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Studio Vulkan presented the final part of the Lviv North landscape study, outlining a long-term development framework based on the Emerald Network and adaptable settlement cells. The proposal positions landscape as the primary structure guiding ecological continuity, urban growth and local identity in Northern Lviv.

With the opening of the Rotag Garden, the first stage of the Westbahnhof transformation in Karlsruhe has been completed, reopening the historic railway track as a new public access route and future green foyer to the former tobacco factory.

On behalf of the municipality of Horw, Studio Vulkan is developing a vision for the transformation of the existing town centre.

We were one of five teams contributing to future development scenarios for Northern Lviv within the Lviv North test-planning initiative, where the second workshop provided a focused platform for presenting interim results and advancing collaborative dialogue with local stakeholders and international partners.

In Friedrichhafen, we explored the role of water in urban environments and developed ideas for a sustainable future through collaboration between two offices.

The Circular Summit in Haar brought together experts, practitioners, and students to discuss circular solutions for economy and environment. Florian Strauß contributed with a workshop focused on the practical implementation of circular principles.

Studio Vulkan values continuous dialogue and shared learning. In regular team sessions, we exchange ideas on topics from design details to digital tools- tackling challenges together and learning from one another. And often, there’s pizza.

The Ideas Workshop for Munich North brought together five planning teams and around 1,000 participants in November 2025 to develop and discuss visions for future urban development. Through open dialogue, expert input, and public engagement, the event laid the groundwork for the next planning phase, with results to be presented in March 2025.

Each year, Studio Vulkan brings together its teams from Zurich and Munich for a late-summer camp designed to foster collaboration and exchange. This year’s gathering took place in Romanshorn on the shores of Lake Constance, where team members explored new ideas, shared knowledge, and strengthened connections through joint activities and informal discussions – culminating, as always, in a shared celebration.

In a 1:1 scale workshop at Oerliker Park, participants explored the relationship between drawing, space, and social interaction. Through physical performance and spatial positioning, students simulated park scenarios to examine density and intimacy. Developed by Urša Habič and Dominik Bueckers with the LUS* Chair, the workshop offered a playful, hands-on approach to understanding landscape through drawing and embodied experience.