Céline Guibat was born in Lausanne in 1977. After graduating from EPFL under Professor Inès Lamunière in 2002, she worked abroad for several years. She returned to Switzerland in 2005 to work as a freelance architect, and  founded Mijong architecture design with Carole Pont in 2012.

The firm’s motto “We love to bau” describes the level of care with which she persues her professional commitment. In addition to her practical work, she shares her passion for architecture and strategic projects linked to the social and ecological transition in the academic sphere, in teaching and research, as well as through her involvement in various associations and foundations working on mediation. Her teaching activities, notably at the BFH, the ETHZ, the ZHAW and the EPFL, are highly diversified and range from planning to project management through to construction.

Céline Guibat has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Swiss Architecture Museum S AM since 2019 and active in the CSA association since 2023. From 2016 to 2018, she was either a member or president of the jury for the Swiss pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

The developed environment as a backdrop to our living space is the focus of her work, which is reflected in numerous interdisciplinary research projects such as the Vallée Archipel project or guided architectural tours such as ‘Walk with me’.

In 2019, Céline Guibat and Carole Pont were awarded the Prix Spécial du Canton du Valais as part of the cultural awards ceremony.

Carole Pont Bourdin was born in Sierre in 1975. After graduating from EPFL with Professors Martin Steinmann and Arduino Cantafora in 2002, she worked for the Delaloye architectes studio in Martigny for three years.

In 2005, she founded CParchitectes, followed in 2012 by Mijong architecture design with Céline Guibat. In 2017, she trained and taught Project Management (BIM) for TH consulting Tromlitz Häubi sàrl.

In 2018, as part of the Mijong activities, she co-developed the awareness-raising and mediation projects “Walk with me” and “Vallée Archipel”, working to rediscover our environment through visits, discussions and interviews. These projects are closely related to her degree and research topic on ‘the perception of place’ in the Sierre region.

Passionate about architecture and its integration into the urban and landscape context, Carole has shared her profession with others by becoming an apprentice master and teacher at EPFL for courses in architectural design, building technology and freehand representation. She takes part in several competition juries, and in 2023 she was appointed to chair some of them.

Since 2018, she has been a member of the Board of Directors of the SIA Switzerland; she is its representative for building design; she presides over the development of the association’s strategy and is part of the think tank on the future of the association and the planning profession. She is a member of the FSU and the FAS.

In 2019, Céline Guibat and Carole Pont were awarded the Prix Spécial du Canton du Valais as part of the cultural awards ceremony.

Since 2019, she has been a member of the heritage commission of the city of Martigny, and since 2020 of the CCUA, the consultative commission for urban planning and architecture of the city of Lausanne, of which she is vice-chair.

Since 2024, she has been a member of the Board of the Swiss Building Culture Foundation.

Françoise obtained her socio-economic baccalaureate at the Collège de l’Abbaye de St-Maurice in 1982. She has 40 years’ administrative experience with various Valais architecture firms: 40 years with Darbellay Architectes in Martigny, 21 years with Delaloye Architectes in Martigny, and with mijong since 2011! She is the very heart of our office.

Juliette joined our office in 2012, moving to Valais after studying architecture at ENSAB in Rennes. Her love of travelling took her as far as Argentina, where she studied at the University of Tucuman. Always upbeat, she oversees projects from their initial conception through to completion.

After graduating in architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ), Caroline travelled through Zurich, Athens and Lausanne, before finally settling in Sion. Faithful to mijong since 2011, she never says no to an eccentric project. Caroline loves a challenge and has been following industrial projects with enthusiasm and a thirst for knowledge for a number of years now.

Architecte né en 1998 à la Chaux-de-Fonds, il débute le métier par un apprentissage de dessinateur qui lui donne l’envie de poursuivre des études dans la branche. Il obtient son bachelor en architecture en 2021 de l’HEIA à Fribourg. L’année suivant ces études, il servit son pays en Valais, devenant berger puis animateur dans une maison de retraite. Suite à cette année, il quitte sa terre natale pour s’établir à Sion et débute sa vie d’architecte chez Mijong en septembre 2022.

Ayant grandi à l’étranger et aimant les voyages, elle a déménagé en Valais en 2021 et a rejoint mijong en avril 2024. Elle a effectué ses études à Burgdorf et a accumulé des expériences dans le monde de l’architecture dans divers bureaux de la ville de Berne.
Poussée par l’enthousiasme et l’ouverture au monde, sa devise ultime est : il y a toujours une solution.

Susana studied architecture in Lisbon. During her time there, she worked as a guide on the Open House architectural tours of Lisbon. As a volunteer, she worked on the archaeological site of Mértola, collecting data. She finished her Master’s degree in 2012, then moved to Switzerland to embark on her professional life. She has been working at Mijong since 2013, on renovation and conversion projects. She is particularly interested in the world of graphic design.

Silvia graduated in Architecture from Turin Polytechnic in 2013, and after a year of Erasmus in Valencia, she began her career in Turin as a site manager.
Based in Sion since 2019, she looks after projects from their initial conception to their completion, following the motto ‘Only by knowing how the project will be completed can you plan it properly’.
Always full of energy, eager to learn and get involved, Silvia is looking forward to the next challenge.

Matthieu est diplômé architecte en 2015 à la faculté d’architecture La Cambre-Horta de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles. Son master, spécialisé en restauration du patrimoine, est effectué en partie à Grenade en Espagne pendant une année d’échange Erasmus. Matthieu travaille ensuite à Barcelone chez ONL Arquitectura puis à Genève pour DVK Architectes, Ganz et Muller et BLSA. Il décroche une bourse de recherche du Fond National Suisse en 2020 pour étudier les mobilisations cyclistes en Amérique du Sud dans les villes de Santiago, Lima et Bogota. Pour ce projet, Il est engagé comme chercheur pour l’Université de Lausanne dans l’Observatoire du Vélo et des Mobilités Actives (OUVEMA). Il continue la recherche pour le Forum Vies Mobiles (un Think Tank de la SNCF) en Amérique du Nord à Mexico, San Francisco et Vancouver. La recherche est menée lors d’un voyage à vélo de 30 000 km pendant 19 mois. Il publie différents articles sur ce projet et participe à plusieurs conférences internationales. Il reprend sa carrière d’architecte en Suisse chez Mijong depuis septembre 2023.

After completing a federal degree in graphic design at the Ecole Cantonale d’Art du Valais, Jessica began training as an interior architect/space designer at HEAD. She took part in various workshops during her studies and won 1st prize in the “Between Architecture and Furniture” workshop organised by Koichi Suzuno (Tarafu Architects). As a representative of the City of Geneva, Jessica took part in the Milan World Expo for the Swiss Pavilion with Citta aquaria. Jessica’s bachelor project was published by Provélo and the Tribune de Genève newspaper. In 2016, Jessica was selected by the Fondation Hans Wilsdorf and the Teo Jakob Foundation to participate in the Excellence Award. After completing her bachelor’s degree, Jessica gained her first professional experience, in particular at CCHE, and then completed a second bachelor’s degree in architecture at the Swissdesigncenter in Lausanne.

Jessica is a member of the Association of Swiss Interior Designers / Architects (VSI-ASAI

Olivier has been working in the fields of renovation, single and multi-family houses, educational, administrative, industrial and congress spaces since graduating from EPFL in 2000. He specialises in the act of designing and building in terms of sustainability, economy and rationality with a focus on creating meaning. Respect for landscapes and buildings, poetry and a passion for spaces are constant and essential motivations for his work. Olivier loves to design and build with mijong.

Denis previously worked in the fields of communications, creative industries and architecture. His professional career has taken him to various parts of Europe and Asia.

When he returned to his native Valais, he found mijong to be an open and dynamic environment that matched his inquisitive mind and versatile nature. He has been working there since 2022.

Mélanie has been passionate about construction and project management for 15 years. She began her career as a draughtswoman, a key step that opened the doors to a fascinating world. Her role is to coordinate and supervise every stage of the construction process, striking a balance between organisation, rigour and creativity. Her ambition is to create inspiring projects by combining technical knowledge with her countless passions.

Florence has been part of the mijong team since 2023. Specialising in rehabilitation, conservation and heritage, she obtained her degree in architecture from EPFL in 2020.. Her thesis “Parma Ehola” deals with the architecture of a primary school in Réchy (VS), which is geared towards nature-based teaching and integrated into the environment.
In 2021, Florence worked as a freelancer in Catalonia on the preliminary design for the renovation of an autonomous country house from the 12th century.
She is passionate about organic building and regularly attends training courses in stone construction (Grands ateliers, Lyon) and earth building (Escola Origen, les Planes d’Hostoles).