So, weʼd like to start by simply asking what the window means to you. Every architect will have their own individual take on this theme.Īlongside larger office buildings and schools, your more recent work includes new residential commissions, like the Weissacher atelier house in Rumisberg (Berne, 2013), which have perhaps made you address the topic of the window in a different way. The diverse climatic conditions are a crucial factor too, especially nowadays, in relation to environmental issues – how thick does the glass need to be, how do we regulate the climate inside the building, etc. Since then, through architectural works such as La Congiunta – a museum for Hans Josephsohnʼs sculptures, he has continued to contemplate and engage with the fundamental issues of architecture such as the city, history, and perception.Īrchitects Momoyo Kaijima, Grégoire Farquet and Simona Ferrari from the Chair of Architectural Behaviorology at ETH Zurich spoke with him at his studio in Zurich.Ĭhair of Architectural Behaviorology (CAB): In our research we are interested to reflect on the element of the window in Switzerland, on how the territoryʼs different geographical and cultural conditions determine its variety of forms. In 1978 he established his own studio, Studio Märkli, in Zurich.
Peter Märkli, one of Switzerlandʼs leading architects, started his career after meeting his mentor, the architect Rudolf Olgiati.
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