Team

Architect EPFL / SIA – Partner

Charles Sarasin

Holding of a master’s degree from EPFL, Charles Sarasin has more than fourteen years of experience in construction, including in China where he worked on large projects such as a 319’000 m² complex. Charles Sarasin was trained by the Gerkan Marg und Partners (gmp) office in Beijing. In 2011, he won the Best of Architecture EPFL award. He is a member of the SIA (The Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects). He has to his credit a large number of architectural projects in Geneva, Valais, Paris and New York. Charles Sarasin brings to CSDK Architects his valuable experience as well as his extensive network of professionals.

Architect | Valais Director

Jérémy Salamin

Jérémy Salamin holds a master’s degree from EPFL in architecture. Son and grandson of a carpenter, he grew up in the construction’s world. He is specialized in carpentry and in custom furniture’s realization. Jeremy Salamin is passionate about mountain architecture and lives in St-Luc. He manages the CSDK Architects office in St-Luc.

Laser

Toby leicA

Toby is a very high-precision laser that creates a digital twin of 3D spaces as we walk through them. This laser design represents the cutting edge of technology and allows us to perform the most accurate surveys in record time. He has worked for prestigious architectural companies. Toby has won several awards such as the CES award for best innovation in 2020.

Architect EPFL

Valentine Compain

Valentine obtained a master’s degree from EPFL. During her studies, she participated in a three-month internship in Tokyo at Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office and at the Bow-Wow Studio. Then, she completed nine months internships in Paris at Atelier Du Pont and Studio Akkerhuis where she was able to develop her knowledge in the project design process. Valentine comes to enlarge the CSDK team as an architect.

Architect EPFL

Constance Steinfels

Graduated with a master degree from EPFL, Constance had many professional experiences before joining CSDK. Indeed, she did several internships, including one in Los Angeles for Montalba Architects where she was able to get involved in large-scale projects. She also did an internship in Shanghai at A_A&D, which allowed her to discover project design methods. In addition, she worked for a year as an architect for GM Architects in Geneva.

Architect

Tamara Boldireff

Tamara holds a master’s degree from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London with a specialization in sustainable environmental design and a bachelor’s degree from HEPIA. During her studies, she participated in several multidisciplinary workshops where she won the jury’s “Coup de Coeur” in the competition “Reinventing the city of tomorrow” organized by the HES-SO. She joins our team as an architect.

Architect

Isidora rodana

After obtaining her Bachelor’s degree at the Polytechnic School of Turin and her Master’s degree at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-La Villette, Isidora has worked for various offices in Paris and Athens. She has joined the CSDK team of architects.

Architect EPFL

Thomas Lutz

Graduated from an EPFL master’s degree and after a one-year internship at Alain Porta Architect, Thomas joined the CSDK Architects team in Geneva. Thomas is particularly interested in the reinterpretation of classical architecture as well as a social architecture that emphasizes housing challenges in our society.

Architect - Project manager

Maurizio Caridi

With almost 20 years of experience, Maurizio holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the Polytechnic of Turin. After several years of experience abroad, he has affirmed his architectural knowledge in Switzerland where he has been working for more than ten years. Maurizio joins CSDK as an architect project manager.

Architect

Thibaud Engrand

Architect graduated from the ENSAL in 2014, Thibaud worked for five years in agencies specialising in housing, in collaboration with the private contracting authority. These experiences enabled him to acquire skills in the design and monitoring of housing buildings from the preliminary project to construction. He joined CSDK as an architect.

Architect EPFL

Charles Legrand

Graduated from EPFL and rich in various experiences in the field of architecture, including in Asia, Charles Legrand has also obtained several awards of excellence during his studies. He collaborated with the famous professor Jeffrey Huang in Lausanne for six months. In addition, Charles is passionate about innovative approaches such as parametric architecture.

Drafter

Laure Barcellona

With a CFC in interior design and her professional maturity, Laure decided to do an internship in our office in order to enter to HEPIA. She would like to enter HEPIA in order to complete her CFC in interior design and to deepen her knowledge in this field.

Architect

KIRUBAN PUNNIYANATHAN

Kiruban holds a CFC in building design as well as a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the HEPIA. He worked for 3 years for the office MaS – Architects in Geneva. Kiruban comes to reinforce the CSDK team as an architect. .

Architect

Juliette Majoulet

After obtaining a Master’s degree specialized in heritage rehabilitation at ENSA of Marseille, Juliette completed several internships in heritage and mountain architecture agencies. Juliette has joined the CSDK team as an architect.

Intern

Amélie Arthaud

After obtaining her high school diploma in biology and chemistry and after a year at EPFL, Amélie joined CSDK Architects as an intern in order to integrate the HEPIA.

Intern

Ryan Villalta

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, Ryan joined the team at CSDK Architects as an intern. His goal is to study at HEPIA in order to become an architect.

Architect HEAD

Christelle Stutz

After graduating with honors from the Haute Ecole des Arts Appliqués as an interior architect, Christelle Stutz has been enriched by more than ten years of professional experiences in architectural offices. She was able to acquire solid knowledge in different projects ranging from housing to the production plant.

Architect

Alessio Gianfranceschi

After graduating as an architect, Alessio goes to work for a year in Ecuador on different architectural projects. Also, he organizes the exhibition of the AlBorde office at the Venice Biennale in 2016. Then, he came to Switzerland to improve his architectural knowledge and will establish himself as a freelancer. He finally joined the CSDK team as an architect.

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Architect EPFL / SIA – Partner

Daniel Kloese

Holding of a master’s degree from EPFL, Daniel Kloese is a member of the SIA (The Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects) and his French equivalent, the Order of Architects. He has forged a solid experience in the field of architecture. In 2009 he won the Best of Architecture EPFL award. In addition, he has a great technical experience thanks to his work done in EPFL Civil Engineering laboratories. His work has been exhibited at different locations including the Pompidou Center during the exhibition Advances in Architectural Geometry. He worked for prestigious offices such as Ferrari Architects in Lausanne and Jürgen Mayer in Berlin before co-founding the office of CSDK Architects in Geneva in 2015.

Secretary and accountant

Lionel Breguet

Lionel holds a diploma as a bookkeeper and computer technician. He has 11 years of experience as a bookkeeper and has worked for large companies such as Ikea, FedEx or CERN. He joins the CSDK Architects team as a secretary-accountant.

Architect HES

Valérie Vidonne

Valérie has a dual education, she holds a CFC in interior design and a diploma in architecture from the Fribourg School of Engineering and Architecture. She completed a one-year internship as an interior designer at Brandstorm. During this period, she designed, among other things, sets for the prestigious Baselworld watchmaking exhibition. She also worked as a trainee works manager in the general contractor of Effibat SA. She joined the CSDK team as an architect.

Architecte

Christophe Costa

Holder of a CFC of architectural draughtsman as well as a Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the HEPIA, Christophe joined the CSDK office as an architect.

Graphic Designer

Matthieu Pierard

With more than four years of experience in communication, Matthieu Piérard holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and is specialized in digital marketing. He is a true communicator and after several years in Asia, his experience led him to start his own company, MERCANTIAL Sàrl. He works alternately for the group CSDK Architects.

Architect

Ismail Housairi

Ismail is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture in Strasbourg and after several internships, including eight months on Reunion Island at Atelier 615, Ismail joins CSDK Architects. He has taken part in numerous workshops that allow him to combine his two passions: architecture and travel. Through these workshops, he went to Italy, the Netherlands and India.

Executive Assistant

Marine Gay

After graduating from the University of Geneva in Art History, Marine Gay has worked in various artistic fields. She has worked for Contemporary Art galleries as well as prestigious auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s. She also worked one year in Zürich in the world of television media. She joins the team of CSDK Architects as an Executive assistant.