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CODHA Apartment Building / Dreier Frenzel Architecture + Communication

Valeria Silva — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0000

The Ecoquartier Jonction project is unique in Switzerland and Europe in terms of its size and its ability to question the ways in which people live in our society. Located in the heart of Geneva, in a central urban location, it brings together more than 333 dwellings, 35 arcades, a crèche, heritage depots and an underground car park.

Jardin Anglais Cafe Pavilion / Dreier Frenzel Architecture + Communication

Andreas Luco — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 06:01:00 +0000

Initially thought of as a military installation, Chillon Castle has become meanwhile an international tourist destination. The gentle meanders of the garden layouts, inspired by Rousseau, offer the visitor the opportunity to take a stroll. The paths lead to iconic views of the lake, the Alps and the castle, the gaiety of a walk along the water’s edge adds to the refinement of the medieval architecture.

Belmonthoux House Extension / Dreier Frenzel Architecture + Communication + João Fernandes

Valeria Silva — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:00:00 +0000

«Belmonthoux» is a single-family house with an existing basement and ground floor to which a first floor and an attic storey have been added.

Immeuble Verdeaux Housing / Dreier Frenzel Architecture + Communication

Paula Pintos — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 06:00:00 +0000

Immeuble Verdeaux is a housing building located on a very specific plot, whose triangular shape allowed very few possibilities to be inhabited. By pushing the vertical circulation out of the envelope of the building, the surface is maximized on each floor. The typology plays then a double game, with on one hand clear-shaped night spaces and on the other hand a daily space evolving in a row with pinching and dilating effects.

Single-Family Home in Rodersdorf / Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten

Florencia Mena — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 03:00:00 +0000

The prefabricated timber-frame house stands on a slope with views over the hilly Alsatian countryside. The cubature of the detached house reflects the skilful orchestration of the local building code specifications, with the interior divided into split levels in order to create four independent levels.The roof and short façades are clad in a skin of copper-titanium-zinc alloy, while spaced wooden slats were used on the long sides. The façade materials accentuate the idiosyncratic volumetry of the wooden house. The structure is formed by a wooden shell mounted under the roof, which serves as the upper storey.

House in Riehen / Reuter Raeber Architects

Daniela Cardenas — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 02:00:00 +0000

Glass, concrete, wood, and metal serve as the basis for drawing rich associations between space, structure, material, and location. What emerges is a house distinguished by contrasting interplays between heavy and light, load and support.

Hut Near the Lac de Joux / Kunik de Morsier architectes

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:00:42 +0000

It is in the very special geography of the Swiss Jura, near the Lac de Joux (which freezes over in Winter), close to the ski slopes, hiking trails and bike routes where the R. family wished to settle. It is in this very special universe that the architects designed a singular space in response to the location and needs of the family by establishing strong relationships between inner spaces and territory.

Classroom Extension and Sports Hall / Berrel Berrel Kräutler + Zwimpfer Partner Architekten

Megan Jett — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

For the classroom extension and sports hall construction project in the municipality of Biel-Benken, the primary aim is to provide space to accommodate the increased number of pupils and to suit modern teaching methods. In addition to the school’s sports requirements, a new sports hall is to be built to cater for the various activities of clubs and associations in the local community. The new building will be located on the sloping terrain between the existing school building and Fraumattenstrasse and will form a link between the existing school building in the north and the prospective village square in the south. The school building was completed in 2010 and the sports hall is being constructed in a later stage of the project.

Water Reservoir / Berrel Berrel Kräutler

Megan Jett — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

A building particularly worthy of note was constructed on the Bruderholz site, a popular, nearby recreational area, when water reservoirs were built for the city of Basel. Only one floor is visible above ground despite the immense size of the water storage facility. This is due to the architectonical responsibility that the building assumes in the view of its central and public site in the midst of a grown park landscape, hence, the need to integrate the building into the park and to shape this public space accordingly.

House in Bellmund / EXH Design

Andrew Rosenberg — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

This house for a family of four is located in Bellmund, Switzerland, nearby Biel. Situated on a small plot, the structure’s “house” shape maximizes its height to ensure views of Lake Biennem, while a terrace space is cut from the roof volume.