Consulting
Our expertise
We provide consulting services for practical projects involving historic buildings.
We cover the entire spectrum of preliminary investigations.
Through in-depth investigations, we strive to extend the lifespan of historic structures.
We deal with all types of structures and materials, from farmhouses to bridges and from timber to concrete.
- Classical and high-tech surveys
- Elaboration of plans and 3D models
- Photographic documentation and Raumbuch
- Archival research
- Definition of architectural and historical context
- Construction phase plans
- Expert opinion on heritage value
- Monument preservation reports
- Analysis of construction systems
- Structural assessment
- Mapping of damages
- Strategies for interventions
Team
Jasmin Schäfer, Clemens Voigts, Clemens Knobling, Stefan M. Holzer, Louis Vandenabeele
- Professor of Building Archaeology and Construction History, ETH Zürich.
- Trained as structural engineer from Technische Universität München (1987).
- Ph.D. in numerical mechanics (TU München 1992).
- Post-doctoral fellow in mechanical engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1994-95.
- Structural engineer in a major German construction company, Frankfurt/Main, 1993-95.
- Professor of engineering informatics and mathematics, University of Stuttgart followed by University of the Armed Forces Munich, 1995-2016.
- Recognised Expert, Federal Office for Cultural Affairs (BAK).
- Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zürich.
- Trained as civil engineer and conservationist of historical monuments at the Technical University of Munich and the Technical University of Berlin.
- Ph.D. on historical timber roof structures in Switzerland (ETH 2021).
- Coordinator of a SNSF project on medieval masonry bridges since 2022.
- Freelance consultant for Denkmalaktiv.
- Senior Assistant, ETH Zürich.
- Trained as architect at TU Munich (1998).
- Owner of an office for building archaeology and heritage conservation in Munich (since 2015).
- Assistant at TU Munich, then post-doc at the Bundeswehr University Munich (2001-18).
- Ph.D. on the monumental altars of Selinunte (TU Munich 2012).
Former members
- Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zürich (2019-2024).
- Trained as structural engineer and architect at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2014).
- Ph.D. on historical timber roof structures in Belgium (VUB 2018).
- Coordinator of a SNSF project on the Basilica of St Anthony in Padua since 2019.
- Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zürich (2019-2024).
- Trained as architect at the TU Munchen (2007) and Master of Business Administration (2009).
- Lecturer of Building Archaeology at OTH Regensburg.
- Ph.D. on historical timber roof structures in Munich (TU Munchen 2018).
Contact
Email:
Phone: +41 44 633 01 46
We are part of the Competence Center for Preservation, based at ETH Zürich in Switzerland. We operate all over Europe.
Recent projects
Historic structure report for a bridge in Zurich
Seismic assessment for a church in Aargau
Survey and historic building report for greenhouses in Zurich
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Seismic assessment for a public building in Zurich
Structural assessment of damages in a church in the Canton of St. Gallen
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Survey of a factory in Tashkent
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Historic building report for a barn in Zurich Oberland
Consulting for a medieval house in the valley of Schwyz
Seismic assessment for a church in Aargau
Survey and historic building report for greenhouses in Zurich
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Seismic assessment for a public building in Zurich
Structural assessment of damages in a church in the Canton of St. Gallen
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Survey of a factory in Tashkent
Historic building report for a house in Zurich Oberland
Historic building report for a barn in Zurich Oberland
Consulting for a medieval house in the valley of Schwyz