Architect Björn Liese started out as a one-man office with an unusual project – the conversion of a Hamburg bunker into a residential building. In this interview, he tells us what he has learnt in the process for future construction.

With the renovation and restoration of the Derzbachhof in Munich, Peter Haimerl and raumstation have breathed new life into an old farmhouse. Berker switches, now a subtle part of the architecture, constitute a key element of the interior design.

"One Forty West" is one of the latest additions to Frankfurt am Main's skyline. A model apartment designed by Sebastian Herkner is equipped with switches from Berker, exemplifying the design aspirations these residential units have.

In the Live-Event "architects insights" between 5.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. on June 10, 2021 the hager group is providing exclusive insights into the "WaterWorks" in the guise of a virtual site tour.

The "WaterWorks" in Hamburg is an exemplary demonstration by BiwerMau Architekten of how an old building can be put to a new use. Switches and power outlets from the Berker "1930" series also play a role in the conversion.

Hager offers architects an extraordinary service with a holistic portfolio that covers the entire range of building electrical solutions.

As an experienced brand of architects, hager creates holistic solutions for future-oriented building services engineering.

The world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology in Frankfurt am Main recently closed its doors. Read the highlights of Light + Building 2026 in the review.

From 8 to 13 March, Frankfurt am Main will become the meeting place for experts in lighting and building technology. Light + Building 2026 will focus on developments in the areas of sustainable transformation, smart networking and creative lighting concepts. Take a look at our selection of exhibitor highlights in advance.

Six years have passed since the last regular Light + Building. What were the topics at the world's leading trade fair for lighting and building technology in 2024? Our review.

When the opportunity arose to purchase a plot of land in the middle of the Austrian village of Mellau with friendly neighbours in order to build a modern apartment building, Evi and Jürgen Haller did not hesitate for long.

A home from home: How Lindley Lindenberg’s hotel in Frankfurt’s Osthafen bridges the divide between the city and its visitors.

Designer Werner Aisslinger was responsible for the interior design of the new Stockholm hotel “Hobo”, set to open next week. He explained his concept on a car ride through Berlin.

Giving profane installation and facilities systems technology a pleasant and impressive design is truly no easy undertaking. The special presentation by the highly-experienced Sauerland-based company Berker shows that this can best be proven using a real building: The setting has the stuff to easily be the most spectacular at this year's Light & Building.

Be it touchscreens or kitchen units with no handles or doors that open automatically, with the digitalization of our everyday surroundings the surface has increasingly gained importance. Yet they are still about, analog operating devices. Berker, a company which manufactures switches and electronic systems, offers them both as new products and re-editions.

The latest issue of Berker Blueprint is dedicated to the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam, a former prison which the Dutch architecture studio MVRDV and numerous designers and artists converted into a design-oriented concept hotel.