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group8

Profile of group8, headquartered in Switzerland. Four projects submitted by group8 have been published on Architecture News Plus (ANP).

: group8's associates in Hong Kong – © Régis Golay, FEDERAL studio, Geneva, 2010

Principals

Laurent Ammeter
Adrien Besson
Tarramo Broennimann
Manuel Der Hagopian
Grégoire Du Pasquier
Oscar Frisk
François de Marignac
Christophe Pidoux
Daniel Zamarbide

Brief description

Founded in 2000, and consisting of 9 partners and a team comprising some 70 employees, group8 is an architectural firm whose R&D priorities are to redefine a number of boundaries in design. For each project, the aim is to come up with a specific configuration that best fits the context, the programme, and the social and environmental framework.

Since 2003, group8 has won many high-profile competitions, including the building designed for relocating the Etat de Genève’s environment department, as well as the international contest for WTO’s delocalised HQ extension in Geneva. The firm has gained considerable experience in cooperating with public project owners such as FIPOI, WTO, ICRC, Etat de Genève, Ville de Genève, while also carrying out many private projects.

In 2007 the firm created its branch group8asia, based in Hanoi, Vietnam, in order to develop its Asian projects. In 2008, it won the international contest Punggol Public Housing in Singapore, comprising over 1800 units. group8’s projects are regularly presented in many publications in Switzerland and abroad. In 2010, it was nominated for the Distinction Romande d’Architecture.

Aiming to innovate and produce creative strategies, group8 focuses on objects that can set the standard at all levels, in terms of economic and environmental efficiency. Integrating a cultural added value within each project is part of all actions and discussions within the team. Group8’s workshop culture contributes to increasing satisfaction and synergies through teamwork at both local and international level.

Published projects

: ICRC Logistics Complex by group8 Concept: the neutral character: The different functions which create the plan of this building fit in a rectangular shape. The building’s skin is made of a...

: Bamboo House by group8 Context: The Bamboo Residence is a housing estate derived from the regeneration of a former industrial neighborhood in the Chandieu area in Geneva. Following...

: Coral House by group8 The site: The Coral house is located in the Chandieu area, formed by a large urban block surrounded by Rue Giuseppe-Motta, Grand-Pré and Chandieu. The site is...

: Cargo by group8 History June 25th 2010 is an important step in group8’s history. On this occasion, the office celebrated its 10th anniversary of its architectural and...