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Practice
Biography
Contact
The architectural firm Atelier Barras was founded in London in 2012 by Huma Ahmad-Barras. The projects were mainly private house conversions and extensions. In 2019, Huma decided to focus on a non-architecture-related project (bloombloom.ch) and Adrien Barras took over practice. The two have always developed projects together and continue to discuss strategies jointly.
The office is currently located near Lenzburg, with projects in three of Switzerland's language regions.
We are happy to plan your project from the feasibility study to the implementation planning, and we strive to provide you with conceptual, sustainable and realistic advice.
Credits
Graphics / Website / Photography Atelier Barras
Works
2025
WINKELWEG
Machbarkeitsstudie
2 residential units / Part rebuild and extension
2024
RINGSTR NORD
Feasability study
3 residential units / New build
2023-2025
PYROLYSIS
Outline design to execution planning
Commercial and offices / New build 845 m2 / Built
2022
BÖLLI
Outline desing and clarifications with the authorities
Villa / New build
2022
CHARDONNE
Outline design
Detached house conversion and extension
2022
EGLISWIL
Outline design and clarifications with the authorities
4 residential units / New build
2022
LUGANO
Execution plans
Villa with separte flat / New build (Design Y.Poenset)
2021-2022
MALT HOUSE
Outline design to execution planning
Commercial / New build 930m2 / Built
2019-2021
BROC
Outline design to planning permission
14 residential units / New build / Built
2016-2018
WALLER RD
Outline design to tender
Conversion and extension of a terraced house
2016
CANOPY
Outline desing to execution
Carport / Built
2016
MORTIMER RD
Outline design
End of Terrace house / New build
2014
PORTO
Competition
Competition for the develompent of a brown field site / 1. prize ex-aequo
2013
KASERNE
Competition
Competition for conversion and restauration
2010
AUGUSTENBORG
Competition
Competition for the development of the harbor
2006
PADOVA
Student project
Residential tower / AAM Prof. V. Olgiati
2003
SINTRA
Student project
Art museum / AAM Prof. M.&F. Aires-Mateus
2002
ZH HB
Student project
Villa / AAM Prof. V. Ogliati
2001
MENDRISIO
Student project
Terrace / AAM Prof. M. Botta & U. Brauen
Qualified architect AAM / SIA
Languages: German French English (Italian)
Since 2019 – Owner of Atelier Barras
2014–19 – Project architect/leader at Burkard Meyer Architects, Baden
Mixed-use high-rise building for Halter AG Developments bäre-tower, Ostermundigen (Bern)
Mixed-use high-rise building for SBB Immobilien Westlink Tower & Cube, Zurich (Tower & Cube)
2012-14 Project architect at Aeschlimann Hasler Architects, Zurich
Triemli City Hospital Zurich – New ward block
2010-2012 Project architect at Sergison Bates architects, London
Welcome Centre for the new Novartis research campus in Shanghai, China
2006-2010 Project architect at Diamond Architects, London
Renovation, reconstruction and extension of a cottage, Oxfordshire, UK
2006
Architecture diploma under Prof. V. Olgiati at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio, Switzerland