Kaufmann + Arm AG (Burgdorf)

Architecture is connected to its place - literally and figuratively. The building should stand on solid foundations while "carrying the soul of its place". We feel similarly to architects. We stand on solid ground in our work. Solid training, many years of experience and continuous training are the basis of our performance. We provide our clients with comprehensive advice, from the analysis of their needs and wishes to the acceptance of the completed building. But we also talk about the concept of "soul", about emotional values, about home and about identification. The intellectual content of the work prevents design from being reduced to function.

We measure the quality of our work by Vitruvius' criteria, which have retained their validity from antiquity to the present day: "utilitas, firmitas, venustas". Translated into the present, this means "usability, stability, beauty". These principles make it clear that building can never be an end in itself. At the beginning of the planning process, building should not be the only option. The right solution may also be not to build.