GRUNER&FRIENDS International Ltd | Architecture and Creative Lab
Bäumleingasse 18 | 4051 Basel | Switzerland |www.grunerfriends.com
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We are continuously searching for talented people to join our team.
Please send your portfolio to: office@grunefriends.com
WE ARE HIRING PEOPLE
Switzerland - March 2018
GRUNER&SKREIN is now hiring talented people to join our international team. Please send your application to: office@grunerskrein.com
NEW OFFICE - VOLKSHAUS BASEL
Switzerland - July 2017
GRUNER&SKREIN moved into the Volkshaus Basel. It is located in the city center and has an amazing courtyard.
THANK YOU BJARKE INGELS GROUP!
Copenhagen - June 2017
Raoul Skrein - Bjarke Ingels - Patrice Gruner
We had a great time at BIG! We gathered the most valuable experiences.
Location: Monte Brè | Locarno | Switzerland
Type: Hospitality
Program: 5-star Hotel Resort
Status: Building Permit Submission
Client: Aedartis AG
Advisor: Marco Broggini
Consultant: Gruner AG
Authorities contact: Aldo Cacchioli
Team: Patrice Gruner, Bianca Arciero,
Calvin Sin, Panagiotis Dimakidis,
Rahul Girish, Sarah Bass, Sun Choi, TomBenson
GRUNER&FRIENDS designed Borgo Miranda, the 5-star hotel resort in the ticinese village of Monte Brè. Monte Brè is situated on a 1.4 hectare mountainous site above the towns of Locarno and Ascona. It enjoys views towards the south over the Lago Maggiore.The village of Monte Brè consist of single houses dispersed evenly across the landscape, without a center to connect them.
Our objective is to create a hotel resort as a new village that integrates into the existing structure of Monte Brè. The vision is to create a new centre, with village-like qualities to serve the local population as well as the hotel guests. This 5-star hotel resort has 17 hotel suites and 53 hotel apartments, two restaurants, bar, spa with indoor and outdoor pools, bakery, café/bar, conference rooms and kids club.
We collect data from the site and its environment in order to create, evaluate and optimize our designs. This data focuses on views, surfaces, and costs. This method allows us to create valuable spaces, smarter designs, and enjoyable atmospheres. We can then quantitatively evaluate the various iterations generated, select the best and ensure architecture of optimal quality with regards to: views, interior-exterior spaces, circulation and materials.