"I wanted to create something that would endure"

Marie Aigner: Designing for Sound—Discovering the Beauty in Acoustic Solutions

CUBE: Acoustics is a highly complex subject. How much physics do you really need to understand in order to...

House on a slope

A small but charming bungalow – tailor-made for an elderly couple

Neugraben-Fischbek is Hamburg's southwesternmost district, situated on the border with Lower Saxony. The two former D...

Reduced to the essentials

Stripped Back to Essentials

The new changing room buildings at the Jahnstadion in Gelsenkirchen are worthy of an award.

Sometimes less truly is more—a principle exemplified by this energy-efficient renovation of the district's changing facilities...

A House of "Wood Concrete"

A House of "Wood Concrete"

An Unconventional Home That Marries Efficient Design with Real-World Livability

"Wood concrete"—a term the architect invented for this innovative project that explores the intersection of timber and concrete...

Glass Dome

A Cosmopolitan Penthouse of Superlatives

He's renowned for his audaciously unconventional designs: American architect Daniel Liebeski...

Inspiration through all the senses

Martin von Freeden on his vision at V-Zug and his minimalist aesthetic approach

A Distinctive Entrance

A family home that maximizes space, harnesses natural light, and blurs the line between indoor and outdoor living in an urban setting

Standing as the "anchor" of a residential row, this home boldly asserts its individuality through both material choice and form...

Sustainable and Respectful Design

The new Duisburg food bank—designed with both function and fiscal responsibility in mind.

When a fire destroyed the Duisburg Food Bank building in late 2018, it marked the end of a long-standing...

Relaxed, creative and cosy

A seasoned partnership reimagines the office: client and interior architect create something distinctly their own

Die Aufgabenbeschreibung war ungefähr wie folgt: Entwurf eines Büros, das kein Büro ist – oder zumindest nicht so ...

Houses by the lake

Hybrid Timber and Concrete Residential Development in Utting am Ammersee

Stretching an impressive 300 meters in length, a new residential development unfolds in the heart of a beautiful, in some areas still largely...