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Switzerland
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R2A Architectes Sinks One Swiss Apartment and Cantilevers the Other Above It
In Bramois, on the outskirts of Sion, Sion-based practice R2A architectes gives each of two stacked apartments an…
A Timber Bathhouse Inspires atelier ba.le’s New Civic Center in Bellevue
On the shore of Lake Geneva, Basel-based studio atelier ba.le has completed a municipal building and hotel-restaurant in…
R2A Designs a Timber Home in Suburban Valais to Change Shape Across Generations
R2A treats the staircase of this Valais hillside house not as circulation but as the single mechanism that…
A Teenagers’ Letter Led Piertzovanis Toews to Build This Swiss Pavilion
Basel-based architecture practice Piertzovanis Toews designed the Pavilion of the Sliding Doors as a direct response to a…
Noue Studio Turns a Concrete Wall Into Eleventhfloor Restaurant’s Only Structure
Noue Studio, working from a load-bearing concrete wall it couldn’t remove, built an entire restaurant renovation around that…
Noue Studio Trades Room Positions to Rebuild Light and Privacy in an ’80s Villa
Noue Studio rebuilds a 1983 single-storey villa around one simple reversal: swapping the kitchen and the bedroom to…
A Former Railway Yard in Zurich Is Now a Rosy Pink Timber Social Hub by Hello Wood
Hello Wood has completed Remise Rosa in Zurich, a 2,500-square-metre permanent complex built on a former railway site…
At 3,020 Metres, Herzog & de Meuron’s Most Radical Move on the TITLIS Tower Was Keeping a 1980s Military Antenna Tower
When Herzog & de Meuron was commissioned in 2017 to reimagine the summit infrastructure of Mount Titlis in…
Noue Studio Restores a Modernist Apartment in Fribourg by Giving Back What Ninety Years Had Taken Away
In Fribourg’s first modern building — a 1936 flat-roofed block by Pierre Vauthey, now protected as a Category…
Guča Architektúry Reconstructs Swiss Alpine Cabin as a “Quiet Observatory”
The reconstruction of a Swiss Alpine cabin in Ingenbohl, designed by Slovenian practice Guča architektúry, navigates the rigorous…
NOA Uses Eucalyptus Greens and Interior Storytelling to Soften a Concrete Villa in Zurich
The Atrium Villa in Zurich, Switzerland, designed by Italian practice NOA Network of Architecture, reimagines a minimalist 2019…
Studio Aisslinger Dismantles the Office Grid With a 4,100-Square-Meter “Hospitality-Inspired” Flagship in Zurich
In the heart of Zurich, the collaboration between Swiss premium workspace provider Headsquarter and Studio Aisslinger reaches a…
MET Architects Wraps Basel Schoolyard Stadium in Red Sports Surfacing
The architectural dialogue between educational heritage and urban utility finds a compelling new chapter in the north of…
MET Architects Applies Wes Anderson-Esque Palette to 1950s Basel School
To capture the essence of the Gellert school complex in Basel, one must look beyond the functionalist rigor…
Olin Petzold Suspends Triangular “Casetta Tessino” Writer’s Retreat Between Three Oak Trees
In the dense, vertical landscape of Valle Onsernone, Switzerland, the act of building is often a negotiation with…
Pink Mirrored Carousel by Carsten Höller Brings “Slow Time” to the Swiss Alps
Against the stark, crystalline backdrop of the Swiss Alps, artist Carsten Höller has installed a mesmerizing new intervention…
Bureau Designs Ultra-Light Hyperboloid Lighthouse for Lake Geneva
The Phare Ylliam is not a traditional coastal beacon, but a delicate, 21-metre-high infrastructural presence anchoring the quiet…
Huit Sushi: Craft & Concept’s LED-Lit Vision for Flexible Dining in Montreux
In the heart of Montreux, Switzerland, Huit Sushi emerges as a masterclass in contemporary spatial design, challenging the…
Buchner Bründler Architekten Craft Communal Living with Panoramic Flair at Rötiboden
Perched above the historic centre of Wädenswil, Switzerland, a site once dominated by agriculture is witnessing a thoughtful…
Tor Alva in Mulegns: The World’s Tallest 3D-Printed Tower Redefines Architectural Innovation
Rising gracefully against the Swiss alpine landscape, Tor Alva in Mulegns stands as a testament to the future…
Emerald Echoes: df__dc Reimagines Lugano’s b5 Boutique Hotel Through Layers of Time
Nestled in the heart of Lugano, a Switzerland city where the serene lake meets the dramatic embrace of…