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Art Exhibition: SCENT OF ART – When scent becomes art

Born from a spontaneous moment of shared curiosity, an interdisciplinary project has emerged: artists, an architect, designers, a photographer and perfumer Joschka Klee combine their expertise to create a sensory art experience.

At the heart of the project lies the interplay between space, light, art and scent. Klee’s specially composed fragrances Canvas and Creation unfold at various locations in Basel before merging into an olfactory artwork in Schauraum B – the scent of art.

This immersive installation is shaped by artworks from international artists, brought together in a large-scale exhibition at Schauraum B.

Exhibition & Events: 17 – 22 June 2025

In Binningen, nur einen Steinwurf von Basel-Stadt entfernt, haben wir ein modernes Mehrfamilienhaus mit fünf exklusiven Wohneinheiten realisiert. Besonders schön: die grosszügige Wohnung im zweiten Obergeschoss, die mit zwei Zimmern, einem weitläufigen Wohn- und Essbereich sowie einer beeindruckenden Terrasse mit Panoramablick begeistert. Die elegante Fassade aus grauem Well-Eternit kombiniert ästhetische Schönheit mit hoher Langlebigkeit und geringem Wartungsaufwand.

In the popular Bachletten district, just a few minutes' walk from Pauluskirche and Spalentor, lies Weiherweg. Directly across from Schützenmattpark, we had the opportunity to carry out the core refurbishment of a charming five-and-a-half-room apartment on the eighth floor of a high-rise building from the 1950s. Having significantly aged over the years, the apartment combined design elements from the 1950s and 1980s. After a renovation period of just over six months, the apartment now shines in new splendor, offering a panoramic view over Basel. Please find more informations here.

Invitation: Architecture of Expo 2025 Osaka on March 18, Schauraum B invites you to an exciting evening dedicated to the architecture of Expo 2025 in Osaka. Architect Fujimoto Sou designed the visionary master plan for the exhibition site, where 150 nations will present their future concepts under the motto "Designing Future Society For Our Lives."Switzerland will also be represented with a pavilion designed by Basel-based architecture firm Manuel Herz. Learn more about the architecture of this year's world exhibition in two lectures by Ulf Meyer (architect, journalist, and Japan expert) and Manuel Herz (Manuel Herz Architects).We look forward to your visit!Free admission, no registration required.

Last week, we were involved in assembling the pedestrian bridge on the Viollier AG campus, where employees will soon be able to move effortlessly from one building to another. Even though construction and renovations are our daily business, a pedestrian bridge is always something special, requiring millimeter-precise work. It’s a fascinating spectacle when five-ton steel beams are placed with absolute precision. Check out the drone footage here...

Client: Viollier AG
Architecture: Blaser Architekten
Steel Construction: Officine Ghidoni SA
Structural Engineering: Ulaga Weiß AG

We are delighted: In June, HORTUS – the House of Research, Technology, Utopia, and Sustainability – will open on the MAIN CAMPUS of the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area in Allschwil. Also part of the concept is a state-of-the-art coworking space on the first floor, where we are contributing to the tenant fit-out with our work. More information about the project can be found on our blog. Bildcredit: David Walter.

Renovation and Refurbishment of the First Two Nearly Identical Apartment Buildings on Bäumlihofstrasse in the Popular Hirzbrunnen District. Bäumlihofstrasse is located in the popular Hirzbrunnen district, behind the Badischer Bahnhof in Basel, and leads towards Riehen. In this well-connected area, just a few minutes’ walk from the Lange Erlen recreational area, we had the opportunity over the past months to renovate and refurbish the first two of four charming, nearly identical apartment buildings. Full project description here.

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Completed & Certified: Haus Yara, Andermatt. Living in an alpine setting with stunning views of the Gotthard Massif—this is now a reality for the residents of Apartmenthaus Yara in Andermatt. As the architect and general planner, we have seamlessly combined tradition and modernity, creating stylish apartments that reflect the spirit of the times—not least thanks to their official Minergie certification!

Exhibition: The Art of Sascha Berretz & the Legacy of Werner Blaser

Some of you may know: Werner Blaser, father of our company’s founder Christian W. Blaser, was a renowned architect and publicist. He gained nationwide recognition for his publications and studies on the relationship between architecture and design across various cultures. Architecture photography was also one of his great passions.

Inspired by Blaser’s work, Aachen-based artist Sascha Berretz has created his own unique artworks, which we are excited to showcase in collaboration with GALERIE FREITAG (Aachen).

During this two-day exhibition, we will present Berretz’s pieces alongside a selection from Werner Blaser’s extensive furniture and book collection.

�Date: September 14 & 15, 2024

Opening Hours:

Saturday: 14:00 – 20:00

Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00

Free admission – No registration required

We look forward to your visit!

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Happy to share: Due to several projects in Zurich and nearer sourounding, Blaser Architects will open a new office in the city.

Supported by our new collegue Renata Kilinska we are more than happy for this important developpemnt

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Last year, Campus Bildung Gesundheit opened in Spenglerpark and, as some of you already know, we were able to assist with various measures, including part of the refurbishment and fit-out. Everyone can get an idea of this place for themselves at the Open House on April 27, where, in addition to guided tours and short presentations, various information stalls invite to keep up to date on topics such as nutrition and health.

When? Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where? Campus Bildung Gesundheit, Binningerstrasse 2, 4142 Münchenstein

The reorganisation of the hundertpunkt restaurant in Spenglerpark is in full swing. Katrin Belz from our team is revitalising the restaurant space by enlarging the seating area, using a folding sliding wall to keep it flexible (space for separate events), and replacing or refreshing the floor, lighting and wall colours: we are taking numerous other smaller and larger measures to ensure that hundertpunkt is up-to-date again, e.g. by optimising the acoustics, improving the checkout situation to optimise the flow of people or creating a lounge area by the coffee counter. We look forward to the restaurant shining in new splendour and will keep you up to date.

After 30 years, the longterm tenant moved into a retirement apartment so that we were able to renovate the beautiful old apartment with courtyard garden. Walls, floors, ceiling, bathroom and balcony as well as the electrical, plumbing and heating installations were renewed. We dismantled the good old Foster steel kitchen, let it spray paint, equipped it with new appliances and thus made it fit the re-use way for the next 20 years. The new tenant is delighted to live in the original old apartment with contemporary interior design and we are pleased to have sustainably renovated this charming apartment. We are always proud that we have kept the ability to plan and implement small, medium and large projects in our office with equal dedication, quality and expertise. The wide variety of project sizes is one of the peculiarities of Blaser Architects.

Spacious rental apartments are being built on Paradiesstrasse in Binningen. For this purpose, construction began, which was coordinated with the wait for a slot from the geothermal probe drilling companies booked out throughout Switzerland. It can be annoying that the drilling company still did not start, but in this case we have to give in, there is high demand... Our construction manager Yanick Weiss will fix it again so that the planned move-in date of spring 2025 can be met.

On the first Friday in December, we visited Belli's Christmas Variety Show in Roggwil, BE, with our entire team to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Blaser Architekten one last time as part of our Christmas party. We were spoilt with culinary delights and were enchanted by the fascinating artistry in a Christmassy atmosphere. It was an unforgettable show with hospitality and variety art at the highest level: barely a minute passed between an artistic interlude on stage and the next course served by the performers. A total work of art that was a joy to watch...

Brisoft AG advises, designs, plans and builds specific logistics solutions for customers from industry and trade. They have existed for over 25 years and their offices and working spaces on Schäferweg became too small.

As general planner, Blaser Architekten planned and installed the new Brisoft facilities at a new home on Hochbergerstrasse in Basel. In November, Brisoft was able to start operations in spacious rooms, with the promised quality, on budget and on time. We wish Brisoft continued success at their new location and are pleased to have created improved space and business conditions for them.

On November 9, 11 smart kids immersed themselves in the work of our office. We showed them how ideas and sketches become plans on the computer and, of course, we also wanted to know: What would their dream house look like? The dedicated young architects and draftsboys and -girls have developed truley great ideas. We were impressed by the creative solutions, persistence and talent for drawing! Strengthened after a pizza lunch, we visited a construction site in the afternoon, where we showed the kids what to pay attention to when managing and survying the construction. And finally, a bit of virtual reality was also a must.

Thank you for your interest, kids! We hope you had fun and, above all, learned something. Stay curious! Thanks also to our intern Emily Stewart and our apprentice Cyril Kobler for accompanying the young people with great commitment and enthusiasm. We are already looking forward to seeing curious children next year!

This year we are celebrating our 30th anniversary. We have taken the prospect of this company anniversary as an opportunity to make our organisational structure fit for the future. On the other hand, we have used this upcoming milestone to review our internal and external communication. For this project, we relied on the knowledge and expertise of the Basel-based creative agency Yellow, sharpened our self-image and became aware of our company's values and attitude. This was an intensive and moving process. On this basis - our corporate identity - the designers at Yellow created a new brand with the corresponding visual identity, defined the tonality of our appearance and redesigned all communication media from the website to the business card. We believe that Blaser Architekten has thus received a wonderful anniversary gift. How do you see it?

Project team: Christian W. Blaser, Claudia Britt, Annina Fischer, Jasmin Fringeli and Sebastian Hoffmann‍

For the school year starting in August 2023, the Health Education Campus opened its doors in the newly renovated and modernly equipped Spenglerpark in Münchenstein. As general planners for this major project, we were delighted with the very successful, beautiful opening ceremony on 8 September for the four educational institutions based there! We were not only responsible as general planners for the entire project and architects for the conversion of buildings B and C, but also orchestrated the fit-out, furnishing, relocation, IT and security and were responsible for the entire equipment of the 'Campus Bildung Gesundheit'. We were also responsible for moving around 3,000 students and teachers from the temporary facilities we had converted in the Klybeck area back to the new Health Education Campus and ensuring that the premises were operational after the summer holidays. It was all a challenging but fantastic and very rewarding task for us!

PROJECT PARTICIPANTS Client: Credit Suisse Anlagestiftung Real Estate Switzerland, Sven Walter, Thomas Brandenberger; Client representative: Stockar+Partner AG, Christian Fontius; Total contractor House A: Losinger Marazzi SA, House B/C: Integral Baumanagement AG; Architect House A: Lorenz Architekten; Architect House B/C: Blaser Architekten AG

Our project team: Katrin Belz, Christian W. Blaser, Daniel Eggenberger, Simon Herren, Tanja Köhler, Dominik Morgenthaler, lisa oregioni, Stefan Paerschke, Eladio Paniagua, Claude Walliser, Christina Wicki-Wyss, Adam Żabiński.

The renovation of four properties on Bäumlihofstrasse in Basel will be in full swing in summer 2023. The flats will be completely renovated, some rooms will be rearranged, walls will be moved, new pipes will be laid, sufficient bicycle parking spaces will be created in the basements and roofs will be raised to create additional living space.