Combining a stone cavern with a glass house, the building is shaped like a mountain crystal. The jointless walls and triangulated roof are made of monolithic insulating concrete. Uniting structure, insulation and technical installation in one massive layer beautifully balanced by the transparent and reflective nature of glass.
Architect Peter Grundmann together with Marieken Verheyen and Martin Hansen have transformed a former parsonage and its annexes in a beautiful holiday village. “ Back to basics ” is the motto at Re:hof Rutenberg. The Dutch artist couple Martin Hansen and Marieken Verheyen offers simple but comfortable country vacation in a former parsonage in the
Built in 1881, the Haus Boy was renovated and extended in 2015 by Volquardsen Architekten. Located in the city of Sylt, on German island in the North Sea, the building includes 7 suites – Sylt Lofts – designed in Scandinavian style. The Sylt Lofts are situated in a quiet street in the center of Westerland: the
Project: Two-Storey Flat Interior Designer: Schöne Räume Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany Year of completion: 2015 Brief: Modification and layout optimization Planning and construction: 2014 – 2015 City Loft is a two-storey flat recently renovated by Schöne Raum in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Description by Schöne Raum: We have been approached by one of our
Munich-based Arnold/Werner architects transformed the top two floors of a 1970s industrial building into The Flushing Meadows Hotel & Bar. Located in one of Munich’s most vibrant districts—Glockenbach, the building was a former post office and its façade has been left unchanged. The architects worked with the rather high ceilings to create 11 light-filled loft
Villa K, located in Thüringen, is the first German project for Paul de Ruiter Architects. The realization of a sustainable villa, discrete and integrated in the natural environment
René Rissland in collaboration with Peter Dürschinger have designed this German family house, located in Wilhermsdorf, Germany. Description by René Rissland: The municipality of Wilhermsdorf is located west of Nuremberg in immediate vicinity of the Nature Park Frankenhohe. The plot is situated on the edge of a typical German family house settlement and impresses with its south-facing
The Pop Up Box is a versatile piece of design, finding first use in the mall of the Gerber shopping centre in Stuttgart. As convertible retail space, it offers retailers and exhibitors a customizable presentation area. It’s a system that is self-contained, an out-of-the-box solution.
Project: Residential Loft Architects: Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects Location: Esslingen am Neckar, Germany Area: 400.0 sqm Project Year: 2014 Photographs: Zooey Braun Ippolito Fleitz Group – Identity Architects have transformed two drab office floors into a residential loft. The home is located in Esslingen am Neckar, a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern
