Tag: Switzerland

Children’s Hospital Zurich
by Herzog & de Meuron

Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have won a competition to design a children's hospital and a teaching/research centre in Zurich, Switzerland. More »

Kunsthalle Zürich by Gigon/Guyer Architects
and Atelier WW

A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. More »

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 »

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

ECA-OAI Office Building by Personeni Raffaele Scharer 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 »