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.
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.
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










