Studio Gaggini + Nicola Probst Architetti

Studio Gaggini
Michele Gaggini, 1970
1989 – 96 architectural studies at the ETH in Zurich
1997-2001 Collaboration with Livio Vacchini & Silvia Gmür, Locarno and Basel
2001 Opened his own office in Lugano

Main projects and constructions:
2007-16 Nursing and Retirement Home, Bellinzona (with Nicola Probst Architetti)
2008 / 2015 Single family houses, Melano
2009 -15 Refurbishment of primary school in Savosa. Project and partial construction.
From 2013 Competition and design of the new Green Cross Headquarter, Lugano
From 2015 Competition and construction of the extension of Regional Hospital, Mendrisio
2016 Single family house, Arogno
2018 Refurbishment of Raiffeisen agency, Riva San Vitale

Nicola Probst Architetti
We are interested in exploring the relationship between the contemporary living condition and its spatial and territorial implications. Each project is seen as a pixel of the city without any distinction of scale. Nicola Probst Architetti finds its place at the intersection between social and environmental sustainability. We believe that energy-efficient buildings have to go hand in hand with innovative projects and typologies.

Nicola Probst (Locarno, 1969) studied architecture at Supsi in Lugano, Switzerland, and at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received his Master of Architecture in 1999. Professional practice in the offices of Ivano Gianola in Mendrisio, Loom Studio in the U.S. and Burkhalter & Sumi Architekten in Zurich. In 2002 established his own office in Lugano.

Till 2008 was teaching assistant of architectural design at Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio. He is currently teacher of architectural design at Supsi in Lugano. He has been visiting critic at University of California, Berkeley, at Politecnico di Milano and at Zhejiang University in Hanghzou.