Fostering the development of interpersonal relationships based on respect, dialogue, and understanding — both within our teams and with all project stakeholders, from the initial design sketches to the appropriation of the spaces by the users
«Building on fundamental Swiss values — the importance of work, the great diversity of expertise, a culture of dialogue, and mutual respect — the office cultivates a strong culture of exchange and collaboration, both internally and externally. It operates with a dense network of specialists — engineers, experts, companies — who are often involved from the earliest design sketches. For here, perhaps more than elsewhere, unity is strength.»
Delphine Désveaux, «Culture partagée et approche holistique» in ArchiSTORM, Special Issue 28, 2017.
«No one is bound to achieve the impossible. But for Bauart, attempting to solve the "squaring of the circle" becomes an opportunity to develop hybrid solutions with its partners: for the House of Religions in Bern — an ambitious and highly symbolic project meant to embody the idea of intercultural dialogue — the architects' main task was to give form and dimension to something that seemed impossible in order to initiate the search for funding (…).»
Delphine Désveaux, «Culture partagée et approche holistique» in ArchiSTORM, Special Issue 28, 2017.
«The Bernese project “House of Religions – Dialogue of Cultures” (…) is a symbol of this diversity. (…) The functioning of the House of Religions requires mutual consideration. (…) The main task of the architects was to give form and dimension to something that initially seemed impossible, enabling it to meet a wide range of requirements (…).»
Walter Däpp, Bauart Booklet #008, Vivre ensemble, Stämpfli. 2013.
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