FORMÉ Studio is an independent architecture and interior design practice crafting monolithic residential, cultural, commercial, and hospitality works across Switzerland, Italy, and Japan.
FS-26-01 · RESIDENTIALA three-level residential monolith anchored into a steep moraine slope above Lake Zürich, organized around a subterranean light court and a 9.4-meter cantilevered terrace.
FS-25-04 · CULTURALAdaptive transformation of a 1954 industrial typography press in Milan’s Brera district into a private sculpture foundation, archival library, and public courtyard.
FS-25-08 · HOSPITALITYAn eight-suite monastic hospitality sanctuary in eastern Kyoto combining silky steel-troweled concrete walls, sunken basalt thermal baths, and moss courtyard gardens.
FS-24-11 · RESIDENTIALAn alpine sculptor’s residence and high-altitude studio cast entirely from excavated Gotthard tunnel granite aggregate at 1,450 meters elevation.
FS-24-06 · COMMERCIALA two-story architectural retail flagship in Paris 1er that replaces conventional display fixtures with 14-ton precast concrete plinths and acoustic rammed-earth walls.
FS-23-09 · HOSPITALITYAn urban thermal bathhouse in Zürich West structured around seven monumental hollow concrete piers that house steam rooms, cold plunges, and rainwater cisterns.
Conceived as a geological extension of the Zumikon hillside, Haus Klingenberg replaces conventional window fenestration with deep structural loggias cast against rough-sawn 90mm Douglas fir formwork. Living volumes step down with the natural 22-degree gradient, culminating in a double-height library illuminated by a continuous north-facing skylight slot.
By burying 45% of the gross volume within the earth, thermal inertia stabilizes interior temperatures year-round without mechanical cooling, while the upper concrete beam frames an uninterrupted horizontal slice of the Glarus Alps.
Founded in Zürich in 2016 by Lukas Meyer, Elena Visconti, and Kenji Takahashi, FORMÉ Studio operates at the intersection of Swiss structural engineering, Northern Italian stone masonry, and Japanese spatial restraint.
Whether casting a private concrete residence on a steep alpine moraine or carving a silent limestone gallery in central Paris, we treat raw material mass, acoustic stillness, and natural shadow as our primary instruments.
Ground-up monolithic residential, cultural, and hospitality structures engineered for multigenerational permanence, high thermal inertia, and site-specific material honesty.
Architectural interiors carved from stone, raw steel, lime plaster, and solid heartwood joinery where furniture, lighting, and acoustics are integrated into the building fabric.
Transformation of post-industrial warehouses, heritage courtyards, and alpine or coastal terrains into coherent architectural ensembles with minimal ecological disruption.
Museum-grade retail spaces, private art foundations, and monastic hospitality environments that reject ephemeral seasonal decor in favor of lasting spatial gravity.
Before drawing a single line, we document the site’s geological strata, prevailing wind corridors, seasonal solar angles, and local quarry aggregates within a 60-kilometer radius.
We test spatial mass and void through solid cast-plaster, basswood, and pigmented concrete study models photographed under a calibrated heliodon artificial sun.
Structural engineers, acoustic physicists, and master fabricators converge to resolve every formwork board joint, tie-hole coordinate, and concealed mechanical slot.
Our partner architects supervise every concrete pour, stone quarry block selection, and steel weld on site until the completed structure is archived in our studio monograph.
Limmatstrasse 214, CH-8005 Zürich · +41 44 500 88 10 · zurich@formestudio.ch
Via Solferino 18, IT-20121 Milano · +39 02 890 44 12 · milano@formestudio.ch
Sakyo-ku Kurodani-cho 31, JP-606-8331 Kyoto · kyoto@formestudio.ch