen in 2016. Juri Schönenberger has been an Associate since 2023.
People
Grafic Designer, M.A. FHNW
D +41 61 511 48 31
Former Collaborators
Nikola Atanasov, Tim Bögli, Jane Brütsch, Josefine Buzwan, Luzian Choffat, Elodie Dietz, Niels Fantini, Susanne Franke, Nora Gänsicke, Irene Giubbini, Patrick Greber, Seline Grüter, Rahel Guggisberg, Sarah Hummel, Johanna Illgen, Ólafur Jónsson, Markus Krieger, Katerina Krupickova, Massimiliano Marconi, Tabea Meienhofer, Nora Meyer, Natalino Morabito, Johannes Morell, Paco Motzer, Lea Müller, Robert Müller, Robert Ochsenfarth, Martin Richter, Julian Roth, Meret Sarasin, Camille Schneider, Samuel Schöne, Sibylle Schmitt, Stefan Setzer, Catarina Gomes Sinde, Sebastian Spengler, Anouk Vogel, Lucrezia Vonzun, Matthias Willems, Eva Wüst, Clemens Ziermann, Malte Ziegler, Marina Zolotova