Our goal is to provide sustainable and affordable housing all over the world.
A derivative of the Northern Togolese language, Lamb-Kabyè, Oxara means, “Gathering and Community.” Bringing the actors of the construction ecosystem together to collectively create an innovative and sustainable industry is a key ingredient to make our business scalable and to achieve our vision of providing safe and decent housing to all.
As a purpose-driven company, we believe the need for a more sustainable construction industry presents tough challenges and at the same time big opportunities to generate value for the environment, our business, and the society as a whole.
Our values trust, curiosity and compassion guide us in our endeavour.
Nobody can do everything but everyone can do something
Gil Scott Heron
Ready to grow!
2020
Letizia Caderas and Jonathan Ensslin joined the Product development team.
2020
Mesh mould cleancrete testing with MAS Digital Fabrication students Jomana Baddad and Indra Santosa
2020
We are the winner of the SEIF Award 2020 for Social Innovation and received CHF 10'000.
2020
Oxara is among the top 5 winners of the W.A. De Vigier Start-Up Competition 2020 and receives support of CHF 100’000.
2020
Roland Weippert, Architect Julien Chabanne and Francesco Caruso joined Oxara.
2020
Casting of 9 m3 cleancrete to build self-supporting walls. See more informatione here
2019
Support from EU SME grant, 50 KEuro
2019
Oxara AG incorporated
2019
Working on poured earth floor with Earth Enable in Rwanda and non-structural cleancrete wall in Portugal
2019
Innobooster Grant received and awarded Swiss Youth and Future Prize
2019
Cleancrete (cement free concrete): Mixing and casting of 250 L of cement free concrete, 1.5 m height and 30 cm thick . It’s the biggest mock up of poured earth without cement and without internal reinforcement
2019
Cleancrete (cement free concrete): Mixing and casting of 250 L of cement free concrete, 1.5 m height and 30 cm thick . It’s the biggest mock up of poured earth without cement and without internal reinforcement
2019
Dr. Thibault Demoulin joined Oxara as founding member and we started the Bridge Proof of concept program.
2018
Start of ETH Pioneer fellowship program
2018
Gnanli Landrou successfully defended its PhD at the ETH Chair of Sustainable Construction on the development of self-compacting clay concrete. He received the ETH Medal for outstanding dissertation.
And it's just the beginning !
We are Oxara
Dr. Gnanli Landrou
Co-founder
Business Strategy
Letizia Caderas
Product Development
Jonathan Ensslin
Product Development
Advisors and board of directors
Prof. Dr. Guillaume Habert
Scientific Advisor
Dr. Coralie
Brumaud
Scientific Advisor
Pol
Budminger
Innosuisse Business Strategy Coach
Norman
Blank
IP and Technology Advisor
Prof. Dr. Robert
Flatt
Chairman of Board of Directors
