EM2N

With offices in both Zurich and Berlin, EM2N was founded by Mathias Müller and Daniel Niggli in 1997 and is currently working on projects in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. EM2N strives to open up to the diverse dynamism of the city and its inhabitants, to appreciate the qualities of its past and to continue the present self-confidently. In doing this we trust that, thanks to the means and collective knowledge it possesses, architecture can arrive at its specific form, also in the present day. As EM2N accepts the complexity of contemporary society and the city with a sceptical optimism and makes this an integral part of its architectural work, we represent a kind of idealistic pragmatism. We do not respond to our built environment’s permanent state of crisis with either irony or drama but rather by taking a cool look at what actually exists.