URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR | HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE

House Lillesol, situated by historic spa gardens in the seaside resort of Juliusruh auf Rügen, is set apart by its deep sense of simplicity. The wood-paneled building makes a striking impression simply with its pared-down design and the choice of materials and colors. …

This townhouse in the center of the mountain village Vidovići on the Croatian island of Cres is more than 200 years old. First it was a stable, later it was extended into a residential house and even used as a small chapel. …

A tower dating to the year 1491 presides defiantly over the promenade of the Dutch harbor town of Vlissingen. A relic of the old city gate, for a long time it was used as a prison. …

Just 30 meters from the sea and overlooking the Capo Zaferrano, this villa is situated  on a rocky slope on the northern coast of Sicily. The Italian architect Armando Barraja designed the house as a summer residence for his family in the late 1980s. …

The NewHaus holiday homes are situated on the edge of a pine forest just behind the dunes of the Baltic Sea resort of Dierhagen-Neuhaus. With their dark wooden façades, these long buildings, built offset from one another, …

Vito is a small apartment in a former farmstead near the Sicilian city of Noto. The owners are artists who live in Milan and use part of the estate as their showroom. The apartment consists of a large room with an adjacent bathroom and kitchen at the back. …

The name is admittedly somewhat misleading; Little Cottage on the coast of Cornwall isn’t small, nor does it resemble a cottage. Its name derives from the house that once stood in its place. London architect Alex Michaelis replaced that dilapidated cottage with a spacious building that draws its inspiration from classical modernist architecture. …

La Vignarella holiday home in the north-east of Corsica lies directly behind the dunes – and merges almost seamlessly with the beach. The living room opens with large windows onto the terrace and offers stunning views across the sea to the island of Montecristo on the horizon. …

Maison Kamari on the Greek island of Paros is a modern interpretation of Cycladic architecture. The property is divided into several connected wings and a separate guest house. This layout creates a small-scale, varied exterior with wind-protected terraces encircling the house. …

Villa Zagara near the Sicilian town of Noto is surrounded by a garden of lemon trees. The house and garden are the joint project of three brothers – two are architects in Naples and one is a landscape architect. …