To Valentin Bearth and Andrea Deplazes, each and every building assignment represents a specific theme to be discovered and developed. It is the theme, and not a preconceived formal and material canon, stylistic characteristics or a 'personal signature', that is the basis of the design. Their individual buildings are aphorisms that elucidate their architectural ideas and intentions only when seen as a sum total.
The comprehensive monographic portrayal of the architects' work to date is arranged in five islands.