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Geometric timber roofs cover Diamond Domes tennis courts in Switzerland
Swiss timber company Neue Holzbau has created a pair of geometric cross-laminated timber roofs for two indoor tennis courts by Rüssli Architekten in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. Called Diamond Domes, the...
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Herzog & de Meuron creates boutique hotel in historic Volkshaus Basel
Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has created a boutique hotel inside a century-old building in the heart of its home city, Basel. The Volkshaus Basel Hotel blends the style of 1920s with a modern...
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Monolithic concrete walls enfold minimalist Pyramid House in Switzerland
DF_DC has used concrete to create a monolithic house in the town of Tegna, Switzerland, which takes cues from Japanese architecture and the surrounding mountains. Named Pyramid House, it was...
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Gus Wüstemann Architects tops barn-like home with overhanging roof
A large overhanging roof stands above this house that Gus Wüstemann Architects designed in the village of Buchberg, Switzerland. Wüstemann adapted the form and materiality of the local gabled farm...
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David Chipperfield adds limestone-clad extension to Kunsthaus Zurich
Jura limestone wraps around the concrete interiors of David Chipperfield Architects' long-awaited extension for the Kunsthaus Zurich museum in Switzerland. Located in Heimplatz square in the old town...
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MLZD and Sollberger Bögli Architects complete angular football stadium in...
Swiss studios MLZD and Sollberger Bögli Architects have completed Stade de la Tuilière stadium in the city of Lausanne, which is defined by its rectangular form and cutback corners. Built for Football...
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Castelgrande's bunker-like entrance captured in photos by Simone Bossi
Swiss architect Aurelio Galfetti's stark hillside entrance to the medieval Castelgrande in Bellinzona, Switzerland is the focus of this architectural photography series by Simone Bossi. Captured on...
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Foster + Partners proposes larch-clad innovation hub in the Swiss Alps
Textured larch shingles and a mountainous roofscape will define InnHub La Punt, an innovation and community centre that Foster + Partners is developing for Engadin valley in Switzerland. Set to be...
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DF_DC hides Swiss apartment block behind Pisa Baptistery-informed concrete wall
Architecture studio DF_DC has designed a concrete apartment block overlooking Lake Lugano in the south of Switzerland that has a concrete exoskeleton so that the interior spaces are "free to change...
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Bureau uses pastel shades to create dreamlike interior for Geneva float spa
Blocks of pastel-coloured tiles overlap across the walls and floors of this spa in Switzerland, designed by local studio Bureau to reflect the serenity of "floating naked in a highly salted water pod"....
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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners completes modular airport terminal in Geneva
British architecture studio Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed the polychromatic and modular Aile Est airport terminal in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of a consortium called RBI-T. The...
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HHF Architekten uses modular steel and timber structure for mixed-use block...
A modular grid of exposed steel creates balconies, terraces and external staircases at this mixed-use development in Weggis, Switzerland, designed by HHF Architekten. Located close to Lake Lucerne, the...
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen unveils design for world's tallest timber building
Danish studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has revealed its design for a 100-metre-tall housing block in Switzerland, which will be the world's tallest timber building when it completes. Named...
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The world's tallest timber building features in today's Dezeen Agenda newsletter
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Schmidt Hammer Lassen's design for the world's tallest timber building. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now! Danish studio Schmidt Hammer...
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SOM and Burckhardt+Partner create mass-timber office for UN on Lake Geneva
Architecture studios Skidmore Owings & Merrill and Burckhardt+Partner have unveiled a hybrid mass-timber and concrete office block on the United Nations campus in Geneva. The 24,000-square-metre...
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BIG and HOK to add timber terminal and control tower to Zurich Airport
Danish architecture studio BIG and US firm HOK have revealed the design for a mass-timber terminal and control tower named Dock A at Zurich's airport. Expected to open in 2032, the building will be...
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ETH Zurich creates dramatically contoured concrete slab ceiling
Researchers at technology university ETH Zurich have created a deeply ridged ceiling called the HiRes Concrete Slab, which they claim saves energy while offering a spectacular aesthetic. The HiRes...
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Fabien Roy creates clock-shaped wooden installation to mark Tour de France
Swiss designer Fabien Roy has created a temporary circular installation made from spruce wood in the middle of the Swiss countryside for the cycling race Tour de France. Called Ephemeral Ring due to...
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3XN and Itten+Brechbühl design mass-timber campus for Swiss university
Danish architecture studio 3XN and Swiss studio Itten+Brechbühl have unveiled the design for Ecotope, an expansion to the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Set to be built one...
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Heritage wall mirror by Studio Seitz
Dezeen Showroom: the founders of Studio Seitz drew on their Swiss background to design the Heritage wall mirror, which features hidden carvings and a form inspired by Alpine milking pails. The inside...
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Enrico Sassi converts wood store into micro home in Swiss village
A small stone building in Aldesago, Switzerland, has been transformed into a compact two-level house in a renovation by architect Enrico Sassi. The old building was previously used as a wood store,...
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Pierre Yovanovitch creates set with moving elements for Verdi's Rigoletto at...
French interior designer Pierre Yovanovitch has created the set for Theatre Basel's production of Verdi's Rigoletto in Switzerland, which features a curvilinear staircase that crosses the full width of...
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Space Copenhagen pays homage to historic features in Mammertsberg renovation
A sculptural spiral staircase, floor-to-ceiling windows and panelled walls have been paired with contemporary furnishings in Space Copenhagen's renovation of a restaurant and hotel in Switzerland....
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Shigeru Ban's timber-skeleton Tamedia building left engineers "incredulous"
Continuing our Timber Revolution series, we look at the Tamedia Office Building by Shigeru Ban – Switzerland's first seven-storey mass-timber structure that was barely legal at the time of its...
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Madeleine Architects converts pigsty into The Recipe house in Switzerland
Swiss architecture studio Madeleine Architectes has converted an old pigsty and clad it in lime and hemp to create the base of this house and office in Chavronay. Named The Recipe, the home sits...
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Christ & Gantenbein adds concrete New Aare Bridge over Swiss river
Architecture studio Christ & Gantenbein has added a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland, with five arches of varying widths. Designed in collaboration with local...
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Dezeen Debate features "elegant and timeless" concrete bridge in Switzerland
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a sculptural concrete bridge across the Aare River in Aarau, Switzerland. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Architecture studio Christ &...
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Sculptural blocks intersect to form barn-like house in Switzerland
Rough textures and a blocky interior define Residential Barn in a Hamlet Zone, a home that Swiss studio BE Architektur has completed in a small agricultural town near Zurich. The timber-clad home is...
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Cabinet tops gardeners' workshop in Geneva with blue-timber lantern
Gardeners House is a blue-stained timber and terracotta-brick structure in a park in Geneva, designed by architecture studio Cabinet to provide workshops for gardeners and leisure space for locals....
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Japanese patchwork technique informs interior of Sando burger bar in Geneva
Sapid Studio aimed to keep as much of the original fit-out as possible during this renovation project, which saw the Swiss design firm turn one burger restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland, into the home...
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AMDL 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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Dezeen 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...
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Ingenhoven 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...
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Ductus 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...
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G8A 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...
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Atelier 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...
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Küchel 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...
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Construction 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,...
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Sella 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...
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"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...
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Christian 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...
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Celoria 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....
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Conen 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...
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Haller 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...
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Giona 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...
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Nicemakers 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...
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Herzog & 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...
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ETH 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...
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Itten+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"....
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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...
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