Casa Rizza by Studio Inches
Architect Matteo Inches has completely rebuilt the inside of an old farm building in the Swiss town of Vacallo to create a house for the local mayor. More »
Tag: Switzerland
Union Restaurant by Aurélie Blanchard
Swiss architect Aurélie Blanchard has lined every wall and surface in the bar of this Basel restaurant with copper, while a dark green dining room looms just behind. More »
Plantahof Auditorium by Valerio Olgiati
Behind the sheer concrete walls of this agricultural school building in western eastern Switzerland is an auditorium with an exposed timber frame. More »
Atelier Bardill by Valerio Olgiati
This dark red concrete enclosure in Scharans, Switzerland, contains a work studio for a poet and musician. More »
ESGE Ecole Secondaire de Genolier
by ipas
Slideshow: the modular fenestration of this school building in western Switzerland was inspired by shapes from 1980s computer game Tetris. More »
Schuler Villa by Andrea
Pelati Architecte
Slideshow: the dark-rendered exterior walls of this house in Switzerland screen top-floor terraces at either end. More »
Stadtmuseum Rapperswil-Jona extension
and renovation by :mlzd
Hundreds of circular holes puncture a faceted bronze extension to a fortified museum in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, that is set to reopen next month. More »
Museum der Kulturen by Herzog & de Meuron
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have positioned a scaly crown over the top of this Basel museum (photographs by Roland Halbe). More »
Transitlager by BIG
Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to convert a Basel warehouse with their design for an extension that will zigzag across the roof like a bolt of lightning. More »
Dezeen podcast: Laufen Swiss
architecture tour 2011
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Dezeen podcast: in this podcast recorded on our recent architectural tour of Basel and Zurich, leading Swiss architects talk about their work and offer opinions on the current state of Swiss architecture. More »
ECA/OAI Office Building by Personeni
Raffaele Schärer Architects
A spiralling staircase is visible behind the gridded exterior of this office block in Vevey, Switzerland, by Swiss firm Personeni Raffaele Schärer Architects. More »
LandyM by andOFFICE
The facade of this single family house near Basel by Swiss architects andOFFICE steps back to frame a wooden terrace. More »
La Tour Moinat by 2b Architectes
Lausanne studio 2b Architectes have renovated a 16th century tower in Echandens, Switzerland, by inserting a three-storey larch box. More »
Open Lounge by NAU + DGJ
Design cooperative NAU and DGJ have completed this interior for Swiss bank Raiffeisen in Zurich, featuring curving walls perforated to create pictures of faces. More »
Albert Reichmuth Wine Store by OOS
The interior of this Zurich wine store by Swiss architects OOS is built from crates used to transport the bottles. More »