Jan Stöcker joined IB in 2005—and has played a key role in shaping our company ever since. We are currently celebrating his 20th anniversary with us.
The September–October 2025 issue of Construction & Bâtiment highlights the Tilia project, located in the heart of the Malley district in Prilly and designed by our firm in collaboration with 3XN.
The renovation of the La Tourelle residential complex in Geneva was recently featured in Prestige Magazine. From 2018 to the end of 2024, Itten+Brechbühl SA has led the architectural design and planning for the renovation of 415 housing units at La Tourelle, a residential complex owned by the UBS (CH) Property Fund – Léman Residential “Foncipars.”
In 2024, a total of 65 public planning competitions were announced in the school building category. No architecture firm was more successful than Itten+Brechbühl (IB) in the overall competitionline ranking. This achievement is recognized by the architecture platform through an in-depth interview about IB’s approach to participating in competitions.
We are thrilled to have received two honors at the Iconic Awards.
After a year of renovation work, Migros Vésenaz in Geneva has officially reopened with a ceremony attended by Grégory Décaillet, CEO of Migros Geneva Cooperative, Domenico Micale, Director of the Migros Sales Network, Rachel Humbert-Vuarchex, Project RMO, Carole Lapaire and Alexandra Rys from the municipality of Collonge-Bellerive, and Samy Khela, Head of Construction Management for IB Geneva.
On Monday, September 22, 2025, Elma Electronic kicked off the transformation of its 1969 production facility into its future headquarters with a symbolic gesture: removing a section of the building’s façade.
Located on the site of the existing hospital and medical-social facility in the Vallée de Joux, the new 80-bed nursing home is designed to meet the needs of a growing elderly population and the rising prevalence of cognitive disorders.
A recent article highlights the renovation of 415 apartments in the La Tourelle residential complex, built between 1965 and 1973 and now listed in the canton’s architectural inventory. Designed by our office, which also oversaw the architectural direction, the project successfully combines the preservation of modernist heritage with today’s standards for comfort, safety, and energy efficiency.
We are delighted to announce that our office has won first place in the two-stage architectural competition organized by the Parco San Rocco Foundation for the design of the new intergenerational neighborhood in Morbio Inferiore (TI) with our project “Casa di Luce.”
Our project "Hagenbutte" stood out for its seamless integration into the existing village fabric, its climate-responsive landscape design, and its commitment to resource-conscious architecture.
Managing construction in a tight urban setting
The Genèse project, recently awarded 3rd prize (4th place) in the FNM competition, is part of a strong ambition for sustainable transformation and urban reactivation at the heart of Meyrin. The name – Genèse – reflects a return to essentials: requalifying, reusing, regenerating an existing site to create a new central space, rooted in the site’s memory and looking to the future.
A special event took place at our Bern office in late June: local architect Markus Moser gave a compelling lecture on the life and work of Otto Rudolf Salvisberg (1882–1940), one of the two founders of our company.
On Thursday, June 19, 2025, the laying of the foundation stone for the future community center in Chernex (Montreux) marks a major milestone in the ambitious project led by the Eben-Hézer Foundation.
Today, the BZ / Basellandschaftliche Zeitung newspaper reports in detail on our project submission ‘Beletage’ for the partial new construction of the Baselland Cantonal Hospital on the Bruderholz site. The newspaper writes: “This winning project has the potential to be compatible in every respect.”
HRS, as total contractor, and the IB team of architects have won the competition for the partial new construction of the Kantonsspital Baselland (KSBL) hospital on the Bruderholz site. We would like to thank our project team, HRS, and everyone else involved for their outstanding work.
After nearly two decades of committed leadership at Itten+Brechbühl (IB), Christoph Arpagaus will entrust the CEO role to Jan Stöcker on July 1, 2025, and will leave the company at the end of the year. He has decided to pursue new professional and personal endeavors.
Discover the article on our renovation and energy efficiency project for the entire Tourelle complex in Geneva, built between 1965 and 1973.
New Construction, Conversion, and Renovation of the Pöschwies Correctional Facility in Regensdorf