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ROK is a Zurich based architecture and planning office. From the very beginning our practice was founded on a philosophy of innovation, sustainability and design.

News

HiLo on new Swiss banknotes winning design

We are happy to see the NEST building and our contribution to HiLo on the winning design for the new Swiss franc bank notes by Emphase! Congratulations to all partners involved in the development, research and construction of this fantastic building innovation platform.

DroneHub Opened

ROK completed their latest project DroneHub at Empa NEST. DroneHub is an aviary like structure that serves a test site for the integration and interaction of robots - such as drones or climbing robots - with infrastructure systems. The unit will serve research of the Laboratory of Sustainability Robotics, Empa which is headed by Professor Mirko Kovac.

HSLU Lecture

ROK partner Silvan Oesterle will give a lecture at Hochschule Luzern's Institute for Architecture. The talk will cover latest projects from ROK and class results from Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio. The lecture follows an invitation by Samuel Ackermann. Date: Monday, 16.02.2026, 15:30.