Studio Sito Architekten was founded in 2012 by Thomasine Wolfensberger and Simone Schnyder. Together they studied architecture at the ETH Zurich (MArch ETH). While Simone worked at Heinz Müller + Partner Architekten, Thomasine was an associate at Herzog & de Meuron for many years.

Together as Studio Sito, they have realized a wide range of high-end residential projects, including new constructions, major renovations and conversions, as well as smaller interior projects and furniture design. They have national and international expertise and offer a closely supervised service for all phases, from consultation and feasibility study, concept design, tender and execution planning, as well as construction management for retail projects and smaller refurbishments.


Thomasine Wolfensberger (MArch ETH)

studied architecture at ETH Zurich from 1997 to 2003 in the studios of Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA and Elia Zenghelis, Co. founder with Rem Koolhaas of OMA, Office for Metropolitan Architecture. During her studies she worked for FOA in London, SandelSansberg in Stockholm and E2A in Zurich. After graduating with a Master of Science ETH in Architecture (with summa cum laude) in 2003, she worked for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel on the Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest). In the following years she was for many years responsible project manager and associate for national and international projects such as the VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, the Actelion Business Center in Allschwil, Switzerland and the Beijing Film Academy in Quindao, China, the Guadalajara Museum in Guadalajara, Mexico, the Gasklocka Residential Tower in Stockholm, Sweden, a flagship store for Miu Miu in Tokyo, Japan, a temporary pavilion for fashion shows in Paris, France, the Fondazione Feltrinelli in Milan, and the Masterplan for Monteponi, a post-industrial mining area near Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy. 

From 2011 to 2019, she was teaching at Tom Emerson's Chair of Architecture and Design at ETH Zurich (second year bachelor, master level and master's thesis). In 2012, she founded Studio Sito Architekten GmbH ETH SIA with Simone Schnyder.


Simone Schnyder (MArch ETH)

studied architecture at ETH Zurich from 1998 to 2004 in the studios of Elia Zenghelis, Co. founder with Rem Koolhaas of OMA, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Dominique Perrault and Peter Märkli. During her studies she worked for Atelier Bow-Wow in Tokyo and for Heinz Müller + Partner Architekten in Zurich. After graduation with a Master of Science ETH in Architecture, she joined Heinz Müller + Partner Architekten, where she worked on numerous villas in the Zurich area and was the architect in charge of several luxury stores in Zurich, including Tom Ford, Dolce & Gabbana, Prada and Trois Pommes Studio. Her experience spans all phases of a project, from early-stage planning to execution drawings and construction supervision, cost, time and quality control. In 2012 she founded Studio Sito Architekten GmbH ETH SIA with Thomasine Wolfensberger.

Current team:

Simone Schnyder
Thomasine Wolfensberger
Carlo Wezel
Vasiliki Nikoloutsou
Cristina Ghigheanu
Kalina Solarek
Sven Ledermann
Ciara Lawless
Micol Danieli


Currents partner offices:

Maerz AG, Zürich

MSM Architekten GmbH, Zürich

Seidl + Seidl Architekten, Berlin


Past team members:

Maria Tsagka
Flavio Gisler
Jelena Perovic
Lukas Mersch
Konstantinos Sakellariou
Marin Wiskemann
Tuyet Nguyen
Lynn Koller
Björn Thorsteinsen
Rina Rolli
Isabelle Amann
Gisa Gellermann
Michiel Gieben
Federico dall'Omo
Sören Davy
Charlotte Roche
Mélissa Vrolixs
Basil Bolliger
Marisa Brunner