Potential analysis and Feasibility

Everything starts at the location.
  • Clarification of the building law framework;
  • Determination of the potential and added value of land;
  • Sound analysis of feasibility.

We create the foundation for your project.

< Potential analysis for the competition of the Du Lac nursing home in St. Moritz-Bad

Potential analysis for the competition of the Du Lac nursing home
in St. Moritz-Bad

Potential analysis and Feasibility

Everything starts at the location.
  • Clarification of the building law framework;
  • Determination of the potential and added value of land;
  • Sound analysis of feasibility.

We create the foundation for your project.

 

Design and construction project

Task: To combine the «Genius Loci» with the client’s wishes in design ideas and concepts, and to implement them with the «right construction» and true materials on site.

Our goal is to create rooms with well-tempered sound and atmospheres.

Design sketch for an apartment building >

Design and construction project

Task: To combine the «Genius Loci» with the client’s wishes in design ideas and concepts, and to implement them with the «right construction» and true materials on site.

Our goal is to create rooms with well-tempered sound and atmospheres.

Design sketch for an apartment building >

Design sketch for an apartment building

Design and construction project

Task: To combine the «Genius Loci» with the client’s wishes in design ideas and concepts, and to implement them with the «right construction» and true materials on site.

Our goal is to create rooms with well-tempered sound and atmospheres.

Execution planning

  • Years of experience in the implementation of various projects;
  • A comprehensive control of the execution planning guarantees that costs and deadlines are met and enables the architectural vision to be implemented.
  • Due to own quality controls and the interdisciplinary collaboration with Open BIM we increase performance.

We offer an efficient way of working that successfully brings building projects to their goal.

< Execution details for planning the Reckholderen project

Execution planning

  • Years of experience in the implementation of various projects;
  • A comprehensive control of the execution planning guarantees that costs and deadlines are met and enables the architectural vision to be implemented.
  • Due to own quality controls and the interdisciplinary collaboration with Open BIM we increase performance.

We offer an efficient way of working that successfully brings building projects to their goal.

< Execution details for planning the Reckholderen project

Execution details for planning the Reckholderen project

Execution planning

  • Years of experience in the implementation of various projects;
  • A comprehensive control of the execution planning guarantees that costs and deadlines are met and enables the architectural vision to be implemented.
  • Due to own quality controls and the interdisciplinary collaboration with Open BIM we increase performance.

We offer an efficient way of working that successfully brings building projects to their goal.

Construction management

  • Construction management with proven project and coordination management;
  • Constant control of quality, costs and deadlines;
  • Handling of administration, accounting, administrative procedures, negotiations with subcontractors.
  • Careful monitoring of the execution down to the last detail.

We can build by ourselves and know our business.

Housing construction site >

Housing construction site

Construction management

  • Construction management with proven project and coordination management;
  • Constant control of quality, costs and deadlines;
  • Handling of administration, bookkeeping, dealing with authorities, negotiations with subcontractors.
  • Careful monitoring of the execution down to the last detail.

We can build by ourselves and know our business.

General planning

  • Experienced expertise in dealing with all specialist disciplines.
  • As trustee of the client, we take over responsibly tenders, contract
    negotiations and awards.
  • Constantly evaluated project management in coordination and controlling.
  • BIM enables a constant, virtual insight into all sections of the construction phases.

As a strong and experienced general planner, we successfully carry out the project right through to handing over the keys.

< Site plan for housing development in Kestenholz

General planning

  • Experienced expertise in dealing with all specialist disciplines.
  • As trustee of the client, we take over responsibly tenders, contract negotiations and awards.
  • Constantly evaluated project management in coordination and controlling.
  • BIM enables a constant, virtual insight into all sections of the construction phases.

As a strong and experienced general planner, we successfully carry out the project right through to handing over the keys.

< Site plan for housing development in Kestenholz

Site plan for housing development in Kestenholz

General planning

  • Experienced expertise in dealing with all specialist disciplines.
  • As trustee of the client, we take over responsibly tenders, contract negotiations and awards.
  • Constantly evaluated project management in coordination and controlling.
  • BIM enables a constant, virtual insight into all sections of the construction phases.

As a strong and experienced general planner, we successfully carry out the project right through to handing over the keys.

BIM – digital planning and building

  • Consistent use of Open BIM for all projects..
  • Virtual 3D planning, which is linked to a wide range of data information, enables effective interdisciplinary collaboration between all trades and specialist areas, facilitates coordination and optimizes assembly and logistics processes.
  • Greater planning security and precise cost forecasts for the client.

We are fit for the future and large construction projects.

Administration building, BIM shows the ventilation systems,
water and waste water pipes, lighting and power systems
>

BIM – digital planning and building

  • Consistent use of Open BIM for all projects.
  • Virtual 3D planning, which is linked to a wide range of data information, enables effective interdisciplinary collaboration between all trades and specialist areas, facilitates coordination and optimizes assembly and logistics processes.
  • Greater planning security and precise cost forecasts for the client.

We are fit for the future and large construction projects.

Administration building, BIM shows the ventilation systems,
water and waste water pipes, lighting and power systems
>

Administration building, BIM shows the ventilation systems, water and waste
water pipes, lighting and power systems

BIM – digital planning and building

  • Consistent use of Open BIM for all projects.
  • Virtual 3D planning, which is linked to a wide range of data information, enables effective interdisciplinary collaboration between all trades and specialist areas, facilitates coordination and optimizes assembly and logistics processes.
  • Greater planning security and precise cost forecasts for the client.

We are fit for the future and large construction projects.

Refurbishment and renovation

Arrival in the new age. In order to manage the balancing act between old and modern, a lot of professional knowledge is required, both about old building structures and craftsmanship, as well as about the possibilities of advanced technology and adaptation to new guidelines. We create comfort and space without losing the character and soul of the beloved old. We use building materials such as old wood, which nevertheless meets all fire protection requirements. Old vaults shine with the latest house and lighting technology, narrow chambers become wide and light-flooded rooms.

< hwa architects are specialists in renovation and refurbishment,
also for very old buildings under monument protection

hwa architects are specialists in renovation and refurbishment,
also for very old buildings under monument protection

Refurbishment and renovation

Arrival in the new age. In order to manage the balancing act between old and modern, a lot of professional knowledge is required, both about old building structures and craftsmanship, as well as about the possibilities of advanced technology and adaptation to new guidelines. We create comfort and space without losing the character and soul of the beloved old. We use building materials such as old wood, which nevertheless meets all fire protection requirements. Old vaults shine with the latest house and lighting technology, narrow chambers become wide and light-flooded rooms.

Sustainable architecture

Sustainable architecture aims to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings through improved efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, space and the ecosystem as a whole. Sustainable architecture consciously uses the use of energy and environmental protection in the design. So far, the term “sustainability” in architecture has mostly referred to building technology. Moving beyond the technical realm of “green design”, architecture is beginning to position itself in a much broader cultural framework of human interaction with nature.
Energy efficiency over the entire life cycle of a building is the most important goal of sustainable architecture. Architects use many different passive and active techniques to reduce buildings’ energy requirements and improve their capability.

An example of ecological design, the greening of vertical walls: Binding of dust and CO2,
better air quality

Sustainable architecture

Sustainable architecture aims to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings through improved efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, space and the ecosystem as a whole. Sustainable architecture consciously uses the use of energy and environmental protection in the design. So far, the term “sustainability” in architecture has mostly referred to building technology. Moving beyond the technical realm of “green design”, architecture is beginning to position itself in a much broader cultural framework of human interaction with nature.
Energy efficiency over the entire life cycle of a building is the most important goal of sustainable architecture. Architects use many different passive and active techniques to reduce buildings’ energy requirements and improve their capability.

An example of ecological design, the greening of vertical walls: binding of dust and CO2, better air quality

Minergie has been a Swiss construction standard for new and modernized buildings since 1998. The brand is supported jointly by business, the cantons and the federal government. The focus is on comfort, efficiency and value retention. The comfort is made possible by a high-quality building envelope and systematic air renewal, above-average heat protection and comprehensive quality assurance. Minergie buildings are also characterized by a very low energy requirement and a maximum proportion of renewable energies.

High-quality, future-oriented objects are already being built today that make an ecological, social and economic contribution with the Swiss Sustainable Building Standard SNBS.

LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council was developed in 1998. It is a sustainability certification used worldwide and defines a series of standards for environmentally friendly, resource-saving and sustainable construction. The valuation of one or more properties is based on 8 subject areas:

Infrastructural integration of the location

  • Property qualities
  • Water efficiency
  • Energy + Global Environmental Impacts
  • Material cycles + resource conservation
  • Indoor air quality
  • Innovations
  • Bonuses for criteria that are particularly important due to the location