Burel Mountain Hotels: Casa das Penhas Douradas & Casa de São Lourenço

Burel Mountain Hotels: Casa das Penhas Douradas & Casa de São Lourenço

Far from the noise and rush of urban life, the Burel Mountain Hotels are set in the midst of Portugal’s Serra da Estrela Natural Park. By the 19th century, the area was already popular with summer visitors thanks to its healthy climate…

Region/Town: PT – Portugal, Manteigas

Name: Burel Mountain Hotels

Scenery: Serra da Estrela, between Portugal's highest mountains

Accommodation: Hotel

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Studio Zempow

An open, flexible spatial concept characterise the design of Studio Zempow situated in a small village near Germany’s Mecklenburg Lake District. The house comprises a large space with a kitchen at the centre as well as a dining area and a living area with a pellet stove.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg Lake District, Zempow

Name: Studio Zempow

Scenery: Surrounded by extensive woodlands and hilly pastures

Accommodation: House

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Schmidhuber

On the outskirts of Tabing, a small village near Bavaria’s Chiemsee, the outbuilding of an historic farmhouse has been replaced by modern timber architecture. The new building deliberately sets itself apart from the old farmhouse, but its shape, wooden façade and simple design also refers directly to the surrounding barns.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Bavaria, Chiemgau, Tabing

Name: Schmidhuber

Scenery: On the outskirts of a small village, 3km from the northern shore of Lake Chiemsee.

Accommodation: Apartment

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Croft 103

Peaceful surroundings and stunning natural scenery – you will find them both here in the Scottish Highlands on the north-western tip of the British Isles. The area around the village of Durness is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Europe. And this is where you’ll find the Croft 103 cottages: two eco-holiday houses situated amidst a beautiful, rugged landscape.

Region/Town: UK – United Kingdom, Scotland, Durness

Name: Croft 103

Scenery: On the shores of Loch Eriboll in North West Sutherland

Accommodation: House

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Minimalistic Loft

This location could hardly be more exclusive! The Minimalistic Loft is situated on the 18th floor of the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg’s new landmark. Resting atop an old harbour warehouse, the glass structure with its wave-shaped roof and spectacular glass façade not only houses concert halls, a hotel and restaurants, but also apartments on the western tip.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Hamburg, Hamburg

Name: Minimalistic Loft

Scenery: On the 18th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

Accommodation: Apartment

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Recharge House

Recharge House on the Danish North Sea coast is the latest project by architect Søren Sarup, who has already built several holiday homes in the small fishing village of Agger. Located about 600 metres from the sea, the home’s design was significantly influenced by its immediate proximity to a small lake.

Region/Town: DK – Denmark, Agger

Name: Recharge House

Scenery: By the "Flat Lake" of the Tjy Nationalpark, 600 m to the sea

Accommodation: House

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Het Raadhuys

A night spent at the Het Raadhuys B&B in the castle village of Kessel in the Netherlands’ Limburg province offers you delightful views of the Meuse and the historic village square. By transforming the old town hall into a B&B, Marij and Theo Peeters fulfilled their long-held dream of establishing their own guesthouse.

Region/Town: NL – Netherlands, Limburg, Kessel

Name: Het Raadhuys – Design B&B

Scenery: Directly on the river Maas, in the heart of the historic castle village

Accommodation: B&B

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kleines Vulkaneifelhaus

Kleines Vulkaneifelhaus is a retreat for two in the midst of the unspoilt Eifel landscape in northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on a steep slope, this timber house, clad in black charcoal planks, sits atop a plinth of fair-faced concrete.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate, Schutz

Name: kleines Vulkaneifelhaus

Scenery: South-facing slope overlooking a broad valley in the volcanic Eifel

Accommodation: House

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Solarferienhaus S3

Solarferienhaus S3 (Solar Holiday Home S3) is proof of how an A-frame house dating to the 1970s can be converted into an innovative energy-plus house that – with its modern architectural language and purist interior design – can also appeal to design aesthetes. Located in a former holiday village in Chiemgau, between the Chiemsee lake and Salzburg, the house produces more energy than it uses. This energy surplus can then be used, for example, to charge an electric car or bicycle.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Bavaria, Chiemgau, Siegsdorf/Vorauf

Name: Solarferienhaus S3

Scenery: Surrounded by the charming hilly landscape of the Chiemgau

Accommodation: House

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Hotel Fisher´s Loft

What a transformation! For a long time, this historic building in the heritage-listed old town of Lübeck was a local fish storehouse and later a scrap trade warehouse. Now it provides stylish accommodation for overnight stays in the ambience of a modern British Gentlemen’s Club.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck

Name: Hotel Fisher´s Loft

Scenery: In the old town

Accommodation: Hotel

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