HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE – architecturally outstanding holiday homes and guest houses

dorfhaus pinnow

Dorfhaus Pinnow

Hills, forests, lakes and lots of stones – this describes the Uckermark region in north-eastern Germany. Stones also play an important role in the design of Dorfhaus Pinnow and give the house its very special ambience.

New houses

zuhaus freiweidach

Zuhaus Freiweidach

Farmhouse reloaded: In the Upper Bavarian town of Marquartstein, Philipp Möller Architekten have refurbished a farm ensemble and converted it into three individual residential units.

schedlberg

Masterful “patchwork” in the Bavarian Forest! Architect Peter Haimerl is both a preservationist and an innovator. His buildings – many of which have won awards – such as the Blaibach Concert Hall are idiosyncratic, strong in character and venture beyond conventional architecture.

palais wunderlich

Palais Wunderlich

A historical patrician house in the small town of Lahr in Baden on the edge of the Black Forest redefines itself as a stylish guesthouse with holiday apartments and event location.

the modernist

Faro is known to be the gateway to the Algarve region. Faro is also an important centre of southern European modernism. One of these buildings is “The Modernist”, located in the city centre.

Mezi Lukami

The holiday home at the foot of the Western Carpathian Mountains is a sensitive reconstruction of an old wooden house and the virtuoso combination of craftsmanship, traditions and modern design.

Alpenloge Aussenansicht

The Alpenloge is a small hotel in the Allgäu region, where modern-elegant design and the style of the 1930s combine with Bavarian mountain panoramas.

Villa Cardo

With Villa Cardo, architect Andrew Trotter has created a house that transfers iconic Apulian architecture into the present.

Larix Lodge

Apartment // House

The Larix Lodge in the village of La Villa (Stern) in Alta Badia is modern, yet rooted in tradition.

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Austria, Salzburger Land, Zell am See

aufberg 1110 and aufberg 1113

In the midst of the Hohe Tauern: tranquillity and a source of inspiration, natural and reduced design.

Italy, South Tyrol

Summer retreat in the mountains! Enjoyable time-out in historical walls. Minimalist design meets Alpine-Mediterranean herbal finesse.

Magazine

ostalgarve

From the Spanish border to Faro, the capital of the Algarve, stretches the quiet, untouched Sandalgarve. Here countless little pearls and great treasures are hidden: slumbering villages and small islands, warm-hearted people, an enchanting cuisine, noble cultural cities and a coastal stretch whose beauty takes your breath away.

Baltic Sea @Atrium

Tourism architecture on the Baltic Sea as townscape preservation – Atrium, the Swiss magazine for architecture, design and living culture, portrays the unique holiday homes from the pen of architect Norbert Möhring (Berlin / Born am Darss). To be read in issue 4/2021 (July / August).

Not a conservation, but a conversation

For years, we have been closely associated with the Czech designer Daniela Hradilová. We followed the creation of her second house, which has only just been published by us, almost in real time: Mezi Lukami – the making-of.

tempel 74

The Good Fairies of the Kanisfluh: Temple 74 Apartments

Repeat offenders – With “Tempel 74”, hostess Evi Haller and her husband, architect Jürgen Haller, have once again created a holiday highlight in the architectural eldorado of the Bregenzerwald.

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Inspiration // Shades of Green

Shades of Green

The gardens of the holiday homes we present to you today are as diverse as the shades of green in nature: from formal baroque layout to contemporary interpretation of a cottage garden, from wildlife garden to extensive estate park. With plenty of space for children to play, fruit trees and vegetable patches to pick from or secluded seating areas, it is not only garden lovers who will enjoy themselves to the fullest in these places!

see in sicht

Apartment // House

At the Scharmützelsee in Brandenburg, a family from Berlin has fulfilled their dream of a lakeside home.

Das Schnitterhaus

In Groß Sperrenwalde in the Uckermark region, timber construction professor Tim Göckel and garden architect Marc-Rajan Köppler have created an extraordinary three-hectare garden world on the site of a former nursery.

Die kleine Acht

On the outskirts of Lindenhagen in the Uckermark region of north-eastern Brandenburg, Berlin architect Thomas Kröger has converted a 1950s estate house into a fantastic holiday home.

This holiday home is situated in the north of Mallorca on the edge of the little town of Campanet – in a large garden overlooking the village and the Tramuntana mountains.

Gutshof Fredenwalde

Gutshof Fredenwalde is located in the Uckermark, about an hour’s drive from Berlin.

La Mugeletta is a modern B&B in the Euganean hills of Northern Italy, not far from Padua, Vicenza and Venice. The interplay of nature and architecture was integral to the design of the building.

parkchalet potsdam

parkchâlet potsdam

In the 19th century, an ensemble of “Swiss” houses was built in the district of Klein Glienicke in Potsdam, some of which were destroyed during the construction of the Berlin wall and the period of Germany’s division.

biohotel pausnhof

Biohotel Pausnhof

Just over 10 years ago, the Biohotel Pausnhof in the Bavarian Forest National Park became the first German hotel to be certified organic.

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Apartment // B&B // Hotel

Barthélemy Manor House

A piece of France in the Palatinate: This listed manor house Barthélemy has an eventful past. It was built as a private residence in 1619, burned down in 1689, and was rebuilt in the 18th Century.

The South Tyrolean Ottmanngut has a long history: it was once a farm, later a tavern and then a guest house.

More inspirations

Luftige Lofts

Holiday homes with a loft atmosphere, which with their open-plan layouts are characterised by plenty of space, light and air. Loft ambience can be found not only in old factory buildings and former workshops but also in huge barns, historic warehouses, modern wooden cubes or glass bungalows.

light house

Holiday homes that ingeniously play with geometric figures. Triangles, circles, squares and rectangles are used as the basis for expressive buildings, which with their architecture alone provide for special holiday experiences.

Houses that tell their (hi)story: When staying in them, you are not just enjoying a holiday in a different place. These houses also take you on a journey through time. The traces of the past are visible and arouse curiosity about the life of the former residents.

Water softly lapping against the shore. A view over the glittering water surface. A refreshing swim or a relaxing boat trip. In case you are seized by a longing for lakes: here are holiday homes near a lake. Some are even located directly at the lakeshore and have their own landing stage!

Books by Edition URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR

Urlaubsarchitektur Menschen und Häuser

Houses and people

A book of unique holiday homes and a magazine full of inspiring stories.

HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE Selection 2019

Retreats for the discerning traveller. Refined, exhilarating, unique – 34 extraordinary homes.

HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE Selection 2017

Special Houses for the best weeks of the year. Winner of the German Design Award!

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Destination // Tuscany

destianation toskana

Undulating landscapes, cypress avenues and olive groves, historical towns full of art and culture, delicious food and good wine. Tuscany fulfils almost every cliché about Italy! The cultural landscape appeals to all the senses and is still considered a place of longing by many travellers. Yours too? In our accommodations you spend your holidays in small towns or on secluded country estates.

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