Peter Omachen

In 1906, the Hotel Palace was built along Lucerne’s prominent Quai Promenade according to plans by Heinrich Meili-Wapf – one of the most important Lucerne architects of the time. The mighty building, which appears as if it were developed out of a single block, is regarded as one of the most impor...

For the Lucerne architect Luca Deon, there lies within each construction task a hidden strategy that he reveals and uses as guidance during the design process. Since 1998, a number of poetic, narrative projects have been created in this way, such as the 2008 ensemble of a building for young peopl...