35 Fireplaces that Spark Architectural Interest
From the beginning of time, human beings have gathered around the fire. The first settlements and huts included in their interior a small bonfire to cook and maintain the heat of its inhabitants. This...
View ArticleExtension Grieder-Swarovski / Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler Architekten
In 2015 the clients decided to build an underground extension and undertake a rearrangement of the house, whereby the building was divided into two independent apartments. The clients’ main apartment...
View ArticleHouse Alder / Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler Architekten
The architects’ task for this project was to develop a harmonic and sculptural volume by exploiting the building regulations (distance between buildings, bay windows, offset of roof fascia) and...
View ArticleApartment Building Waffenplatzstrasse / Andreas Fuhrimann Gabrielle Hächler...
The project aims to compensate for what is a rather unfavorable access situation by means of outstanding living qualities. The building plots are situated within the second row of buildings on...
View ArticleIndoor Pools: Bringing the Tranquility of Water to Interiors
Within architecture, water evokes sentiments of calmness and wellbeing. The element has influenced design through its dynamic and fluid nature. With recent technological advances, architects have...
View ArticleWhat Materials Keep Buildings Cool?
Air-conditioning isn’t just expensive; it’s also terrible for the environment. Accounting for 10% of global energy consumption today, space cooling in 2016 alone was responsible for 1045 metric tons of...
View ArticleRaw Interiors: 20 Projects that Use Exposed Wood and Concrete
Interior design has been characterized by infinite alternatives in coatings, finishes, and furniture to achieve unique and unrepeatable spaces. Designers are constantly coming up with innovative...
View ArticleRearrange, Paint, Cultivate: Brightening Up Your Home While Practicing Social...
As cities around the world go on lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, most individuals have been asked to stay at home, leaving only essential workers - EMTs and other healthcare...
View ArticleBerglen Conversion and New Building / studio inebi
This spacious detached house from the 1960s is located in the municipality of Greifensee, with an unobstructed view over the lake and the Alps.
View ArticleROOT Apartments / idArchitekt.innen + AETAL.
On the Rootacker in Stetten, a development structure is proposed that corresponds to the existing neighborhood of single-family houses. The sloping site is occupied by three apartment buildings, which...
View ArticleTownhouse Furkastrasse 35 in Basel / XM Architekten
The project explores the possibilities of rediscovering the qualities of a traditional townhouse within the contemporary architectural vocabulary despite the very limited site area: spatial generosity,...
View ArticleHouse in Surselva / AFGH
The replacement building on a very steep slope is situated in a prime residential location in a picturesque valley in the Surselva region in the canton of Graubünden. The multi-generational house is...
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