Elegance + Performance + Sustainability
STERLING PRESSER ARCHITECTSENGINEERS is based in Berlin, is an international studio specializing in architectural planning and structural concept design.
Our approach integrates architecture and engineering disciplines from the outset, to create exemplary projects. Through a highly collaborative and research-based design method, STERLING PRESSER ARCHITECTSENGINEERS involve clients, stakeholders, and experts from various fields early on in the creative process, resulting in innovative and outspoken projects that contribute to a better future for cities and landscapes worldwide.
STERLING PRESSER ARCHITECTSENGINEERS operate globally, contributing to diverse projects ranging from design objects to multi-program theatres and bridges. Our experienced team works across various cultural and geographical contexts, prioritizing sustainability and innovation. We adopt a collaborative model, integrating architecture and engineering disciplines from the outset to achieve sustainable outcomes. Our studio collaborates with firms worldwide to deliver projects from design development to construction. Our work is internationally recognized, exhibited, and awarded.
Sustainability is a core principle, seamlessly integrating designs with the environment. We envision a future where art, imagination, and sustainability converge harmoniously.
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The Way We Work
Founders‘ journey
The two founders Nicolas Sterling and Elke Sterling-Presser joined forces after having managed a wide range of international projects from Paris and London in the field of architecture and structural engineering in renowned offices. The projects they have already completed and their design- oriented attitude have contributed to the excellence of architectural projects in their respective fields.
Feasible integrated designs
The creation of STERLING PRESSER aims to bring together the disciplines of architecture and engineering in order to integrate them at the beginning of the design process. The studio specializes in the design of unique architectures and structures, working with a network of advanced engineering experts and integrating concepts of sustainability and cost control.
Workflow
Inter disciplinary studio: team “Cross-over” and “Cross-fertilization”
STERLING PRESSER ARCHITECTS+ENGINEERS is a team of architects, designers, engineers, geometry specialists and entrepreneurs. Our aim is to combine creative disciplines beyond the traditional construction model. By working together as a team from the very beginning of any new project, architects, designers and engineers combine their knowledge to achieve an optimal integrated design. The aim is to achieve optimal integrated design to provide a more sustainable built environment. The question of the social function in both engineering and architecture and the growing importance of technical expertise in design are bringing the two disciplines ever closer together, creating cross over and intersections and giving rise to hybrid (“emergent”) fields of study. Our team combines the most advanced 3D technology to model, simulate, analyze, draw and visualize with traditional methods of sketching and storytelling to stimulate a cross-fertilization, intuition and creativity.
Integrated design: a unique “workflow” and “process”
The uniqueness of our studio is to create a singular architectural and engineering workflow that we call “Integrated Design”. We believe that successful projects are the result of collaborations between disciplines. We want to create unexpected solutions and be able to make new design dreams technically feasible.
HOW DOES THE COMBINATION OF DISCIPLINES INFLUENCE OUR WORK?
We often refer to the concept of “creative abrasion” processes where ideas rub together productively, as opposed to destructively! In the making of a project, in the genesis of an idea, we can very often experiment with the division of labor, where each discipline leads the idea in different branches and directions without having to examine the coherence of the project. This weakens the strength of the original essential idea.
WE DELIVER FEASIBLE DESIGNS
The integration of architectural design and engineering reviews facilitates dialogue in the design process to make new dreams achievable and technically viable. This process is efficient, cost effective and protects the primary integrity of ideas throughout the process. It does include a review of material optimization, construction methodology, and sustainable impact in order to deliver an optimum architectures and structures. We care specifically that the architectural concept embeds and optimize the constructive process. We strive for design excellence within the given program and budget. The result is healthier projects that improve the quality of life.
WE CROSS-FERTILIZE EXPERTISE BY WORKING AS A TEAM
By working together from the outset of any new project, architects, designers and engineers combine their knowledge to achieve optimal integrated design to provide a more sustainable built environment. Our team combines the most advanced 3D technology to model, simulate, analyze, draw and visualize with traditional methods of sketching and narration to stimulate intuition and creativity.
Sites
We embrace the unique characteristics of each site we work on, understanding that geography and topography profoundly shape our architectural approach. Our commitment involves a meticulous analysis of the site’s features—climate, soil, vegetation, and topographical variations—to create structures that seamlessly integrate with their surroundings. Whether situated in a bustling urban center, a tranquil rural setting, or a challenging mountainous terrain, our designs harmonize with the natural and built environment, enhancing both resilience and aesthetic appeal. This site-specific sensitivity ensures that every STERLING PRESSER project is not only beautiful but also perfectly attuned to its location, creating spaces that are both innovative and contextually appropriate.
