School 'Le Marais du Billet' by Graeme Mann & Patricia Capua Mann
The Lausanne based architects Graeme Mann & Patricia Capua Mann realised this new school complex for the community of Cheseaux, north of Lausanne. Built in the heart of the village on the same lot as the municipal building the two volumes form, protected from automobile traffic, a new “village square” that allows to organise major events and underscores the school’s public function.
'Villa + Office Tardin-Pittet' by TARDIN PITTET, photo by Corinne Cuendet, Clarens
The Swiss architectural practice TARDIN PITTET realised this extension of a single family home which was built in the 1940s in the North of Lausanne. In order to gain additional space for an office the gabled roof was replaced by a flat and a second floor without slants was created. A wooden cladding was mounted on top of the old facade to improve the thermal insulation.
'Haus Sagengüetli' by Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin, photo by Peter Tillessen, Zürich
This classical and elegant single family home in the mountainous canton of Glarus in Switzerland was planned and realised by the Swiss architectural practice around Herbert Bruhin. The consistent anthracite cladding is made from 20 cm wide tinted Eternit panels mounted on a ventilated metal construction. Build on alluvial soil close to the village’s brook the two storey house is set on a 70cm high base which also forms a L-shaped terrace.
'Cargo' by group8, 2010, photo by Régis Golay, FEDERAL studio
This eclectic interior architecture of an office building in Geneva was recently realised by the internationally acting practice group8. Old and disused cargo containers are stacked one upon the other in order to provide some silent work and conference spaces within the otherwise wide and busy open-plan office. The concept was developed in collaboration with the Spanish office furniture manufacturer Dynamobel.
'Villa M' by Niklaus Graber & Christoph Steiger, photo by Dominique Marc Wehrli
The Lucerne based architectural practice Niklaus Graber & Christoph Steiger Architekten realised this luxurious single family home on Lake Lucerne. The cubic concrete multi-structured construction is characterised by a vertical staggering which divides the linear plot of land into different areas and offers incomparable views and different sunny positions. Forecourt, court terrace and shore zone form a sequence of specific venues that accompany the inhabitants and visitors from the roads to the lake.
'Siluet' by Stephanie Estoppey
Silently and almost invisibly ‘Siluet’, the decent wire wardrobe by the Swiss designer Stephanie Estoppey brings order into the bedroom. Shaped like a backrest of the chair (we usually use for this purpose) ‘Siluet’ is an airy alternative for temporary storage and an adequate stage for your one’s favourite garment.
tecARCHITECTURE HQ by tecARCHITECTURE, photo by Peter Allgaier, tec Architecture
The Switzerland and US based architecture and design practice tecARCHITECTURE (CH) and tecDESIGN (US) recently unveiled their new Headquarter in the city of Ermatingen on Lake Constance. Tec’s new offices are part of the building as well as two rental apartment units and a house for tec coo Heiko Ostmann and his family.
Stampf swimming facility by Michael Meier und Marius Hug Architekten
The Zurich based practice Michael Meier und Marius Hug Architekten realised this swimming facility in Jona, a small town on Lake Zurich in Switzerland. The pavilion accommodates an entrance and exit, changing rooms with lockers and showers, as well as a self service restaurant and is characterised by expressive rhythmical concrete ribs which support the amply overhanging roof.
Inspirations
Interiors
The table football arena, in the recreational area of a Swiss bank
The cafeteria for about 1,000 employees of a Swiss Bank needed a refurbishment.
Gessaga Hindermann architects based their design on the idea that table football isn’t just a good mental distraction while taking a break from work, but also supports team spirit.
The football players can be customised using "Face-Cap", a specially designed head attachment
With three table-soccer tables in place, not only can all of the teams participating in the World Cup in South Africa be selected and interchanged, but pictures of the relevant players can also be stuck on using “Face-Cap”, a specially designed head attachment. The customisable table-football players have been patented. Gessaga Hindermann are now looking for potential manufacturers.
Picnic benches have been used to lend the cafeteria a casual expression for those taking a break from the bank's professional routine
La Passarelle Pietonne by maison d'art'chitecture, photo by Serge Grard
This beautiful pedestrian bridge over the newly built Highway H10 in Corcelles-Cormondrèche, in the western French speaking part of Switzerland was designed by the local architectural practice maison d’art’chitecture. The overpass consists of two major elements: one the one hand the ponton-like ramp made from concrete and worked stone from the Jura Mountains – on the other hand the actual gangway constructed from glued-laminated timber. The dynamic shape of the bridge goes back to the existing inclination of the constrcution site and the winding street trading.
La Passarelle Pietonne by maison d'art'chitecture, photo by Serge Grard
La Passarelle Pietonne by maison d'art'chitecture, photo by Serge Grard
La Passarelle Pietonne by maison d'art'chitecture, photo by Serge Grard
La Passarelle Pietonne by maison d'art'chitecture, photo by Serge Grard
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