June 2017

90 BUILD / June 2017 , Design for Life Based in Basel, Tria Design is one of Switzerland’s finest architectural firms, specializing in producing personal structures geared around their client’s lifestyles. After their selection in the Architecture Top 50, we invited them to tell us more about their work in the field. Tria Design AG Basel is a studio of architecture and design with a small team of highly motivated, well- trained and technically savvy employees. From acquisition of land, planning, constructive establishment, interior equipment, decoration and furnishing to handing over to our customers, the firm takes on complex projects, including new buildings, renovation of old buildings, quality properties and shop-fitting services. Tria Design AG develops and projects creatively, with great attention to detail and with long- term experience of the practical and technical implementation of customer’s dreams of an attractive or exclusive residential new building. Taking into account current requirements for economical energy consumption, the firm plans the conversion of anything from an old property renovation to a new kitchen, made in its exclusive furniture factory, and factors in client’s individual furniture, lighting and stylish accessories. “We are always striving to offer innovative, technical and creative solutions as well as exclusive products in our entire business spectrum in order to not only to set an accent, but also to produce and hand over a tailor-made, personal product to our customers,” explains Karin Rosenbaum from Tria Design. “With many years of skilled craftsmanship and reliable partners, we can ensure the execution as a general contractor with all construction services from a single source. Combined with friendly and competent professional advice, detailed planning and conscientious building management, we can also meet very demanding customer requirements.” The staff at Tria Design are all made to feel like they have being accepted as part of a large family, combining their creative talents to ensure the very best results each and every time. “Our motivated and creative team will future offering all customers best advice, high quality and thoughtful planning and execution and we are proud of this fact,” says Karin. “We place great value and emphasis on having personal contact with our customers. A big part of our developing innovations in the field of energy- autonomous objects is based largely on analysed customer’s wishes.” In the area of Basel and Cantonal across Switzerland, Tria Design offers complete solutions and implementation of conceptual-planned procedures of erection of residential buildings and shops. “We offer a complete product from a single source to the comfort and care our customers. Understanding of our customer’s wishes, in accordance with our style imagination and our company`s aspiration, is challenging but it is our aim to satisfy.” The market in Switzerland is very different from other places in Europe. Because of rare properties, the methods of construction change from horizontal to vertical for better utilization of building land. “These limits promote densification of trends to design compact and extremely high structures. Our projects of Autarca and Solara have gained a lot of special interest. With regards to the future, Karin explains that the firm’s next projects will be focussed around energy-optimization. “We intend to continue to produce energy- autonomous methods of construction in partnership with developers of science and industry.” 1703BU07