ARCHDAILY BUILDING OF THE YEAR 2025
Our ZUR3 Data Center is one of the FINALISTS
FINALIST! Our ZUR3 Data Center is 1 of 5 finalists (from 4,000 projects) in the ArchDaily 2025 Building of the Year Awards – Offices category! GRUNER&FRIENDS proudly delivered Switzerland’s largest data center (31,000 m²), featuring offices, meeting rooms, secured storage, and 11,400 m² of customer space powered by 100% renewable energy. Leading architecture, construction, and coordination, we ensured an efficient process with #BIM at its core. Huge thanks to our client, team, and everyone who made this possible!
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01.2025
5-STAR BOUTIQUE HOTEL
We have won the pitch for a unique hotel in Zurich
Just a stone's throw from the Opera House and Lake Zurich, the building, with its authentic design, will offer a special experience for guests. We are responsible for the entire architecture, interior design, and furnishings, covering all phases – from concept development to planning and final execution. We benefit from the creative support of renowned partners.
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12.2024
BROTHERS
Insight into the creative process of Patrice and Tizian Gruner
This short film gives a personal insight into the creative process of Patrice Gruner (Architect at GRUNER&FRIENDS) and his brother Tizian (Producer/Director at GRUNERFILMS). Both creatives work in their industry but share their passions and combine their fields to create new synergies. This is an important part of their USP (unique selling point). They speak about their projects, experiences, challenges, relationship as brothers and best friends. Many thanks to the director Rubén Darío Bañol for this beautiful film!
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12.2024
UPGRADE FOR DREIROSENBRÜCKE
Our proposal made it to the local newspapers
We want to upgrade the Dreirosenbrücke with more green space and a wooden pergola to prevent the entire area from becoming a heat island in the city. Additionally, a new symbol for Basel is to be created. The open space on the bridge will serve as a replacement for the loss of the Dreirosenanlage during the construction of the Rhine tunnel.
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09.2024
GÜBELIN X CALATRAVA
GRUNER&FRIENDS has designed the set for the watch commercial
The two brothers Patrice Gruner (founder of GRUNER&FRIENDS), and Tizian Gruner (co-founder of GRUNERFILMS), show a very close collaboration and synergy for their creative work. Gübelin presented their own new watch, designed by star architect Santiago Calatrava. GRUNERFILMS was the production company and creative studio responsible for the realization of the entire campaign. GRUNER&FRIENDS created the set design.
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10.2024
1st PLACE WINNERS!
GRUNER&FRIENDS placed 1st in a mixed-use development competition
We have recently been named winners in a mixed-use architectural competition. The development covers an area of 15,000 m2, with 73 apartments and 20 commercial units.
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12.2022
OUR LAGO BAR ON TOUR
A great example of reuse in architecture
A part of our Lago 105 bar has found a new place at L'avventura Basel. We are excited that our metal bar counter is a great example of reuse and sustainability.
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06.2024
7-YEAR-ANNIVERSARY
GRUNER&FRIENDS celebrates its seventh anniversary this summer
We are celebrating our 7th anniversary this summer and would like to take the opportunity to share some projects from the last years with you. Soon we’ll announce further great projects, stay tuned.
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07.2024
WINTER GROUP OFFICE SHENZHEN
International project in China
At the end of 2023, we redesigned the Winter Group's offices in Shenzhen. Here is a first impression of the showroom. The renovation is in full swing.
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12.2023
WINTERLY PICTURES OF ZUR3
Our Data center in a snowy landscape
With this wonderfully wintry pictures, we bid farewell to the year 2023 and warmly thanked our clients and collaborators for the good and insightful cooperations.
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12.2023
MULTI-GENERATIONAL PROJECT
Competition for a residential development in Zurich
After we were chosen as one of the 5 out of 20 participating offices in the pre-qualification, we have successfully completed the first phase of the competition. In the final phase, we could further develop our proposal and made it into the top 3.
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03.2024
2nd PLACE WINNERS!
We placed 2nd in a mixed-use development competition
We have recently placed 2nd in a competition to transform an existing office building in Zurich into a mixed-use development.
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11.2023
5 STAR BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Exciting new project for GRUNER&FRIENDS in Zurich
In the new year, we are beginning the pre-project for a luxurious boutique hotel in Zürich, near the opera and the lake. The historical building will be carefully transformed into a modern hotel with an experiential restaurant, wine bar, and spa. Excited to design personalized architecture and interiors for an intimate and unique guest experience.
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01.2024
RESIDENTIAL PROJECT BASEL-LAND
We received the building permit!
We are happy to share these great news with you: we have been designing a multi-family house in Oberwil (BL) with 10 apartments and recently received the building permit. We will start construction soon.
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06.2024
AI TO DEVELOP OPTIMIZED PROJECTS
In 2022 GRUNER&FRIENDS talked about AI in the magazine Immobilia
With our software we can check and optimize projects like the residential building for ECOREAL. You can find the magazine from SVIT Zürich here.
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04.2022
TOP 80 ARCHITECTS IN BASEL!
GRUNER&FRIENDS is one of the top 80 architectural firms in Basel
"Rethinking The Future" has published a list of the 80 best architecture firms in Basel. GRUNER&FRIENDS is one of the lucky ones. You can find the full listing here.
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01.2022
ARTICLES ABOUT BORGO MIRANDA
Swiss-architects.com and others wrote about Borgo Miranda
The full articles and texts about the 5-star hotel resort project can be found here.
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01.2022
INTERVIEW WITH AEPLI METALLBAU
Talk about the refurbishment of the KPMG headquarters
Patrice talked about the refurbishment of the KPMG headquarters. You can read the full interview here.
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11.2022
BASEL VISION PRESS RELEASE
Basel Vision Project was published on various platforms
Our Basel Vision Project gets press attention. It got released in the BAZ Newspaper, one of Basel's most reputable and widely spread media platforms.
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07.2023
Lago Bar reactivated for art basel!
Our silver bar counter found a new place at Basel Social Club
06.2023
BRAND NEW BOOKLET
We created our first and extensive office booklet
Besides our digital channels, we believe in the power of the tactile and paper to present our projects. Thus, we designed a 50-page booklet, where you can find our latest projects, competencies, and more.
07.2023
URBAN VISION - HEART OF BASEL
An urban concept to connect points of interest in the city
The Rhine is the spine of the city, along which all major institutions are situated. We aim to connect these with urban spaces, for example, by adding greenery to the bridges, thereby reinforcing it, thus providing the city with an added value.
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09.2023
oak haven
We are doing interiors! A vintage gem, modernised
In our Creative Lab, we are constantly evolving interior design. In this private residential project in Basel, timeless design meets local craftsmanship. We have designed a large dining table made of oak wood, an oak wood kitchen design, and a modern bathroom concept.
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05.2023
WINTER GROUP EXPANSION - 1st prize competition winner
Building expansion for local textile and packaging company
After winning a design competition, Basel’s centennial company Winter Group assigned us to design an expansion for its headquarters. The new space will accommodate the company’s expanding operations and represents its commitment to innovations and sustainability.
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11.2022
Campus Reichhold
Study, visuals and masterplan for a modern workspace in Aargau
For the Swiss developer HIAG, we developed an urban planning concept and study for the large-size project Campus Reichold in Canton Aargau on an area of 75'000 m2.
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11.2022
BORGO MIRANDA Resort
Visualisation for the luxury hotel resort in Ticino
We’re convinced that images can tell more than a thousand words. Therefore we believe in the power of the moving images to visualize our project visions and get a precise impression of our future projects such as the Borgo Miranda hotel resort project in Monte Brè above Locarno.
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11.2022
NEW TEAM MEMBERS
Six experts in their fields became part of the Basel core team
GRUNER&FRIENDS is growing: We're glad to share that several new faces have joined our international team in Basel recently!
04.2023
HONORABLE MENTION - winner
Our concept of a research facility on Mars got rewarded
In our Creative Lab, we research on special projects and participate in extraordinary competitions. Under the extraordinary circumstances of Planet Mars, we‘ve developed the vision of a self-sustainable Martian habitat for a handful of researchers and received an “Honorable Mention” for our Marception project.
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02.2023
ARENA COMPETITION
GRUNER&FRIENDS as one emerging office for the new Red Bull Arena
We were one of 8 selected offices worldwide – next to 3XN, Arup, GMP, and the only next Gen office, in competing for the new Red Bull Arena at Munich‘s Olympic park, next to Frei Otto‘s iconic stadium.
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02.2019
PRESENTATION IN LOCARNO
Our founder and CEO presented the Borgo Miranda concept
Patrice presented our 5-star hotel resort project “Borgo Miranda” to the residents of Locarno. The hall of the infamous Palacinema, home to the Locarno Film Festival, near Piazza Grande was packed with interested locals and press.
01.2020
BORGO MIRANDA on TV
Office visit and great report on our Hotel project in Ticino
National Swiss-Italian television RSI visited our Basel office and reported on the future Borgo Miranda project above Locarno.
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11.2021
KPMG COMPLETED
Refurbished headquarters of global consulting company
We completed the overall refurbishment of the KPMG headquarters in Zurich. In this project we‘ve focused on a representative facade and welcoming entrance area, as well as a communal top floor terrace and attractive courtyard.
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11.2022
Feature in Architektur Dialoge
GRUNER&FRIENDS portrayed on renowned architecture platform
Swiss platform for construction culture “Architektur Dialoge” made a feature on our office and the use of AI in our construction designs. Have a look here and learn more about our use of AI, BIM, Virtual Reality, and more.
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11.2021
lago 105 bar
Great video on our pop-up bar in Basel
06.2022
Presentation in Los Angeles
Patrice presented the LA Tower at Karma International
Patrice presented our high-rise residential living tower to an architecture and arts audience in Los Angeles. The event took place at a satellite space of the renowned Swiss art gallery Karma International from Zurich.
08.2019
generative design
Latest technologies for sustainable and efficient designs
We‘re constantly advancing in the use of the latest design tools and technologies. Our Generative design softwares provide state of the art designing methods that meet the high standards of our office and clients.
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07.2020
PRESENTATION AT CUREM
Center for Urban & Real Estate Management
Founder and CEO Patrice has given a presentation Zurich at the Center for Urban & Real Estate Management (University of Zurich).
11.2023
LECTURE AT FHNW MUTTENZ
Digital construction and generative design
Patrice and AI specialist Wissam have been lecturing on digital construction and generative design. Thanks FHNW for the invitation and the interesting exchange.
11.2023
BRANDING
GRUNER&FRIENDS - the brand
We see ourselves as brand and have therefore designed objects of daily life with our logo such as cups, pencils and fish bags for swimming in the Rhein.
01.2023
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