ARCHITECTURE Ski and chips2/2/2018Herzog & de Meuron have added a small snack bar to their buildings for the cable car and gondola lift on the Chäserrugg.
ARCHITECTURE A contemporary country house1/29/2018There has been a marked decline in the popularity of dormitory towns. One reason might be the mediocre, sometimes incompatible architecture that seems to prevail in such areas. Atelier ST has built a modern country house near Zwickau that offers a persuasive alternative.
ARCHITECTURE A spatial sculpture as a fashion gallery 1/5/2018For an exclusive shoe store in Antwerp, Glenn Sestig Architects created a shop design in which the fashions are not the only works of art to be enjoyed.
ARCHITECTURE Long live the A-frame house!1/4/2018Canadian architect Jean Verville draws out the strengths of a 1960s vacation home.
ARCHITECTURE Bare rooms for fashion 1/3/2018Atelier Barda has accentuated the raw character of a former warehouse for the new office rooms of fashion platform "Ssense".
STYLEPARK MINI The future of living1/1/2018In presentations worldwide car brand MINI has demonstrated how to maximize small footprints with its MINI LIVING installations. Now things are getting serious: The first MINI LIVING co-living destination is to be built in Shanghai and construction work is scheduled to start this year.
ARCHITECTURE Living at the desk 1/1/2018Studio Joanna Laajisto has created office spaces for an international agency that staff have already made into their second home.
ARCHITECTURE Hallowed work 12/29/2017Belgian architecture firm Klaarchitectuur has converted a onetime chapel into its studio.
ARCHITECTURE Silent places of worship12/26/2017Photographer Stefan Giftthaler has captured the church buildings realized in and around Milan after World War II in a series of impressive images that exude a sense of calm.
ARCHITECTURE Six homes for relaxing in 12/18/2017For all those people who want a retreat, but who don’t want to be alone: The new vacation homes by Héctor Barroso in Valle de Bravo, Mexico, create terraced intimacy.
ARCHITECTURE The result counts12/15/2017A house by Melbourne-based architects Walter&Walter is firm proof that you do not always need to re-invent the wheel.
ARCHITECTURE Exclusive offer12/14/2017The “hotel” by the Danish company Vipp, which manufactures home utensils, follows a concept where the number of beds is certainly not the focus of attention.
FEATURED Luxury behind bars12/12/2017The interior architects have chosen Axor products for a boutique hotel behind erstwhile prison walls.
STYLEPARK KVADRAT Nordhavn sends a textile message12/8/2017Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec not only dream up textile designs for Kvadrat. They have also for the second time designed the label’s Copenhagen flagship showroom.
ARCHITECTURE Alpine architectural object12/7/2017Architects Armin and Alexander Pedevilla have created a spectacular annex for a long-standing hotel in the Alps in North Italy.
ARCHITECTURE Arch friends12/6/2017The architects at Snøhetta have created a convincing and very contemporary store interior for Aesop in London by drawing on a traditional architectural element.
STYLEPARK SWAROVSKI Arias beneath the crystal11/28/2017Swarovski has outfitted the new Mariinsky Theater building in St. Petersburg, Russia, with quite extraordinary composition
FEATURED Unique and strong contrasts11/28/2017The “rr55” residential complex in Tyrol boasts an exciting façade thanks to the use of Rieder’s fiberglass concrete “vintage” panels.
ARCHITECTURE Conversion with a fine touch11/25/2017Rar Studio has in Lisbon completely redefined an apartment in the Terraços de Bragança.
ARCHITECTURE A loft in Tribeca11/23/2017New York City-based “OA” architects have transformed two Manhattan apartments into a cleverly structured loft spanning an entire floor.
FEATURED Perfect transitions11/21/2017The Musiktheater in Linz is an architectural delight with its precise details, including door hinges by Simonswerk.
FEATURED Luxury elevator to lake views11/20/2017At Bürgenstock Hotel near Lucerne, elevators by Schindler convey guests upwards in style.
ARCHITECTURE How do you build good homes for everybody?11/18/2017Berlin-based architects Kuehn Malvezzi are presenting compelling alternatives to the boring mainstream of conservative residential construction – with not one, but three projects.
STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL Indoor streets and light bridges11/18/2017What kind of rooms do you need in order to show artworks that are usually at home on the streets? We spoke to Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz and Thomas Willemeit of Graft Architects about their design for the “Urban Nation” Street Art Museum in Berlin.
ARCHITECTURE A sense for details11/18/2017Stylepark and Architect@Work in Düsseldorf invite you to attend the “A@W Lectures.” Renowned architects will be providing insights into their work and presenting current projects and topics.
FEATURED The future of work11/14/2017In the Learning and Innovation Center in Munich Steelcase has developed working environments aimed at increasing employee productivity.
ARCHITECTURE Undercover conservation11/11/2017Kate Darby and David Connor have converted the ruins of an old cottage into a guesthouse and studio in an intriguing way.
ARCHITECTURE A threatened species11/8/2017Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) in Frankfurt is focusing on one of the most important architectural currents of the 2nd half of the 20th century: Brutalism. The museum is consciously championing the preservation of Brutalist buildings, as these are increasingly under threat.
FEATURED Rational Openness11/7/2017Furniture by Arper creates a cozy atmosphere in Össur’s European headquarters.
FEATURED A monument to the birch tree11/6/2017Snøhetta and White Arkitekter have spruced up the “Väven” cultural center in Umeå using Terra Tones ceramic tiles by Mosa.
ARCHITECTURE OMA on behalf of the state11/5/2017Architecture company OMA has significantly converted an existing ministry building to render it fit for a new purpose.
ARCHITECTURE Raw and unadulterated11/2/2017The restaurant “Ernst” in Berlin’s Wedding district unites the excellent cuisine of Dylan Watson-Brawn with the extraordinary architecture of Gonzalez Haase to create a very special experience.
FEATURED Porcelain Avengers10/31/2017Villeroy & Boch’s sanitary ceramics emphasize the clear-cut look of city hotel “Radisson Red” in Brussels.
FEATURED Villa Incognito10/30/2017Architecture studio Joep Mollink has clad a building in Haarlem in the Netherlands with Petersen Tegl’s new brick product – the “Petersen Cover”.
