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Holiday home Hira
Hira
Holiday home Hira
Golden hours on the Danish west coast: the Hira holiday home in North Jutland, tucked away in wild heathland, is an architectural invitation to lose track of time together.
Holiday home Les Brumes
Les Brumes
Holiday home Les Brumes
Beautifully staged: In the heart of the Baronnies Provençales stands a circular house whose curved glass façade brings nature and light to the interior – offering sweeping panoramic views of the landscape and the little village of Montaulieu.
Holiday home Haus Moosberg
Haus Moosberg
Holiday home Haus Moosberg
Form follows environmental protection: in the Salzkammergut, just a few metres from Lake Traunsee, Haus Moosberg demonstrates how necessity can be turned into a virtue and how architecture finds its form through dialogue with nature.
Apartment Volta do Pátio
Volta do Pátio
Apartment Volta do Pátio
Windows onto the courtyard: Volta do Pátio, in the vibrant Bonfim district, is like a personal invitation to discover Porto off the beaten track – a colourful hideaway where life revolves around two inner courtyards.
Holiday home Villa FO
Villa FO
Holiday home Villa FO
Born from the landscape: Villa FO, nestled in the hills of the Val di Noto, is a radical yet deeply contextual piece of architecture – featuring an experimental design language and a strong connection to nature and the terrain.
Holiday home Casa Walser
Casa Walser
Casa Walser, casa-walser.ch
Holiday home Casa Walser
Luigi Snozzi’s Casa Walser in Ticino was for many years the private retreat of a couple from Zurich. Today, the family rents it out to people who wish to experience this icon of Ticino modernism.
Apartment Ver­gal­derie
Ver­gal­derie
Apartment Ver­gal­derie
Stone, art and alpine vistas: the Vergalderie is a guesthouse built from stones gathered by hand at an altitude of 1,530 metres, combining the rugged beauty of the Montafon with contemporary architecture and an art gallery.
Holiday home House Oskar
House Oskar
Holiday home House Oskar
Set off for the Czech Highlands, an hour southeast of Prague: In South Bohemia, Haus Oskar combines rural architecture with a sacred concept of space – understated, flooded with light, and designed to blend seamlessly into the surroundings.
Apartment Hochhaus Fel­lergut
Hochhaus Fel­lergut
Apartment Hochhaus Fel­lergut
The 1970s on a grand scale: if you want to experience the lifestyle of the 1970s, your best bet is to visit the Fellergut skyscraper on the outskirts of Bern. A journey back in time in vibrant colours, with green views and a clever design.
Holiday home Dune Seaside Getaway
Dune Seaside Getaway
Holiday home Dune Seaside Getaway
A harmonious blend of architecture and nature: anyone looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city will find their perfect hideaway on the Goeree-Overflakkee peninsula: a holiday home surrounded by flora and fauna, with a touch of Scandinavian charm.
Hotel Løvtag Bornholm
Løvtag Bornholm
Hotel Løvtag Bornholm
You can't get more treehouse than this: Danish-German architect Sigurd Larsen teamed up with two partners to build three cabins in the treetops of a forest on Bornholm.
Holiday home L’Em­ballage
L’Em­ballage
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Holiday home L’Em­ballage
An old plant nursery repackaged: L’Emballage in Saint-Malo is a successful symbiosis of historical substance and contemporary architecture, in which a concrete skeleton has been given a new lease of life.
Holiday home Knoten House
Knoten House
Holiday home Knoten House
Between light, wood and sea: less than 500 metres from the beach, Knoten House in the fishing village of Agger is reminiscent of Danish summer house architecture from the 1970s. A modern interpretation with a focus on sustainability.
Holiday home Stel­zenhaus
Stel­zenhaus
Holiday home Stel­zenhaus
Mountains in sight: the Stelzenhaus (stilt house) at the foot of the Chiemgau Alps is a ‘tree house’ for anyone looking to get away from it all. The result is relaxation for the senses surrounded by greenery.
Holiday home Casa Plaj
Casa Plaj
Holiday home Casa Plaj
Radically simple: Casa Plaj, an earth-red, archetypal holiday home, hovers on a ridge above Portugal's Silver Coast. Almost sculptural from the outside, open and minimalist on the inside.
Bed & Breakfast Ois B&B
Ois B&B
Bed & Breakfast Ois B&B
On the edge of the Palatinate Forest, two Bavarians have continued to build on a historic winegrowing estate. Ois is an apartment bed and breakfast that consistently translates Palatinate serenity into building culture.

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