VPS


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VPS is a Zurich-based office for architecture. The practice operates at the intersection of design, structure, economy, climate, and energy, developing architecture through close interdisciplinary collaboration and precise spatial thinking. VPS seeks to establish architecture as an integrative process in which typology, construction, environmental performance, and economic logic are considered simultaneously rather than sequentially.




TEAM

Florian von Planta, MSc Arch ETH SIA
Vinzenz Leuppi, MSc Arch ETH SIA
Ansgar Stadler, MSc Arch ETH SIA






INDEX PROJECTTYPECATEGORYYEAR

2606RE:MIX
Visitor CenterCompetition – 1. PRIZE20262602THEATHER OF THERMO.
Winter School
Academic2026
2512BEYOND THE HORIZON
MuseumStudy20252505INVERTED SAUNASaunaPrivate2025 - ongoing2503CROQUE MADAMESchoolCompetition20252301REPOWERING THE DOMESTICArticleWriting20252408SOLAR LABORATORYSummer SchoolAcademic20242401LE LOCLEHousingPrivate20242308    SOLAR GRILL PROTOTYPEInstallationResidency20232107FEIERABENDSTRASSEHousingPrivate202323068400+InfrastrctureStudy2023
2303APPROACHABLE BUNKERArt StorageStudy20232106NACLInstallationAcademic20212102PARTICLE ANIMATORInstallationAcademic2021






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RE:MIX
The Holcim cement plant in Siggenthal is a place of both tradition and innovation. RE:MIX introduces a new visitor centre dedicated to experimentation and dialogue. Drawing on the industrial typology of the site, the building reinterprets the centuries-old concept of Spolia through the reuse of concrete elements, reclaimed materials and components designed for disassembly. The building itself becomes an exhibition piece, demonstrating innovative approaches to circular construction.

The structural concept combines reusable precast concrete elements with reclaimed ceiling components and columns cut from the existing foundation slab. The façade incorporates raw materials sourced from the nearby quarry, while interior walls are clad with panels recovered from the concrete casting process. The scenographic concept (XS–XL) and pedagogical formats (Laboratory in Dialogue) extend the idea of Spolia into the visitor experience. The experimental workshop character runs throughout the visitor centre and its open-air laboratory, encouraging active participation and dialogue around cement, concrete and sustainable construction.

1. PRIZEwith UT SOL, Erik Bydal/ Lucian Ramaj (structural engineering), EBP Schweiz (fire safety), Zirkular (sustainability / reuse)

CROQUE MADAME
The “Seefeld School” is situated at the intersection of diverse requirements and interests. "Croque Madame" proposes a compact building with the smallest possible footprint, maximizing green and open spaces while extending the existing vegetation corridor along the Wildbach to create a continuous ecological axis. 

The building continues the central axis of the existing campus, forming a sequence of interconnected outdoor spaces that serve both the school and the wider community. Public functions on the first floor are accessed via a covered external gallery, reducing the heated volume while providing sheltered outdoor learning spaces. At the heart of the project, reused steel beams from the former sports hall form a full-height truss supporting the gymnasiums above and below, making circular construction a defining architectural and structural principle. Together with naturally ventilated spaces and a carefully integrated landscape, the proposal combines efficiency, buildability, and generosity, embodying both material and social sustainability.


with UT SOL (landscape) Erik Bydal/ Lucian Ramaj (structural engineering)

BEYOND THE HORIZONBeyond the Horizon is a cultural museum in Kuressaare conceived from a brief by the Louis Kahn Foundation Estonia. The project explores light and shadow, movement and stillness, and the relationship between landscape, time, and architecture.

Responding to Saaremaa's northern light, the design uses the horizon as both a physical and conceptual framework. The museum is composed of three interdependent elements: stone wall cores, a self-supporting winged roof, and sculpted topography. Rotated wall cores organize circulation and exhibition spaces, while the roof carefully modulates daylight to shape the atmosphere of each room. A circular landscape depression anchors the building, creating courtyards and reflective water surfaces that respond to changing water levels. This gesture establishes a dialogue with Kuressaare Castle, appearing as a geometric counterpoint from afar and a reflective horizon upon approach.

SOLAR GRILL PROTOTYPE
What if the sunshine determines our menu? What would our cookbook look like? What happens if the clouds feel funny? The sun – the ominous, distant nuclear reactor – produced our food with its flattering rays. Now it also can help us to cook our meals.

Minimizing the use of non-generative resources is not only an issue in remote areas far from super abundances which urban areas offer. Still, the location of our residency at Furka Zone at an altitude of 2429 meters above sea level, more than 500 meter above the tree line, was the starting point of a cooking device powered by the sun. Through ‘active cooking’ the Solar Grill challenges common consumption and cooking habits which rely on constantly available energy sources and are independent of natural rhythms. Instead, there is no gas, no charcoal, no wood or no fire required. Just the sun. The chefs using the solar device have to constantly study the environment, the sun path and the climatic conditions. As planet Earth is constantly moving, a steady re- adjustment of the BBQ device is necessary to keep the meal in the concentrated ray. It’s about living with the natural cycle far away from the conveniences and comforts that our familiar life is offering in a hyper excess. Nevertheless, like a ceremony of the sun dance, it’s a social practice of prepare.
With: 820

8400 +
The project 8400+ proposes an alternative development of Winterthurs main station driven by material and social sustainability: The existing park deck above the rails, a battered and gloomy structure from the 1990s, is transformed into a light-flooded entrance hall. In this process, passenger flows are reorganized and public uses are added. A light steel structure is placed on top of the existing, the ceiling is opened at specific points in order to connect the perrons to the new main hall. The roof collects solar energy and rainwater to cool the station, one of the hottest places in the city, while a light membrane façade continues to allow air to circulate from the tracks’ cold air corridor. Where cars used to park, a public infrastructure is created, serving the visitors and residents of Winterthur.

APPROACHABLE BUNKER
Archives have traditionally hidden themselves from public view, storing documents, films, artworks, and records in protected, inaccessible spaces. Today, digital technologies are transforming this model. Storage and distribution have become continuous, interconnected processes, making archives more open, dynamic and accessible.

As Michel Foucault described, the archive is not simply a repository but a system that shapes knowledge, memory, and cultural history. Archiving is therefore an active, performative process that determines what is preserved and remembered. Rather than remaining closed institutions, archives should reveal their contents and inner workings. Their future lies in adaptation rather than preservation alone. By integrating archival spaces with public life—as places for education, research, cinema, and cultural exchange—the archive becomes a living institution that continually reshapes how art and media are experienced, shared, and protected.