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Barozzi Veiga Designs A Colossal Arts Center In Switzerland

Steph Wade — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:00:24 +0000

In Lausanne, the French-speaking city on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Spanish firm Barozzi Veiga has completed the ‘Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne’: a monumental building that forms the central space of the city’s new arts complex.

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Think Architecture’s Minimal Residence At Lake Zurich Blends Into The Sloping Landscape

Steph Wade — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:00:42 +0000

On a sloped hilltop beside a forest, Swiss firm Think Architecture has designed ‘House in a Park’, a minimal residence with a complex floor plan overlooking the scenic Lake Zurich.

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Gus Wüstemann’s Concrete Apartment Complex Provides Affordable Housing In Zurich

Steph Wade — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 13:00:36 +0000

An angular apartment complex made almost entirely out of concrete has been designed by Swiss architecture firm Gus Wüstemann. The monolithic block contains nine apartments with slanted balconies that provide “high living quality on a low budget”.

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The Reinvigoration Of A 13th Century Hospice In The Swiss Alps

Rosie Flanagan — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 13:00:19 +0000

Swiss architecture firm Miller & Maranta recently completed the restoration of an ancient hospice that sits at the heart of the St. Gotthard Pass, a route through the Alps that connects north and south Switzerland.

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A Luxurious Concrete Home Beside A Swiss Lake Epitomizes The Modernist Style

Steph Wade — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 10:00:23 +0000

Swiss firm Niklaus Graber & Christoph Steiger Architects designed ‘Villa M’: a minimalist residence in Switzerland combining angular volumes of concrete and glass, resulting in a striking home that is distinct from its picturesque surroundings.

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A Minimalist Residence Built For An Art Collector In Zurich

Steph Wade — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:00:05 +0000

Swiss firm Think Architecture has designed ‘House For An Art Collector’, a private gallery space and residential property located in Zurich, Switzerland, that is exactly as its title suggests.

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Buchner Bründler’s Concrete Kirschgarten House Sits Between Basel And The Allschwil Forest

Rosie Flanagan — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:00:49 +0000

Where the Allschwil Forest ends and the city of Basel begins, Buchner Bründler Architekten has completed the minimalist concrete residence, ‘Kirschgarten House’.

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Doug Aitken Takes His Mirrored Mirage To The Swiss Alps

Rosie Flanagan — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:00:46 +0000

Genre-defying American artist Doug Aitken has taken his renowned mirror installation from the American desert to a bank in Detroit and now, to the snowscape of the Swiss Alps.

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Buchner Bründler’s Contemporary Concrete Renovation Of A 200-Year-Old House

Rosie Flanagan — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 14:00:29 +0000

In a UNESCO heritage-listed town in Switzerland, Basel-based studio Buchner Bründler Architekten has renovated a 200-year-old stone house, preserving its traditional interior whilst remodeling its interior in concrete.

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Art Safiental, An Outdoor Exhibition In The Swiss Alps

Steph Wade — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:00:25 +0000

‘Art Safiental’, currently in its second installment, is the art biennial located in the remote alpine mountain ranges of the Safien Valley, Switzerland. The current exhibition includes 14 pieces of contemporary art that are scattered throughout the Swiss mountains, and runs until October 28, 2018.

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Daniel Müller Photographs Switzerland In Summer

Rosie Flanagan — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:00:17 +0000

Escaping the airless concrete streets of Berlin, German photographer Daniel Müller traveled across Switzerland last month to experience a different kind of summer holiday. It was a trip defined by the shifting landscape of the country—in Switzerland, alpine air and honeyed sun can both be found within a few short hours of one another.

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A Tiny Cabin In The Swiss Alps

Alice Harrison — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:00:29 +0000

Nestled in the Sarreyer hillside, just beyond a charming village in the Swiss Alps, is a tiny cabin. Designed by Vevey-based firm, Rapin Saiz Architects, the Sarreyer Cabin is a perfect architectural example of the age-old phrase, don’t judge a book by its cover.

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We Are Everywhere

Anna Dorothea Ker — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:18:31 +0000

To seek, to get lost, to go beyond. This is why we travel. To push beyond the horizon line, to hit new horizons. And return to familiar landscapes – and to ourselves – inspired, renewed.

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A Walk Through Zurich With Illustrator Philipp Dornbierer

Anna Dorothea Ker — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:00:11 +0000

We were recently invited by Zürich Tourismus to visit the Swiss city, where we caught up with the illustrator Philipp Dornbierer. Taking us on a tour through the city, Philipp introduced us to five of his favorite locations across town.

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The Grand Tour of Switzerland

Yasmin Poloczek — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 13:00:04 +0000

This summer we were lucky enough to be invited by the Switzerland Tourism Board to spend a week in the mountains of Switzerland on a road trip along the country’s ‘Grand Tour’.

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