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Architecture of Wine: 15 Contemporary Wineries Around the World

Diogo Borges Ferreira — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Wine production has long been tied to place, climate, and culture, and in recent decades, architecture has become a central part of this relationship. Wineries are no longer understood only as functional facilities for fermentation, storage, and distribution, but also as spaces where landscape, materiality, and visitor experience intersect. From subterranean cellars hidden beneath fields to sculptural landmarks rising in rural territories, these buildings shape the identity of winemaking regions while offering visitors a carefully choreographed encounter with the process of production.

Thürwachterhaus / BÜRO MÜHLBAUER

Valeria Silva — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The former town farm dates back to the 16th century. It was not until the middle of the 20th century that the property was used purely for residential purposes.

The Return of the Tub: Traditional Bathtub Typologies into Contemporary Bathroom Design

Olivia Bartolini — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 07:30:00 +0000

Although they are an integral and necessary space in residential architecture, the wide variety of design opportunities for bathrooms has often remained overlooked in favor of practicality. Historically programmed for privacy, the contemporary bathroom has been reimagined for a greater sense of openness and comfort - finding a delicate balance between privacy and exposure is facilitated by design objects such as the tub.

House in Clavadel / Krähenbühl Architekten Studio

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000

The building is an important witness to the history of development within the landscape of Davos, especially for Clavadel. When the Walsers came to the valley at the time, they founded the first settlement and thus brought their way of building with them, the solid-timber log house. Much later, the Davos landscape, with its guesthouses, spa businesses, and, lastly, sanatoriums, took a further step in its development as a settlement, upon which the present-day city of Davos is founded.

Béton Brut Bathrooms: The Beauty of Concrete in Intimate Spaces

Martita Vial della Maggiora — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 04:00:00 +0000

Why use concrete in bathrooms?

10 Bathrooms To Match Your Favorite Bathbomb

María Francisca González — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:00:00 +0000

With the right configuration of materials and shapes, small enclosure, such as bathrooms, have unending design potential. Progressively, architects and designers are striving to make washrooms more welcoming and attractive places for its users. Often times we will hear clients ask for their bathroom to be somewhat of a personal spa. This week we have compiled 10 compelling images of bathrooms from all over the world. Bathrooms whose materials, patterns, colors, shapes, and textures begin to tell a story. Below, photographs by Peter Clarke, José Hevia, and Erieta Attali.

35 Fireplaces that Spark Architectural Interest

María Francisca González — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 12:00:00 +0000

From the beginning of time, human beings have gathered around the fire. The first settlements and huts included in their interior a small bonfire to cook and maintain the heat of its inhabitants. This tradition has continued to the present, and chimneys and fireplaces have developed into the most varied designs and forms, providing possibilities both inside and outside a home.

To give you ideas for materials, structures, and spatial configurations, we present 35 remarkable meeting places around the fire.

Hydropower Plant Ragn d'Err / Vincenzo Cangemi Architectes

Rayen Sagredo — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 05:00:00 +0000

The Mulegn Powerplant is located approximately in the middle of the flat stretch of the Ragn d'Err stream between the Kantonsstrasse and the inflow into the Gelgia river, on the northern side of the stream. Access to the building is via the main road running parallel to Ragn d'Err stream. The building is designed so that it is as safe as possible in the event of flood.

Detail: Washrooms, Restrooms, Bathrooms, Lavatories, and Toilets

ArchDaily Team — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Besides the kitchen, the bathroom often takes top priority when building or renovating a home. However, choosing a look is not always easy, so here we have gathered 13 stunning bathrooms from previously published projects to provide inspiration in your own designs. Each is filled with inspiring ideas for your own project; from relaxing tubs to sleek showers, one of these bathrooms is sure to suit your style.

Multi-family House La Contenta / Aita Flury

Florencia Mena — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Not only the name of the house is an allusion to the Villa Foscari La Malcontenta, rather its design is driven by spatial interests deriving from engagement with Palladio’s work. It is centred on a visual equilibrium of the volume, on the interlocking types between interior and exterior space, on the interweaving of wall and buttresses, and on a hierarchization of the facades, formulated as the reaction of the building to its surroundings. An additional essential concern lies in balancing the interior spaces. As in Palladian corridor-free systems, it is the square rectangles that are commonly related to each other.

Florins Residence / Philipp Baumhauer Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:00:00 +0000

This classic Engadine farmhouse in the Swiss hamlet of Florins was renovated and converted by Philipp Baumhauer Architekten with respect for the existing. It consisted of a residential section facing the village center and an agricultural section away from the road.

Refuge Lieptgas / Georg Nickisch + Selina Walder

Cristian Aguilar — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 03:00:37 +0000

The refuge Lieptgas stands where in the past a wooden structure served as a shelter to the farming people. In front of the hut, a small path leads into the forest of Flims, next to it the sculpture of a hollowed dead woodpecker tree. Opposite there is a stable, together they are forming a kind of a gate into the forest. Both buildings - cabin and stable - were abandoned, about to decline. The formerly inhabited part of the ensemble could have been converted and replaced by new construction. The character of the place had to be preserved.

Villa M M / feliz Architects

Karen Valenzuela — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 01:00:00 +0000

The client asked for a house that blends into the landscape, with outstanding rooms and a sophisticated interior design. We studied historical residential architecture, to understand the idiosyncrasies of long–lasting structures.

Material Inspiration: 10 Projects Inspired by Concrete

Eric Baldwin — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:00:00 +0000

To celebrate the launch of ArchDaily Materials, our new product catalog, we've rounded up 10 awesome projects from around the world that were inspired by one material: concrete. Check out the projects after the break...

Winery Gantenbein / Gramazio & Kohler + Bearth & Deplazes Architekten

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

The project was realised as an extension of a small but remarkably successful vineyard. The wine producers wanted a new service building, consisting of a large fermentation room for processing grapes, a cellar dug into the ground for storing the wine barrels, and a roof terrace for wine tastings and receptions. Bearth & Deplazes Architects designed the project, and it was already under construction when they invited us to design its façade.

Grisons College of Education / Pablo Horváth

Andrew Rosenberg — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The Grisons College of Education build in 1981 to 1994 was extended by annex building including a library and two lecture halls. The formative characteristic of the building ensemble is concrete a structures in combination with roughly-cut formwork. The same basic principle were followed by the design for the new annex building, which therefor tries to extend the overall emsemble.