Herzog & de Meuron completes blocky high-rise laboratories in Basel
Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron has created the Pharma Research and Early Development Centre in Basel, as part of a wider campus it has masterplanned for pharmaceutical company Roche. Unveiled in...
View ArticleItten+Brechbühl creates demountable timber sports hall for University of Zurich
Swiss architecture studio Itten+Brechbühl has created a temporary timber university sports hall in Zurich, with aspirations for its demountable construction to be "the new standard in architecture"....
View ArticleETH Zurich explores novel fabrication method for light and reusable concrete...
Material-saving and reversible construction approaches are showcased in the spine-like Cadenza concrete spiral staircase, created by researchers at technology university ETH Zurich working with ROK...
View ArticleHerzog & de Meuron unveils Swiss children's hospital that "functions like a...
A wood-clad acute-care facility modelled on a town forms part of University Children's Hospital, which Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed in Zurich. Forming a part of...
View ArticleNicemakers renovates Swiss chalet interiors with mid-century modern furniture
In the village of Adelboden in Switzerland, Amsterdam-based Nicemakers has transformed the interiors of The Brecon, a hundred-year-old chalet, into a secluded retreat. The intention for the 18-room...
View ArticleGiona Bierens de Haan Architectures refreshes 1960s Swiss mountain chalet
Pale wooden finishes characterise the interior of the Perfect Day House mountain chalet that has been updated by Swiss studio Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures. Located in Zinal, a mountain village...
View ArticleHaller Gut Architekten adds "light and delicate" extension to Swiss school
Swiss studio Haller Gut Architekten has completed an extension to a school in Aeschi, providing classrooms with colourful accents and clad in thin planks of white wood. Haller Gut Architekten added...
View ArticleConen Sigl references "robust" industrial structures for Westhof housing in...
Architecture studio Conen Sigl has completed a cooperative housing block near Zurich, topped by a greenhouse-style pergola referencing the area's industrial and agricultural history. Named Westhof, the...
View ArticleCeloria Architects designs concrete home as "massive primitive object"
Architecture studio Celoria Architects has completed House C, a concrete home in Mendrisio, Switzerland, informed by the region's grotti– cellar-like communal spaces where local cuisine is served....
View ArticleChristian de Portzamparc wraps Dior flagship store with "resin shells" in Geneva
Six interweaving "petals" encase the facade of Dior's store in Geneva, Switzerland, which has been designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Christian de Portzamparc. The Dior store's expressive...
View Article"Water mirror" reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA
Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. Stepping down a sloping site in Uetikon to...
View ArticleSella Concept adds "classic theatrical flair" to Locke am Platz hotel
London design studio Sella Concept has designed interiors to balance modern and classical elements for the latest Locke hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. Called Locke am Platz, the hotel in Zurich's Enge...
View ArticleConstruction commences on world's "tallest 3D-printed structure" Tor Alva
Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger are creating a 30-metre-tall tower in the Swiss Alps, which is being 3D-printed with concrete by technology university ETH Zurich. Named Tor Alva,...
View ArticleKüchel Architects crowns hillside in Switzerland with "architectural marvel"
Promotion: Swiss architecture studio Küchel Architects has designed a cantilevered house on an elevated site overlooking Lake Maggiore in Ascona, Switzerland. Described by the studio as an...
View ArticleAtelier Rampazzi creates trio of concrete houses in Switzerland
A shell of reinforced concrete and warm timber panelling defines Residenza Carèsg, a row of houses in Verscio, Switzerland, by local studio Atelier Rampazzi. The three compact homes are located...
View ArticleG8A fronts row houses with zigzagging concrete loggia in Switzerland
Architecture studio G8A has completed a series of terraced houses defined by red timber and concrete exteriors in Geneva, Switzerland, alongside local studio Collinfontaine Architectes. Aiming to push...
View ArticleDuctus coats blocky apartment complex with red plaster in Switzerland
Architecture studio Ductus has designed an apartment complex coated with a monochrome red plaster facade into a sloping site in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland. Located on the outskirts of the village of...
View ArticleIngenhoven Architects creates inflatable Ski World Cup start house on Matterhorn
German studio Ingenhoven Architects has used air-filled cushions to create a start house for the annual Alpine Ski World Cup downhill races at the Matterhorn mountain, Switzerland. Designed to sit at...
View ArticleDezeen Debate features "impressive" Basel pavilion
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Novartis Pavilion in Basel by AMDL Circle and Iart. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary...
View ArticleAMDL Circle and iart wrap Basel pavilion in energy-neutral media facade
Italian studio AMDL Circle and interdisciplinary design studio iart have created the Novartis Pavilion in Basel, Switzerland, which is wrapped in an energy-neutral media facade. Located alongside the...
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