Operation of an architectural office; acquisition, management, encumbrance and sale of real estate; trade and management of real estate; financing; provision of collateral for liabilities of affiliated companies; provision of services in the fields of design and graphic design. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it. It may acquire, manage, encumber and sell properties, intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds.