Architecture: Evolution Design Project: Flexhouse – Exclusive family house Location: Meilen, Switzerland Photography: Peter Wuermli Flexhouse is a exclusive family house designed by Swiss studio Evolution Design. With its wide walls of glass and a ribbon-like white façade that winds its way around the building, this home is so light and mobile in appearance that […]
This concrete house was designed by Swiss studio Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects in Caviano, Switzerland. Description by architect: The house, designed as a residence for a family of three persons, was built in the immediate proximity of the architecture office in Caviano on the Lake Maggiore. In terms of adequate architectural densification new living space should
Leis is a hamlet with old black wooden buildings, a white chapel and a small restaurant located in the mountains above Vals in Graubünden, Switzerland. Here, at 1,500 meters, the internationally renowned architect and Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor has built two wooden houses for himself and his wife Annalisa Zumthor: the Oberhus and the
This “underground house” was designed by Swiss studio Bearth & Deplazes in Mergoscia, Switzerland. Description by Bearth & Deplazes: The antithesis to a house on a slope: one in a cavern, or better yet: a house in a fortified cavern, which is more of a reinforcement of the steep vineyard, a type of primal architecture or
Project: Small Cottage Architects: Alp’Architecture Location: Sarreyer, Switzerland Area: 90.0 sqm Project Year: 2014 Photographs: Christophe Voisin Located on the beautiful sunny slopes of the village of Sarreyer, Switzerland, this old barn of 25 m2 of floor area has been transformed into a small cottage for a young family. The project was designed by Lausanne-based Alp’Architecture. Description
Name: Villa Jewel Box Architects: Design Paradigms Project Team: Felix Bonnier, So Kwok Yun, Nicole Ni Location: Lausanne, Switzerland Type: residential Floor Area: 299.19m2 Completed: 2014 Text by Design Paradigms Design Paradigms Studio presents us this lovely eco friendly house design project completed in 2014. Villa Jewel Box is located in Lausanne, Switzerland and has an area
Rosa Chair is designed by Studio KMJ and is inspired by the rose flowers. Description by Studio KMJ: Whether you are listening to music or reading a book the “Rosa” poltrona (poltrona = armchairs in italian language) keeps one shielded with its acoustic absorbing foam and fabric. The shape of the ROSA chair is inspired
Refugi Lieptgas is a fascinating concrete cabin designed by German architecture studio Nickisch Sano Walder Architekten. The concrete cabin is situated in Flims, in the Swiss Alps, it is entirely built of concrete and has an area of 40 sqm.
This barn, built in 1878, on approximately one mile above sea level, was used as a shelter for shepherds who led their animals for grazing. The animals were sheltered around the barn, in closed enclosures. The small cottage is located near Anzere, in Switzerland. Apart from some minor modifications made throughout the years, the building
Trubel House project made by L3P Architekten from Dielsdorf, Switzerland, is a successful constructive solution in relation to a land, long considered inaccessible to residential constructions. On a total land area of 291 square meters and with an awkward topography, Trubel House has a footprint of 5m x 9m. This low surface structure as a
In order to declare their love for Zurich and to prove to the world that Switzerland has much more to offer than banks, watches and chocolate, the 25hours Hotel Zurich West was brought to life by Alfredo Häberli Design Development by using an eclectic design defined by innovation and a mixture of vibrant colours. The
CS1 Collection by Mathias Hintermann is formed from two pieces of furniture, coffee table and side table, and it was born from the collaboration between the American inspiration and the professional Swiss production, both united under the name Astfrei. The concept is planned to go into production starting next year. It highlights the symbiosis of
