nicolas könig

Nicolas studied architecture at the University of the Arts Berlin, the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen, and ETH Zurich. His master’s thesis, The Fulfillment Paradox, was awarded the ETH Medal and nominated for both the SIA Prize and the RIBA Silver Medal. In 2024, he received the German Design Newcomer Award. Nicolas has worked with OFFICE kgdvs (Brussels), Muck Petzet and Felgendreher Olfs Köchling (Berlin), as well as MADE IN (Geneva). In 2024, he co-founded the collective studio dorsa + 820.

lewis horkulak

Lewis studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin, Bauhaus University Weimar, and ETH Zurich. He worked with Studio Muoto (Paris) and Richter Musikowski (Berlin), and from 2023 to 2024, he was part of Comte/Meuwly Architectes in Zurich. His work has been recognized with awards including the Foundation Award and the Vectorworks Scholarship, and has been exhibited at the Center for Architecture Zurich and the Design Biennale Zurich. In 2024, he co-founded the collective studio dorsa + 820.

collaborators / friends

dorsa, A. Stadler, F. Jaritz, A. Prusinska, ALIAS, Comte/Meuwly, P. Marmy, A. Bostelmann, Kitchuan, B. Major, J. Roth, A. Bertini, Architektūros fondas, Ž. Mantrimaitė, A. Kellner, co-struct, studio erde, Atelier Niveau Zero, N. Kaufmann, T. Compeers

project index

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SPF 50+ II, Görlitz (DE) G2U festival pavillon
Elysion, Lyss (CH) selected competition w/ dorsa
Wildhut, Zürich (CH) competition w/ dorsa
Based on a street find, installation
Patrick Star, Zürich (CH) competition 2. round w/ dorsa
Laola, Zürich (CH) competition w/ dorsa
Solar Laboratory, Vilnius (LT) workshop w/ A. Stadler
SPF 50+ I, Görlitz (DE) G2U festival pavillon
Sandy, Visp (CH)competition 1st Price w/ dorsa
Le Bonhomme, Evolène (CH) competition w/ dorsa
Fountainhead, Zürich (CH) competition w/ dorsa
Electryone, Zürich (CH) installation as Team Electryone
Solar Grill Prototype 01, Furka (CH) installation w/ A. Stadler
Fulfillment Paradox, London (GBR) thesis project
Tailgater, New Brunswick (USA) thesis project
A Fish Odyssey, Lugano (CH) research project w/ A. Kellner

media

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Between Fiction & Reality, article New Generations w/dorsa
Im Mutterschiff, article Hochparterre w/ dorsa
Solar Laboratory, article VESPER w/ Stadler & Mantrimaitė
Sun-Made Final Review ETH, guest crit
Lunch Date with Weyell Zipse, lecture w/ dorsa
Kontextur Interview w/ dorsa
Second Harvest, lecture ETH
towards transformation, interview triest
Schulhaus Im Sand, Visp, article Espazium
Schulhaus Im Sand, article Visper Allgemeine Zeitung
Schulhaus in Visp, Tagesinfo, report Canal9
Neues Primarschulhaus in Visp, article Walliser Bote
Von Sanierung bis Superstruktur, article TEC21 2024/11
Electryone, book Altana Publishers Milano

exhibitions

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Baumuster-Centrale Zürich, Made of Solar (Selected works)
ZAZ Bellerive, ELECTRYONE – SOLAR FESTIVAL
SODAS 2123 Vilnius, Solar Laboratory as Inter-
Villa Saroli, Anatomy of Change (Collective)
ZAZ BELLERIVE, »ELECTRYONE«
Modern Animals Gallery, Zurich »ELECTRYONE«
Design Biennale Zürich »ELECTRYONE«
Furka Zone In:dépendance Residency »Solar Grill«
ZAZ Bellerive, Zurich »New Garden City« (Collective)

distinctions

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Wilde Karte Hochparterre w/ dorsa
Ernst Schindler scholarship »Solare Landschaft« w/ A. Stadler
Foundation Award, nomination »A Fish Odyssey«
German Design Award Newcomer 2024
AED Neuland Young Talent Award »A Fish Odyssey«
BDB Baumeister Young Talent Award »A Fish Odyssey«
SIA Master Prize nomination »The Fulfillment Paradox«
RIBA Silver Medal nomination »The Fulfillment Paradox«
ETH Medal »The Fulfillment Paradox«

contact

hopfenstrasse 18
CH–8045 zurich
info@820.ch
@820.works

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