ARCHITECTURE Double height2/15/2021More light, more space, and great calm: In Copenhagen, David Thulstrup applied typical Scandinavian coolness and architectural precision in extending a private apartment upwards and completely rethinking its layout.
NEW WORK Communications machine2/12/2021The new media campus OMA has designed for the Axel Springer Publishing Group sees itself as the concrete manifestation of a hypothesis about the end of classic office structures. The fact that in the digital age we urgently need enough space for communications and the exchange of opinions is something that the current pandemic has no doubt brought home to us once again.
ARCHITECTURE Steep hut2/10/2021The Kreuzbergpass service building in Sexten designed by Pedevilla Architekten and Willeit Architektur offers hikers protection and orientation: Made of concrete and wood, it withstands even extreme weather conditions.
ARCHITECTURE Concrete in the rotunda1/28/2021Tadao Ando has transformed a 250-year-old former commodities exchange in Paris into a new contemporary museum for the Pinault Collection. The Pritzker Prize winner has inserted a richly-contrasting horizontal line into the venerable rotunda beneath which fair-faced concrete shimmers gently.
ARCHITECTURE Quality not quantity1/20/2021The proposed demolition of the Indian Institute of Management, designed by Louis I. Kahn, prompted a wave of indignation in the architectural world. High time to take another look at the works and the impact of the great master-builder.
SUSTAINABILITY Living in a Vision1/6/2021Alfredo Häberli combines ecology with design in his house named “Waldsicht”.
SUSTAINABILITY Closing circles1/4/2021Architecture firm Partner & Partner has come up with two sustainable high-rises based on the principles of the recycling economy. The concept recently received the German Sustainability Award Design.
ARCHITECTURE A peek behind the scenes12/24/2020The new Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin by Ortner & Ortner Baukunst works with the existing structure and is a prime example of architectural demystification.
FEATURED Out of the box12/17/2020Hager offers architects an extraordinary service with a holistic portfolio that covers the entire range of building electrical solutions.
FEATURED Open exchange12/1/2020Offecct has furnished the Gothenburg Central Office for Transport Infrastructure. The result: flexible spaces that invite social interaction.
ARCHITECTURE Not everything was loud and brightly colored11/19/2020“Frankfurt 1980–1989” is the fourth volume in the series of architecture guides on Frankfurt by Wilhelm E. Opatz. Our author Leonie Köhren researches the history of 20th-century urban design and taking a closer look at the publication.
FEATURED Connecting things11/17/2020At their new showroom in Hamburg, USM are presenting a large number of possible uses for their furniture. The result is a spatial structure that allows for smooth transitions between life and work.
ARCHITECTURE Architecture and wine10/27/2020From Napa Valley through to Northern Italy: vineyards fit for the 21st century.
SUSTAINABILITY Natural variety10/8/2020The book "Out of the Woods - Architecture and Interiors Built from Wood", recently published by gestalten Verlag, uses fascinating examples to show architecture in union with nature.
STYLEPARK SIGEL Working together10/5/2020When the idea of coworking came into being in San Francisco back in 2005, digital nomads became the avantgarde of a new world of work. Only 15 years later the flexible office is booming – particularly in times of a global pandemic.
STYLEPARK SIGEL More than just a workplace10/1/2020BMW and Adacor: one large corporation and one medium-sized business that have both set themselves the task of creating optimal work environments and structures. So what sort of approaches have they adopted to New Work?
ARCHITECTURE Lighting laboratory in Lamotte-Beuvron9/28/2020FREAKS Architecture integrated a hybrid structure into an industrial hall in their design for Sammode’s new research center.
FEATURED A clear edge9/7/2020In a major project for technology and research currently under construction in Paris’ Saclay suburb, developers are making use of sustainable concrete skin façade panels as well as Rieder’s new molded components – the formparts.fab.
SUSTAINABILITY The potential of the city9/3/2020From September 5 to November 22, 2020, the Akademie der Künste in Berlin is showing the exhibition "urbainable – stadthaltig. Positions on the European City for the 21st Century".
ARCHITECTURE Late spectacle8/27/2020Kengo Kuma has designed a new museum. The Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokyo’s metropolitan region resembles an archaic jewelry box, and explores the potential stone offers as a material.
SUSTAINABILITY Smart bricks8/21/2020A new study conducted by Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, shows that bricks are not only a construction material, but in the future may serve as an energy storage medium.
ARCHITECTURE Light yet heavy8/19/2020Villa Weidendall in Luxembourg by Rodolphe Mertens Architects draws its inspiration from the country’s industrial past and morphs between a delicate lightness and sculptural heaviness.
ARCHITECTURE Harmony in contrast7/31/2020noa* network of architecture have extended the existing structure of the four star hotel "Apfelhotel Torgglerhof" in South Tyrol and added a wellness area.
FEATURED A dynamic façade for a historical campus7/17/2020For the new datacenter at the University of Osnabrück, TTSP-HWP Architekten opted for a concrete outer skin made of glassfiber-reinforced concrete panels from Rieder. The result scores points not only for its look, but also in terms of sustainability.
MICROLIVING Holiday at home7/15/2020It is never too late to realize a lifelong dream – a fact demonstrated by a building in Esslingen in South Germany. An older couple built a tiny house there on a low budget that is perfectly tailored to their needs.
ARCHITECTURE Lattice living7/7/2020London-based office Space Popular has completed its first architecture project: The prototype of a detached house combines maximum flexibility with a local building tradition.
MICROLIVING Appropriation from above6/30/2020"Who owns the roof?”, ask Jakob Wirth and Alexander Zakharov. And they did not rest content with the question: In the form of the "Penthaus à la Parasit", a Tiny House made of wood with stainless steel cladding, they investigate the right to privileged living.
ARCHITECTURE The three-millimeter playground6/15/2020The bar designed by the young, Basel-based architecture practice of Weyel Zipse Architekten & Hörner is dedicated entirely to shared playtime.
STYLEPARK GIRA Elegant brand ambassador6/5/2020Architecturally speaking, Gira also boasts an exciting new image: Sauerbruch Hutton, one of the most renowned German architectural practices, has designed a new plant for the company in Radevormwald.
ARCHITECTURE Radical reflections6/3/2020In the form of the Maraya Concert Hall Giò Forma has created a paradoxical illusion in the Al-`Ula valley in Saudi Arabia, a location steeped in archaeology: Against the desert backdrop, the mirrored cube designed by the Milan-based studio morphs into a stage for sand, rocks and passing clouds.
STYLEPARK ZUMTOBEL Enlightening dialog5/21/2020Zumtobel and Aedes – this year, the Austrian lighting specialist and the Berlin-based Architecture Forum are celebrating having now collaborated for no less than 25 years. So what does Aedes stand for and where has it found common ground with Zumtobel?
FEATURED Little hands – well protected5/18/2020Finger-trap protection on doors is an important safety measure for childcare facilities. The nursery at dSpace in Paderborn therefore makes use of special hinge systems from SIMONSWERK.
FEATURED As far as the eye can see5/13/2020Long Island offers a quiet oasis near the center of New York City along the Atlantic coast. Toshihiro Oki has built a holiday home in this natural setting with bricks by Petersen Tegl, which softens the transitions.
ARCHITECTURE Non-isolated work5/11/2020Studio Aisslinger has come up with a pioneering co-working space in Zurich where the focus is on the users’ social interaction.
ARCHITECTURE Swimming over the edge3/19/2020Swimming out into the open, with the water seemingly stretching on forever. We show you pools at lofty heights that offer a unique experience.
