The Vasconi Architectes Agency

VASCONI ARCHITECTES was created in 2010 by Thomas Schinko, as the continuation of renowned practice of his former Partner, the French Architect Claude Vasconi, who passed away in 2009.

The architectural practice started in Paris in 1973 and expanded in the 90’s with international offices in Berlin and Luxembourg.

A new office exists in Hong Kong since 2010 , where VASCONI ARCHITECTES won an international competition for the construction of one of the biggest Sludge Treatment Facilities in the world, next to Tuen Mun.

Based on the believes of its charismatic founder Claude Vasconi, the architectural office continues to work on all kind of projects beginning form territorial to urban scale master plan design to infrastructural projects, industrial buildings, waste-treatment facilities, healthcare facilities, officebuildings, cutting edge retail- and hospitality design and interior design.

The architectural practice seeks to create on the basis of an evidence based design approach buildings that meet the users need for an efficient layout, implementing all aspects of innovative sustainable, eco-friendly and energy efficient design.

The office achieved with its process driven design approach a great expertise in industrial building design and received several international awards (Green Building Merit Award, FIABCI Prix d’Excellence Award, Grand Prix d’Architecture Midi-Pyrenees)

Driven by the idea of the traditional city as the foundation of our culture, based on solidarity and social cohesion, the VASCONI ARCHITECTES has a great experience in large scale urban and territorial master plan design.

VASCONI ARCHITECTES developed over the years solid relationship with some of the most renowned international engineering companies and is actively collaborating in think tanks to develop a more sustainable, eco-friendly, energy efficient and salutogenetic design approach.