About us
Who
Beatrix Wuttke and Thomas Ringhof are German-Danish architects with the firm conviction that the experience of high-quality architecture has a decisive influence on people’s well-being. Closely linked to the Scandinavian artistic and humanistic design tradition, they combine their practical building knowledge with architectural thinking, whereby their ideas are realised in harmonious spatial structures.
Where
The architectural practice was founded in Berlin in 1993 and has been based in an old warehouse from 1780 on Christianshavn in Copenhagen since 2007. Their joint work has resulted in many different projects in Germany and Denmark, the quality of which has been recognised by awards and publications.
What
Beatrix Wuttke and Thomas Ringhof fulfil construction tasks on different scales. Their areas of responsibility include residential and commercial construction in existing buildings, renovations and restorations of listed buildings, new buildings, conversions and extensions with different uses, through to urban planning designs for small urban neighbourhoods. They offer their services for all phases of a construction project: From the initial sketches and programme considerations, they accompany a project through to completion with all the necessary planning and monitoring services.
How
Beatrix Wuttke and Thomas Ringhof manage the necessary planning processes in close cooperation with the client, the specialist planners and the authorities, so that innovative and sustainable solutions, the optimisation of functional processes and uses, as well as the economic framework are brought together to create an overall architectural work.
Beatrix Wuttke studied architecture at the RWTH Aachen and at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf from 1983 to 1990. She then worked in various architectural offices in Berlin, from 1993 to 1995 she was project manager in the office of Prof. Hans Kollhoff.
After winning the competition for the Rotaprint site in Berlin in 1993, she began working together with Thomas Ringhof.
In 2000 Beatrix Wuttke was appointed to the Association of German Architects and in 2005 was elected to the State Competition Committee of the Chamber of Architects. From 2000 to 2006 she taught at the Technical University of Berlin.
Thomas Ringhof studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen and at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London from 1983-1991. His work was honoured with the Fritz Schlegel Prize in 1991 and a grant from the Statens Kunstfond, Copenhagen.
From 1991 to 1993 he worked in various offices in London, Berlin and Frankfurt, including with Sir Norman Foster. From 1997 to 2003 he taught at the Technical University of Berlin.