Architect DESA SIA REG A, owner of avantrace architects scenographs, Zurich

After almost 20 years in Paris, I moved back to Switzerland in 2012 and have since headed the international office el hassani & keller architekten in Zurich. My team develops, designs and implements projects that awake emotions and generate experiences. Whether it's the redesign of an exterior space, the elaboration of a working space, the creation of living atmospheres, the staging of brands or raising the awareness to our environment; the users – we humans – are always at the centre.

In 2006, I founded el hassani & keller architectes along with my associate Mehdia El Hassani in Paris. Together we realised projects for Les Arts Decoratifs in the Louvre, la Région Ile de France in the monastery Les Récollets (Paris) and for Breguet and Omega on Place Vendôme and Champs Elysées. In addition, we managed several renovations and new buildings for private clients in and around Paris. From 2008 to 2014, we were involved in the complete renovation of Zoo de Vincennes in Paris and we are proud to say that our scenography made a significant contribution to the success of this major project.

- Design and construction supervising of an office building with social facilities in Düren, Germany- Design and construction supervising of the “galerie des bijoux” at the Louvre in Paris

- Design and construction supervising of a microtechnics production site in Gals, Switzerland- Competition of the French cultural center in Mexico City