01
Reduce
A building is finished when removing one more thing would be a loss. We start with too much and cut until the room can breathe.
Practice
A studio of two, working slowly, in Luzern.
STILLE was founded to make buildings that remain quiet in a loud landscape. We work in housing, small civic rooms, and the occasional sacred space — always at a scale we can hold ourselves.
How we work
02
Hold the weather
Light, rain, and the hour of the day are materials. Openings are few, exact, and left to do their work without glass as decoration.
03
Stay with the site
Slope, neighbours, a tree that was already there. The first drawing is a visit. The last drawing should still be able to stand in that place.
Principals
Lena Vogt
Partner · ETH Zürich · formerly Zumthor, Haldenstein
Jonas Keller
Partner · Accademia di Architettura, Mendrisio
We take two or three commissions a year. Site visits are in person. Drawings are made in the studio on Weinmarkt, not remotely. If a project needs more hands, we work with the same engineers and craftsmen we have used since the first house.
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