Peter Vetsch

Peter Vetsch ( born March 14, 1943 in Sax ) is a Swiss architect who was known primarily for his Erdhausbauten.

Life

From 1950 to 1956 Vetsch attended the elementary school in Sax, then to 1959, the secondary school in Frümsen. Until 1962 he attended the School of Agriculture Cernier NE, from which he graduated with the diploma. By 1965, a lesson followed for an architectural draftsman in Winterthur. 1965/1966 Vetsch worked in an architectural office in St. Gallen.

In the following years Vetsch attended the State Art Academy Dusseldorf, which he finished in 1970 with the diploma. From 1971 to 1974 he worked in the architectural offices Krass ( Dusseldorf ) and Hasler ( Zurich ).

Professional activity

Since 1974, Vetsch operates its own architectural office in Zumikon ( Zurich ), from 1978 in Dietikon near Zurich. Vetsch since 1974 has been pioneer in earth houses. He is the only architect with over 47 earth houses realized world. In addition to the earth houses built Vetsch but also conventional buildings. His interest is primarily the ecological and environmentally friendly architecture.

Since the late 1970s, does Peter Vetsch talk with earth houses by themselves. Using shotcrete constructions he creates building envelopes which enclose the maximum volume with minimal surface and thus are an ideal shape for the energy balance. The buildings negate the right angle and overcome with spatial diversity, the monotony of the traditional and normal construction. They are reminiscent of the organic shapes of Antoni Gaudí and the buildings of Art Nouveau.