A Window to the World
Generous Entertaining Spaces Meet Private Retreats
Houses serve as homes. Yet how they are lived in depends on the residents themselves. Families inhabit spaces differently than couples, ...
Mighty in Miniature
Bochum-Ehrenfeld is home to a remarkably unconventional building project in every sense.
Baugrundstücke in guten Lagen sind rar gesät und aufgrund der großen Nachfrage kennen die Grundstückspreise nur ei...
The Charred House
A hybrid structure that combines a solid masonry ground floor with a lightweight timber-frame upper story built atop a concrete deck – the...
As you draw near, the striking impression is unmistakable: a dark, almost black timber house that stands...
Dark and Refined
Minimalist Seaside Escape: Holiday Living on the North Sea
A solidly built house constructed in 1960 was extended over time with three additions. What this meant for the house...
Retreats in the Vulkaneifel
Two holiday homes, secluded yet side by side, nestled in nature's quiet embrace
Embrace tranquility, recharge your energy, experience nature as theater. The Volcanic Eifel, with its deep valleys, extensive forests...
Southern Star
The architects have exploited the site's natural slope, allowing the house to cantilever boldly over the basement.
This house has a grand name. It is called "Star of the South". Why? We do not know. Perhaps because it...
Sustainable Living Spaces
A two-story family home with integrated granny flat and flat roof
Eines Tages flatterte dem Freisinger Architekten Michael Thalmair ein Wunschzettel für ein Einfamilienhaus auf den...
Unlocking Space and Light
A historic colliery house in south Essen finds its modern voice through a thoughtful extension
Die Gegend um den Baldeneysee in Essen ist eine begehrte Wohnlage. Im Ruhrtal, wo der Stausee in einem Bogen verlä...
Timber House in a Gründerzeit Quarter
An open staircase serves as the focal point of this residential and commercial building, drawing light from the skylight down through to the ground-floor entrance and...
The clients envisioned an oasis – a private garden opening onto the courtyard. This became their creative brief for architect Faruk Murat of Studio F...
Playing with Contrasts
Through a strategic extension, an additional 72 m² of living space was created.
The Dortmund-based architectural firm Schwingeler Architekten was commissioned to design a penthouse on...