architecture in switzerland | news, project, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/architecture-in-switzerland/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:16:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 ETH zurich completes ‘semiramis’ hanging garden, built with the help of robots https://www.designboom.com/design/eth-zurich-semiramis-zug-switzerland-hanging-garden-robots-10-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/eth-zurich-semiramis-zug-switzerland-hanging-garden-robots-10-05-2023/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 15:15:45 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1020856

the 'semiramis' vertical garden installation owes its unique form to a machine learning design method developed by ETH zurich.

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paul clemence captures renzo piano’s futuristic & tubular science gateway building at CERN https://www.designboom.com/architecture/paul-clemence-captures-renzo-piano-futuristic-tubular-science-gateway-building-at-cern-09-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/paul-clemence-captures-renzo-piano-futuristic-tubular-science-gateway-building-at-cern-09-27-2023/#respond Wed, 27 Sep 2023 06:45:36 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1018750

the soon-to-open complex marks its presence unapologetically with its tubular structure and sprawling photovoltaic collectors.

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vincent callebaut’s carless & timber eco-district in switzerland hosts cascading ‘sky villas’ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/vincent-callebaut-carless-timber-eco-district-in-switzerland-hosts-cascading-sky-villas-the-greenhouses-09-25-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/vincent-callebaut-carless-timber-eco-district-in-switzerland-hosts-cascading-sky-villas-the-greenhouses-09-25-2023/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:50:14 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1018394

the architect also envisioned a 10,000 sqm urban park dedicated solely to pedestrians and cyclists.

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davide macullo’s interwoven timber pavilions nestle in the swiss alps woodland https://www.designboom.com/architecture/davide-macullo-interwoven-timber-pavilions-swiss-alps-woodland-ispace-09-01-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/davide-macullo-interwoven-timber-pavilions-swiss-alps-woodland-ispace-09-01-2023/#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:50:07 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1013465

each pavilion utilizes locally sourced materials, such as on-site harvested larch trees from the valley's slopes.

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repurposed concrete components assemble housing units’ facades in basel https://www.designboom.com/architecture/parabase-elementa-reuse-housing-switzerland-basel-08-30-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/parabase-elementa-reuse-housing-switzerland-basel-08-30-2023/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:30:21 +0000 PARABASE https://www.designboom.com/?p=1012868

the eco-conscious project applies materials sourced from deconstructed cantonal properties.

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kengo kuma blends tradition with contemporary elements for haus balma in vals, switzerland https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-tradition-contemporary-haus-balma-vals-switzerland-paul-clemence-07-26-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kengo-kuma-tradition-contemporary-haus-balma-vals-switzerland-paul-clemence-07-26-2023/#respond Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:50:20 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1007219

for kengo kuma's haus balm, clemence's photo series captures the delicate duality between tradition and modernity, as well as the interplay of heaviness and lightness.

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christ & gantenbein complements swiss riverside with gently arched concrete bridge https://www.designboom.com/architecture/christ-gantenbein-swiss-riverside-aare-arched-concrete-bridge-06-28-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/christ-gantenbein-swiss-riverside-aare-arched-concrete-bridge-06-28-2023/#respond Wed, 28 Jun 2023 10:30:36 +0000 myrto katsikopoulou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1001481

drawing from the sturdy stone buildings and medieval houses of the area, the bridge combines traditional and optimized concrete construction techniques.

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a contemporary addition plugs onto enrico sassi’s ‘casa rossa’ in the swiss alps https://www.designboom.com/architecture/enrico-sassi-casa-rossa-extension-renovation-ticino-switzerland-06-27-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/enrico-sassi-casa-rossa-extension-renovation-ticino-switzerland-06-27-2023/#respond Tue, 27 Jun 2023 06:45:17 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1001058

enrico sassi completes the renovation of casa rossa, a community-owned building in the mountain town of lugano, switzerland.

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rounded openings and programmed 3D relief punctuate wooden home extension in zurich https://www.designboom.com/architecture/rounded-openings-programmed-3d-relief-wooden-home-extension-zurich-studio-anna-jach-06-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/rounded-openings-programmed-3d-relief-wooden-home-extension-zurich-studio-anna-jach-06-21-2023/#respond Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:15:58 +0000 Anna Jach https://www.designboom.com/?p=999864

the interactive facade features vertical planks casting shadows of an open eye in the morning and a closed eye in the afternoon.

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charly jolliet’s umbrella-shaped canopy in switzerland spotlights traditional wood cladding https://www.designboom.com/architecture/charly-jolliet-umbrella-pavilion-fribourg-botanical-garden-switzerland-05-20-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/charly-jolliet-umbrella-pavilion-fribourg-botanical-garden-switzerland-05-20-2023/#respond Sat, 20 May 2023 05:15:08 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=992664

set in the fribourg botanical garden, the 'umbrella pavilion' takes shape as a meditative structure resting on three old larches cut down on-site.

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