Deheim Network
We host workshops that help the community shape a shared vision of what they want to create together. Based on these ideas, we connect residents with the right people from our team and network who can advise and support them. Along the way, we document and capture the process and outcomes, helping build pride in the neighborhood and showcasing the community to future residents.
Founder & Business Development
Lukas Lauber
Luki is the founder of Deheim, he leads sales, business development, and the project management of neighborhood initiatives. His career has been focused on co-creation, with the goal of creating sustainable value by connecting people and fostering a sense of community in the modern, globalized world. After winning the SHC Challenge in 2021 with the vision for community-oriented living, he decided to dedicate his path to making this vision a reality. Milestones include opening a large design hotel with 114 communal living–inspired flats, founding and growing the association coolinarik.ch, which connects adolescents, seniors, refugees, and local producers through cooking workshops. As an entrepreneur, he also organizes co-creative events for companies, municipalities, and communities.
Common Space Design & Social Programming
Alanis Diem
Alanis leads Curation, Conception and Planning of Common Spaces at Deheim. With a Master’s in Architecture from ETH Zurich, she works at the intersection of spatial design and social experience. She helps translate architectural visions into lived reality by designing how shared spaces can function in everyday life. She hosts pre move in workshops with future residents to co create a shared vision for how these spaces will bring people together. Alongside her architectural background, she is also a seasoned chef who has hosted numerous pop ups and collaborated with farm collectives. Through workshops, neighborhood gatherings, and thoughtfully curated events, Alanis activates shared spaces and creates welcoming environments for socially connected communities.
Residential Real Estate Advisor
Beāte Gaida Garleja
Beāte supports Deheim with her sharp eye for branding, positive energy, and strong understanding of the real estate sector. She is currently completing a Master’s in Real Estate and has worked at Swiss Life Asset Managers for over four years in the real estate fund lifecycle & the market intelligence team.
At Deheim, she acts as a sparring partner, helping refine how we position and communicate our offering to residents and real estate partners. Believing strongly in the value of community and lifestyle oriented living, she contributes strategic input and challenges our services to best fit client needs.
Event Production & Cultural Programming
Raphaël Vallette d’Osia
Raphaël is an EHL graduate and leads event and experience execution at DEHEIM. He previously worked as Event Operations Manager at Slowness Hospitality, where he and Lukas first collaborated.
At DEHEIM, he helps realise co-creative neighbourhood events and community formats. Within hospitality projects, he focuses on programming, identifying local talents and “hidden gems,” and building operational structures that make concepts actually deliverable, not just aspirational.
He has delivered high-quality events for creative agencies such as Amsterdam Berlin, working with artists & corporates such Bentley & Belmond Hotel Group).
Facilitator Co-Creation
Tobias Boschung
Tobias Boschung is an experienced workshop host, particularly in the field of transcultural collaboration. With a Master’s degree in Psychology and a strong understanding of collaborative processes, he brings a calm and reassuring presence that helps people feel comfortable sharing ideas and working together. At Deheim, Tobias will host collaborative workshops where residents explore traditions, brainstorm ideas for their neighborhood, and collectively decide which initiatives they want to bring to life. His thoughtful facilitation style makes him the ideal person to guide these processes and help communities build shared structures and traditions.
Families & Neighborhood Community Lead
Lynn Moser
Lynn focuses on strengthening neighborhood connections through activities for children and families. She designs and hosts engaging formats that bring kids together and create natural opportunities for parents and neighbors to meet and build relationships. In Deheim neighborhoods, Lynn leads the programming for children and young families, helping turn shared spaces into lively meeting points where communities can grow together. As Deheim expands, Lynn will gradually take on the leadership of the COOLINARIK association, strengthening the synergies between both initiatives and connecting social projects with residents in Deheim neighborhoods.
Community Cooking & Workshop Lead
Mauro Leuenberger
Mauro is a cooking teacher and core member of COOLINARIK, as well as a passionate and experienced chef. He has extensive experience hosting workshops for diverse groups and co-creationg ambitious events with participants of all skill levels. Mauro has a special talent for creating an atmosphere where people feel comfortable contributing, learning, and enjoying the process of cooking together. In Deheim neighborhoods, he brings the same spirit he does to COOLINARIK: spreading smiles, ensuring the food is both tasty and safe, and encouraging collaboration through shared cooking experiences.
Sustainable Living Strategist
Emma Gouverneyre
Emma is our Sustainability Advisor with a Master’s in Sustainability Management. She specializes in analyzing buildings’ energy and waste consumption to improve efficiency, sustainability, and reduce costs. With a focus on agroecological food systems and sustainable resource use, Emma helps communities reduce their CO₂ footprint, lower societal costs, and implement circular approaches to waste.
She also has experience hosting workshops and building collaborations between local communities and farmers, using farm spaces to bring people together around sustainable practices. Her expertise lies in setting achievable sustainability goals while fostering community through positive, collaborative action.
UX Design & Documentation
Gwendolyn Wetli
Gwendolyn joined Deheim after doing her bachelor’s project on the initiative, and the collaboration quickly turned into a mutual fit. With a background in Interaction Design and experience in brand building, she develops the Deheim website, curates partner properties, and works on SEO so people looking for more socially connected living can find us. She also coordinates documentation of life in the neighborhoods we work with, capturing moments and stories so current residents have lasting memories and future tenants can get a real sense of the community they can join.
Hosts
Team Coolinarik
We work with a wide range of passionate workshop hosts who bring food, craft and energy into the neighbourhood. From pensioned wildlife hunters and pizzaiolos to fermentation specialists, smoothie bike motivators, Afghan chefs and mochi makers, our partners host relaxed hands-on workshops that invite residents to cook, taste and learn together. The variety keeps the experience playful and authentic while giving tenants memorable moments they can share with their neighbours.