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When former production sites become holiday destinations, it means outwitting the destructive principle of constant activity. Welcome to eight accommodations with industrial flair.

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Press SZ Magazine: Bavarian history meets modern comfort

In the latest issue of SZ Magazine, Max Scharnigg reveals the best place to stay when visiting the Blue Land at the foot of the Alps.

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In Conversation Greater initiative! Jurek Brüggen in conversation

For architect Jurek Brüggen, the process of transformation begins long before the actual planning stage. His proactive approach is producing remarkable results – including innovative solutions for prefabricated housing blocks.

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Inspirations Close your Eyes – The Architecture of Sleeping

Organic forms, panoramic windows and inserted alcoves – coming to rest has many faces. From the English coast to the Cyclades: welcome to eight very different bedrooms.

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On the road Of brick and Bath stone: Bristol, a city in transition

Bristol tells its story without embellishment: raw, permeable, in progress. With its mix of warehouses, cultural institutions and churches, the city shows how architecture can bring the past into the present.

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Inspirations Just Leave Me Alone!

“If you don’t want to see another soul for a while …” – that was once the slogan of a rather little-known German holiday region. Behind it lies a very understandable desire, one that can be fulfilled in many places across Europe.

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Press Architektur & Wohnen: Tradition meets courage

When artists design houses, amazing things happen. Rooms become stages. Colours, shapes and light complement each other to create a painting.

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Best Of The most popular houses in 2025

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes and spaces that our readers particularly liked last year. The ranking is based on how often an entry was read and how many positive comments the property received.

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Best Of The most popular houses in 2025 – Category: Best guest feedback

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes and spaces that our readers particularly liked last year. Here you will find the holiday homes with the best guest feedback.

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Best Of The most popular houses in 2025 – Category: Spaces

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes and spaces that our readers particularly liked last year. Here are the 10 most popular spaces.

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Best Of The most popular places to stay in 2025 – Category: Hotels and B&Bs

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes and spaces that our readers particularly enjoyed last year. Here you will find the 20 most popular hotels and B&Bs.

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Best Of The most popular houses in 2025 – Category: Holiday homes

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes and spaces that our readers particularly liked last year. Here you will find the 20 most popular holiday homes.

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News Dream in Progress: Our new book

With Dream in Progress, we are presenting our most daring volume since mid-December 2025 – a courageous vision for the Architecture of Travel.

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Press AD 100: The most important creative minds of 2026

AD Germany, one of the most important barometers in the business, has once again named the hottest architects, designers and interior designers of 2026. On board: numerous creative minds as partners in our network.

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In Conversation Charles O. Job: The Art of Joining

We spoke with the Swiss designer about attitude and curiosity – and about his fascinating journey from architecture and urban planning to design, from Lagos via London to Zurich and beyond.

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Press NZZ: From 1280 to the present day

Architecture enthusiasts with a penchant for fine dining should take a closer look at Hotel 1280 Die Krone in Geislingen, north of Lake Constance. A hotel tip from Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).

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Inspirations A great place to celebrate – Eight Spaces for special occasions

Sometimes all you need is the right setting for people to get together and for a celebration to be a success. From historical manor houses to urban creative buildings: venues that open their doors for special moments with a larger group.

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On the road Treasure Island on the Lower Rhine

Nature and art, landscape and architecture create an exciting interplay of elemental principles on the island of Hombroich. And above all: it is a magical place of tranquility, reflection and discovery.

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In Conversation What is truly simple – and what only appears to be? A conversation with Florian Nagler

In one of our recent Friday talks, we spoke with Prof. Nagler about simplicity in building and on holiday, about experimental research buildings, the “Building Type E” and the conversion of shipping containers into mobile artist studios.

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News We mourn the passing of Professor Gernot Nalbach

Professor Gernot Nalbach passed away peacefully on 7 November 2025, after a long and serious illness, surrounded by his family. The news of his death fills us with great sadness. An obituary.

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Inspirations House in the snow

In winter, you prefer to have your water in frozen form – and a perfect view of it from a suitable house. Here are eight of them.

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On the road When architecture becomes an invitation: Kyoto

Nowhere else in the world do tradition and modernity come together as impressively as in Asian cities. This contrast is particularly evident in urban architecture. Part II of the series Architecture of (subtle) contrasts: Kyoto.

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Press NZZ: Art, culture, kitchen parties

During her visit to the Engelwirt for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Patricia Engelhorn experienced firsthand how art and cuisine play a key role at the hotel alongside its historic architecture.

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On the road Architectural Walks through the Bregenzerwald (Part 2)

In the second part of our series, we invite you to join us on a journey through the Hinterer Bregenzerwald, exploring small architectural gems nestled in the valleys and perched on the mountains between Schwarzenberg and the Kanisfluh.

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Inspirations Spaces: Places for good ideas

Creativity research says that most people can think freely in the shower, on the sofa and while walking in nature. Also we would like to mention that the spaces on our list offer all of these opportunities – and much more besides.

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On the road When Architecture Becomes an Invitation: Seoul

Nowhere else in the world do tradition and modernity meet in such a striking way as in Asia’s megacities. The contrast is most evident in their urban architecture. Part I of our series Architecture of (Quiet) Contrasts: Seoul.

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Inspirations Micro Cabins – Time Out in a Small Space

Less of everything – that's what we often want in our daily lives. In this case, time out in a few square metres is ideal. This also allows you to enjoy the benefits of nature more quickly – it's only two steps to the front door.

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On the road Cascais – From royal summer residence to cultural city

The royal family used to spend their summers not far from Lisbon. Later, Cascais became a hotspot for the Portuguese and foreign upper classes. Today, street art, high-class museums and excellent architecture are concentrated in a small area.

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Press Frankfurter Allgemeine: The second row is a better place to be

Enchanting things are often hidden away in the hinterland. Instead of heading to the Baltic Sea, Arezu Weitholz recommends a trip to Lübeck and a stay in hotel Die Reederin in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper on September 7.

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In Conversation Anarchy requires a sense of duty: Peter Haimerl

We interviewed one of Bavaria’s most renowned architects about freedom and responsibility, skills (also ones that are lacking), the architectural world’s comfort zone and the future of living in honeycombs.

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Press Monocle: Conferencing correctly

Company meetings with uncomfortable chairs, poor food and stuffy air? Thankfully, those days are long gone. In its special edition The Entrepreneurs 2025, Monocle recommends the Wandl at the foot of the Chiemgau Alps.

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Inspirations Cooking and enjoying the outdoors

Real holiday feeling often only sets in when everyday life moves outdoors – from cleaning vegetables, to cooking, and enjoying meals. A selection of accommodations with outdoor kitchens, fire pits, and plenty of space under the open sky.

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On the road Le Havre and its unique modernist architecture

The port city in Normandy has had an eventful history, requiring its reinvention several times over. This year marks the 20-year anniversary of its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. And is a good reason to revisit the past.

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Press Baunetz: Architectural heritage in Faro

The internationally little-known architectural heritage of mid-century modernism in Faro in the Algarve is highlighted in the special feature of Baunetz week in issue #675.

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Inspirations Step by step – Spotlight on Stairs

Stairs are more than just functional transitions – they structure spaces, add design highlights and lend buildings their own character. Whether in converted farmhouses or former courthouses, they always bring a sense of movement to architecture.

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Press Forbes: Lake Orta’s Hidden Gem Hotel

Simple things done well. Why La Darbia's secret is based on a blend of nature, craft and calm, reveals travel writer Ann Abel in a current Forbes feature.

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In Conversation On the Art of Repair: Christina Biasi-von Berg

For 20 years, the Merano-based design studio Biquadra has operated at the intersection of architecture, interior and furniture design. The focus on the unique characteristics of each (interior) architecture project results in unmistakable designs – far beyond South Tyrol.

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Press Detail: Architecture that grows out of the landscape

With the Meraki Studios, which opened in 2025, architect Sigurd Larsen has created a special retreat on Crete. The editors of Detail succumbed to the raw charm of the concrete skeleton structure.

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On the road Architectural Walks through the Bregenzerwald (Part 1)

In two parts, we invite you to join us on a journey through the Bregenzerwald – where landscape, building culture and lifestyle blend in ways that are both pleasant and innovative. Part 1: The Vorderer Bregenzerwald.

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Insights The Modernist(s)

Mon Oncle, South Modern and a move from Paris to the deep blue of Faro. The story of a creative domino effect that began in the Arizona desert.

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Inspirations Room to Breathe – Architecture Beneath Exposed Roof Trusses

Whether left visible, reinterpreted or carefully exposed, an open roof truss shapes the structure and character of a space. Here we present a selection of holiday homes with current architecture where the roof structure is a defining design feature.

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On the road Where continents meet: The exclave of Melilla

Enrique Nieto and Art Nouveau in Melilla. A modern European-North African city at the intersection of four cultures, two continents, and a multitude of perspectives.

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Press Elle Decor: Mediterranean tradition in contemporary language

Quiet balance between architecture, nature and everyday life. Elle Decor Italia presents the architecture and the sensitive relationship of the Maremma House to the surrounding Tuscan landscape.

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In Conversation Interview with Harry Thaler: “I love challenges!”

His Pressed Chair made the South Tyrolean designer world renowned. We asked him what he would most like to design, why craft is worth the effort, and how he and his wife like the experience of being hosts.

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Press Le Monde: In the heart of the Ria Formosa Natural Park

Le Monde visited our partner hotel Casa Modesta in the Eastern Algarve and presents the family-run 9-room hotel in the ‘Travelling in Europe’ section. Bienvenue en Portugal!

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Press FAZ: Art in the countryside

Margit Kohl raves about the Engelwirt Apartments Berching in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The gallery owners Stephanie Zink and Michael Zink have given a former provost's house a new lease of life.

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Inspirations Water Worlds: Holidays by Rivers and Lakes

Sometimes gently babbling, sometimes powerfully rushing – water shapes not only the landscape but also the living experience. These homes reflect the calm or dynamism of their surroundings – and open their architecture to views of rivers and lakes.

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In Conversation When property owners say no, we do the opposite: Johanne and Lena Nalbach

In our latest interview, we spoke to Johanne and Lena Nalbach from Nalbach + Nalbach. They talked about the pitfalls of architecture and the hotel business, their appetite for spontaneity and flawed nostalgia.

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Positions Further on there’s no way forward

There are places that have fallen into a deep sleep or have never been on the tourist radar. Photographer Olaf Unverzart presents one such place in his new photo book: the Upper Palatinate. An unflinching portrait of his homeland.

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Press Monocle: Award Best new hotel

In the May issue, Monocle announced the winners of the Monocle Design Awards 2025. In the ‘Best new hotel’ category, kleiner Löwe in Bregenz on Lake Constance was honoured - congratulations!

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Positions The Westerwald Wonder

Travelling by campervan taught Caro and Nils Fröhlich how little it takes to be free and happy. Back home, they translated their experiences into architecture. The result: holiday homes without ballast.

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Press Das Ideale Heim: Experiencing nature in Scandinavia

On a remote archipelago island, Aleksi Hautamäki and Milla Selkimäki have created a refuge close to nature with Project Ö - Skjulskäret. Swiss publisher Archithema presents the house in the 5/2025 issue of Das ideale Heim.

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On the road Centro de Portugal

The Portuguese cities of Aveiro and Ílhavo impress with form, colour and function. A stroll past coastal buildings and canals, across educational campuses, through museums and industrial quarters.

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Inspirations Drawn to the water

From azure to aquamarine, refreshingly cool or sun-warmed, with secluded coves or endless expanses – here, surfers and beachcombers alike will find a maritime selection of houses by the sea. From nearby to right on the shore.

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Positions Netzwerk Zukunftsorte – the rise of pioneering rural third spaces

Founded in 2020, the Netzwerk Zukunftsorte e.V. association supports and connects people involved in rural, third-space rejuvenation projects. URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR sponsors the association. We interviewed its team to find out more about the underlying concept and their plans.

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Insights New home Uckermark

They were pioneers of the new building culture in the Uckermark long before the region became famous. Following the award-winning Das Schwarze Haus and Die Kleine Acht, Professor of Fashion Design Johanna Michel and property developer Dirk Preuß are currently developing a third gem.

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Inspirations Outside! Accommodations with exceptional gardens

Wildly growing, gently shaped or strictly designed. From small oases to spacious parks and transitions into the great outdoors. The variety is as great as it is colourful. A stroll through a selection of garden art.

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Press NZZ: Welcome to Berlin!

In a new series, Swiss daily NZZ focuses on tips for great rooms available at fair prices in European cities. One of the hot tips for Berlin: Wilmina, “one of the most unusual and tasteful hotels in the city”.

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In Conversation Jonathan Tuckey: “Building new things wasn’t in my DNA”

Friday afternoon – time for a phone call! This time, London calling. A reflective conversation with Jonathan Tuckey, founder of Tuckey Design Studio, about his convictions, architectural influences, beer brewing and the charm of hand drawings.

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Press Evident passion for design and recycling

"Today, Palais Brut offers a striking perspective on the architectural heritage of the GDR." CC/Magazine describes the fascinating transformation of a former WBS 70 prefabricated building into vacation accommodation.

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Press La vie en rose — Art-nouveau in the Algarve

Casa 1923: The BauNetz editorial team tells the story of the conversion of a listed ruin in Faro into a residential building with an architectural office and two holiday flats.

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Press Where Design meets nature

In the article “European getaways where design meets nature”, the editors of The Spaces present The Triangle in the Danish Thy National Park. Nature lovers and cold-water surf enthusiasts will get their money's worth there!

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Insights Book recommendation: Immerse yourself in the world of the 1920s

With Tautes Heim, Katrin Lesser and Ben Buschfeld have created a rentable museum for architecture and design from the 1920s. In their book “Tautes Heim - Stories & Details”, they allow readers to delve deep into the history of its creation and the design details.

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ArchiveNews German Design Award 2025 for URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR

We have received the German Design Award 2025 for our current book trilogy. At the award ceremony on 7 February 2025, Kathrin Schmuck \ Bucharchitektur and Ulrich Stefan Knoll accepted the award.

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Positions The charm of the unfinished – or: just do it

Sometimes it is precisely the imperfect that makes something appear perfect. In architecture, there are clever approaches that play with the unfinished, the authentic or the minimalist and impress with their own aesthetics. A consideration.

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Press In the heart of Sicily

Elle Decor Italy explains what makes Casa Bendico in Val di Noto so special in terms of architecture and energy in the article ‘La villa in Val di Noto che guarda alle architetture rurali della Sicilia’.

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Inspirations Literary Escapes

A holiday without books? Unimaginable. For those looking to save on luggage space, ensure a steady literary supply or simply be pleasantly surprised, here’s a curated selection of accommodations featuring their own libraries.

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HomeStory Let nature take its course – The Schneeganserhof

If you want to escape from the daily grind and come back down to earth by just gently flapping your wings, you will find a carefully designed biotope near Lake Chiemsee where you can rediscover what you have lost.

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In Conversation Kasper Egelund (Vipp): »My whole concept grew out of failure«

Time for a chat! We talked to Kasper Egelund, third generation co-owner and CEO of the Danish design brand Vipp about architecture, design and his passion for holiday houses.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2024

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. In which house would you like to spend your next holiday? We look forward to your feedback!

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses 2024 — Part 4: Best guest feedback

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 4, you will find the holiday homes with the best guest feedback.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2024 — Part 3: Hotels and large houses

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday destinations that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 3 you will find the most popular hotels.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2024 — Part 2: Guest houses

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday destinations that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 2 you will find the most popular guesthouses.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2024 — Part 1: Holiday homes

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 1 you will find the most popular holiday homes.

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Positions Wöltje’s World

Vacancy is a word that wants to be filled with relevance. With the “Happening Places”, Munich's idea architect Gregor Wöltje not only created exciting projects in the Bavarian metropolis, but also made lasting statements with them.

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Materials NEWood: Mycelium Miracle for the Building Industry

Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are developing NEWood, a new class of bio-based materials. The goal is to create a recyclable alternative to conventional MDF, OSB and particle boards.

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HomeStory Intuitive souls, dedicated foodies and passionate hosts: Anke and Felix Krohmer

There are countless ways to become a host, even for career changers, as Anke and Felix Krohmer’s journey demonstrates. Their recipe for success? A blend of passion, perseverance and a keen instinct – especially for the right architect.

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Press Piedmont’s under-the-radar gem

Travel journalist Angelina Villa-Clarke has gone off the beaten track for Forbes Travel Trends Report 2025, exploring lesser-known destinations. One of her discoveries: the estate La Darbia, overlooking Lake Orta in Piedmont.

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Press The luxury of simplicity

The Italian magazine Vivere Country featured our partner house ROSSO in the Allgäu in issue 179. Their verdict: an “embrace between the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi and the poetry of tradition”.

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Materials Design objects made from shards and ash

London-based designer Rosy Napper researched a new type of ceramic material during her studies at Central Saint Martins UAL. The result is a 100% recycled material made from ceramic shards and ash waste: ReCinder.

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Inspirations Space for Many

If you want to spend your holiday with a larger group, you not only need enough beds, but also enough space for group activities and privacy. We show a selection of suitable holiday homes here.

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Materials Fabulous upcycling: Old clothes become new bricks

Young architect Clarisse Merlet turned the devastating impact of fast fashion into a virtue and founded FabBRICK, a creative recycling company that transforms textile waste into a new material for interior design.

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In Conversation Art in architecture between experiment and pure irrationality

First Meisterzimmer, now Feuer & Flamme – applying their artistic approach, Jana Gunstheimer and Manfred Mülhaupt create idiosyncratic accommodation with their installations. But how does it actually come about and how do the two of them work? Time for a conversation.

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Press South Tyrolean Hotel of the Year 2025: Ottmanngut

According to Gault&Millau, this hotel jewel in Merano cannot be compared to any other and exudes a special magic. Read here what makes the guesthouse of the Kirchlechner family so special.

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Press Zen meets loden

The editors of the German gourmet magazine Der Feinschmecker know why you should definitely go to the Hotel Das Schgaguler in South Tyrol, even if you're not a foodie.

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On the road In Greece, Morocco… and Bauhaus

Our author Tina Barankay sheds light on what Bauhaus and its students have to do with Mediterranean architecture and what interactions have occurred across spatial and cultural boundaries.

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Inspirations Bold Use of Colour

Sometimes it’s colour accents that give a building the finishing touch; other times, colour becomes the essential architectural element. We present a selection of holiday homes that each play with colour in a unique way.

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Press Views down to the water, fabulous food

Kate Wickers has been to La Darbia resort above Lake Orta, who is considered the most romantic of the Upper Italian lakes. Her enthusiastic report is now to be read in The Mail on Sunday, print edition November 10.

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ArchiveNews German Design Award Winner: Our books

Our current book series was honored with the German Design Award 2025 as well as with the ICMA Gold Award 2024. The award-winning, three-piece set is available in our shop.

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On the road Architectural Culture in Northern Greece: A journey through the ages

From modern concert halls to ancient sites and contemporary museums: a tour of the architectural world of Thessaloniki and Verginas in northern Greece shows how old and new can coexist harmoniously.

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Positions Progressive Province: The future lies in the countryside

With rural exodus, vacancy and stagnation in daily life, what are the options? An interview with town planner, visionary and ex-journalist Frederik Fischer, who has been revitalising rural areas for years.

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On the road Multi-Mediterranean Modernism

Provence, once known for its ochre-coloured buildings, is now showcasing a new design language characterised by steel and glass – particularly in the cities of Toulon, Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.

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Positions Alain de Botton about the perfect holiday house

In this essay, the writer and philosopher Alain de Botton explains in an entertaining and pointed way what sense a vacation home makes, especially when seen as something other than pure vacation accommodation.

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Inspirations Black

Black is considered the architect's colour – at least as far as clothing is concerned. But of course there are also many impressive houses with black façades, with different materials. We would like to present some examples here.

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Insights Building in existing buildings: The fairy tale of the ugly duckling

Plattenbauten [prefabs, common in the former GDR] do not have a good image and are mainly destined for demolition. Palais Brut shows the qualities that can arise when their potential is carefully developed. This prefab could set a precedent.

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Insights Tollense Valley. Never heard of it? Go there!

Architect Andrea Ruiken-Fabich and her husband saved one of the region's most important architectural monuments, Schloss Schmarsow, near Greifswald. A film now shows the rich cultural and natural landscape surrounding the historical building.

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Press The charm of the north

The Frankfurter Allgemeine made its way to North Friesland and spent a few days at Friesensteern. Simon Strauß' conclusion: “Rarely has a vacation home ever conveyed so much serenity."

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Positions Society. Powers. Design.

Shape and colour affect our sense of what looks good. Yet this means that design is far more than merely a stylistic device or a designer’s idea. It is also a response to social trends, which in their turn influence the further development.

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Press Long live Franco-German friendship!

The colleagues from Le Figaro's travel desk discovered Schleswig-Holstein for themselves this summer. Read here what else they recommend besides an overnight stay in Zeit am See.

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On the road Midcentury Architecture on Cape Cod: Summer houses

The peninsula in south-eastern Masachusetts has been a well-known summer resort since the 19th century. Some of the most famous modernist architects were also drawn here later and designed remarkable summer houses.

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Inspirations (Simply) Opulent.

Sometimes it's the playful elements that make a house special. Or the contrasts between historical details and contemporary interiors. We present a few residences whose décor particularly caught our eye.

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Press Germany’s most beautiful vacation homes

Vacation home in Germany? AD Germany has compiled an overview of the most beautiful accommodations. Here you can see which partnerhouses are among them (many!).

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On the road Ljubljana – a city as a work of art

Barcelona has Gaudí, Brasilia has Niemeyer, Le Havre has Perret. This also applies to Ljubljana: since 2021, Jože Plečnik’s work has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site and with it large parts of the city centre.

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Inspirations Stand-Up Paddling

Holidays in the flow. For all those who want to keep a steady balance on holiday and drift through the days, our stand-up paddle edition offers a dynamic and relaxed selection for drifting, balancing and gathering momentum.

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Press City flair in the countryside

"Any big city would be delighted with the Engelwirt boutique apartment building in Berching". You can read the hymn of praise about the new opening in the Upper Palatinate in the Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine.

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One Picture Defying the elemental forces

Our information architect knows exactly how to keep an overview at all times. Here he reveals whether this is precisely why he is always fascinated by this special picture.

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Press Landlust in a prefab building

Unconventional - The Palais Brut accommodation offers a surprising look at the architectural heritage of the GDR and whets the appetite for country and plate, finds baunetz interior ⎢ design.

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On the road Architecture of the elements

The architecture of the Faroe Islands is characterised by tradition, weather conditions and Nordic building culture. And the architecture itself influences the building culture of the North, often in international co-operation.

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Positions Socialist Holiday Dreams and Realities in the GDR

How vacations looked like and which vacation concepts and typologies the SED regime developed over the decades describes architectural historian Prof. Daniela Spiegel.

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Inspirations Repurposed

There are countless heritage-listed buildings throughout Europe that have been given a new lease of life in recent years. In many cases, special holiday accommodation has been created in the process. Here is a small selection.

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On the road Denmark from Coast to Coast (Part 1/2)

4 days. 410 kilometres. 55 architecture lovers. 14 houses. 1 ferry boat. Sun, rain and wind. Networking and inspiration. Our partners' meeting 2024 was an open house road trip across the country - from Agger to Møn.

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On the road Denmark from Coast to Coast (Part 2/2)

The idea for URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR was born in 2007 during construction work on a small island in the Danish Baltic Sea. A road trip back to the roots - part 2 of the sneek peaks of our partner meeting 2024.

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Press The magic of the Uckermark @ Salon Magazin

Journalist Antje Wewer spoke to Uckermark pioneers Tita von Hardenberg and Ferdinand von Habsburg, who were drawn to Brandenburg in the early 2000s, in the Salon Magazin podcast.

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HomeStory Stars without airs and graces: The vigilius mountain resort

In times when breathless living has become an attitude, an island sits on the Vigiljoch, which for 20 years has expressed its essence and offers what we all miss: the luxury of simply being.

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Press Almost like Canada @ Süddeutsche Zeitung

Mareike Nieberding thinks it's worth taking an anti-cyclical break. One place where this works wonderfully is the lake hotel Seehotel am Neuklostersee in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Press Scandi cool @Financial Times

"A haven of bleached timber, glass and pale brick." - Financial Times presents Vipp Cold Hawaii as one of four sensational Scandinavian escapes in its travel section.

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On the road Architectural Cosmos Vals

The Graubünden mountain village has developed almost mythologically into a hotspot of outstanding architecture. A story between tradition and innovation, bold visions and happy vistas. A visit to Vals.

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Press Think tank in the countryside @ Süddeutsche Zeitung

In the weekend edition of 18 May 2024, the Süddeutsche Zeitung revealed why you should definitely travel to Wendland by presenting our space Ein Ding der Möglichkeit.

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Positions Experimentation and perseverance: Living Architecture

In this interview, Mark Robinson reveals why the British initiative is still setting standards after more than 15 years, what exactly it is and why it is more than just ‘an affair’.

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Positions Holidays. The best time of the year.

When did we actually start taking holidays? And how has the concept of ‘free’ time changed over the centuries? A short (cultural) history.

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One Picture Longing for summer

Our author Tina Barankay is actually a winter child. However, the image that still inspires her to immediately plan a trip to the south is revealed here.

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Press Tasteful holiday oasis @ The Plan

Piedmont’s best kept secret overlooking Lago d’Orta - THE PLAN Interior Design & Contract 08, the supplement for the Salone del Mobile Milano presents our partner house La Darbia at great length in April 2024.

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Inspirations Freedom on two wheels

As the air gets milder and the days get longer, it’s really hard to resist the urge to go cycling. If you want to get close to nature on two wheels, you'll find destinations in all directions in the following places.

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Positions Best of Modernism: Iconic Houses

For more than a decade the platform has been the guide par excellence to modern house museums worldwide. In this interview, founder Natascha Drabbe explains what else the network can accomplish.

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On the road Provençal Symphony – (Architectural) Art and Landscape

Azure blue sea, dazzling lavender fields, gentle pine hills and golden shimmering vineyards – the Provence Côte d’Azur region enchants. On the road to places where art, culture and landscape merge into a symphony.

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ArchivePositions Retrieve, rework, reinstall

An architectural firm has demonstrated how to build a house from used, recycled and reusable materials. Due to the scarcity of data, this required a flexibility that is likely to change the planning process in the future.

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Press Better than Netflix @Tagesspiegel

"Better than Netflix - you can watch hours of 'cow TV' here". For its magazine Brandenburg 2024, Tagesspiegel Unterwegs visited the Studio Uckermark and was absolutely thrilled.

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One Picture Inner Peace

After working on several continents, our translator, reveals why she fell in love with exactly this picture of all things.

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Press 20 years later, still perfect @ Wallpaper

Wallpaper* recently returned to the mountains of South Tyrol, where the Vigilius Mountain Resort, planned by Matteo Thun, continues to offer old-fashioned relaxation like no other.

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Press Like an abstract painting @ Corriere della Sera

The perfect balance of geometry and colour. The villa built by Salvati and Tresoldi on Lake Garda in the 1970s continues to amaze with the message of freedom it conveys, according to the editors of Living Corriere.

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ArchiveInspirations Bon appétit!

As we all know, food tastes best in company. We have put together some recommendations for those who like to dine in large groups – from accommodation with a large communal kitchen to houses with a table d'hôte.

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HomeStory Kultur Gut Hasselburg – a symphony of architecture and music

In Ostholstein there is a fully preserved estate that is an impressive symbiosis of heritage listed and modern brick architecture, offering a holiday in the countryside and first-class musical enjoyment.

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ArchivePositions Sourcing good material

Many people want to build sustainably. But the materials for this are not always easy to find. Private builders can mainly make use of existing materials. A guide to the relevant criteria and suppliers.

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Press Like in a home movie @ Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin

The Süddeutsche Zeitung couldn't stop raving about our partner hotel Gutshaus Lexow in the Mecklenburg Lake District. Because here you can both - have a stylish holiday and a wonderful conference.

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On the road 100 years of Functionalism in the Czech Republic – the Ensemble Legacy

In Zlín in Moravia, the entrepreneur Tomas Bata not only turned his shoe company into a global corporation, but also had a lasting impact on the city, making it the first functionalist city in the world.

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Positions Tourist infrastructure as a location factor

Reiner Nagel, Chairman of the Board of the Federal Foundation of Baukultur, in interview on golden energy, the cultural relevance of tourism architecture and his personal holiday preferences.

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Press The sound of the sea @ ELLE Decor Italia

The editors of ELLE Decor Italia fell in love with the successful restoration, the special location and the view from the roof terrace of Casa Santa, a former fisherman's house in Monopoli, Apulia.

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ArchivePositions Dialectical Materialism in Construction

In the first part of our series on circular economy, urban mining and cradle to cradle, we start with a current overview of the transition in the building sector.

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SpaceStories A Thing of Possibility

A space in Wendland that offers many possibilities with a guest house and event rooms. Behind the unusual name is an equally unusual concept - and a key question: How do we want to live and work in the future?

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2023

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year.

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Press Winter hideaways @Neue Zürcher Zeitung

The NZZ travel editors' selection of special hideaways that are ideal for recharging your batteries at the start of the year includes three of our partner houses.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2023 — Part 4: Best guest feedback

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 4, you will find the holiday homes with the best guest feedback.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2023 — Part 3: Houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday destinations that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 3, you will find the most popular holiday homes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2023 — Part 2: International houses

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday destinations that our readers particularly liked last year. In part 2 you will find the most popular international holiday destinations.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2023 — Part 1: New entries

As we do every year, in mid-January we publish the holiday destinations that our readers particularly liked last year. In Part 1, you will find the most popular new entries (properties that were published with us for the first time in 2023).

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ArchiveForeign rooms Travelling with books

In his column “Reisefieber” (Travel Nerves), German columnist Wolfgang Bachmann reveals why holiday reading is absolutely essential, but can also have its pitfalls.

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ArchiveForeign rooms Missing the point!

In another edition of his “Reisefieber” (Travel Nerves) column, Wolfgang Bachmann reveals why not every random trend in the hotel industry is crowned with success and what really helps guests.

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HomeStory Silent beauty in the Blue Land: DIRINGLO

With the Diringlo, an architect and an entrepreneur have preserved a historical gem of southern Bavarian residential culture, embedded in one of the most beautiful natural and cultural landscapes in Upper Bavaria.

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Press Hotel tip Berlin @ Süddeutsche Zeitung

Can this really be Berlin? The Süddeutsche Zeitung warmly recommended our partner hotel Wilmina by Grüntuch Ernst Architekten for trips to Berlin.

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HomeStory Near but unknown: konjiček – house above the valley

Mountains and sea in a small area. Culinary discoveries paired with diverse landscapes for nature lovers and active holidaymakers: if you want to explore Slovenia, the Vipava Valley is the perfect starting point.

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Press Iconic architecture @Sabato

Sabato, the weekly luxury magazine of the business newspapers De Tijd | L'Echo, presented our partner houses Haus Schminke (pictured) and Casa 1015. Print edition 64, November 2023.

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SpaceStories Not afraid to leave gaps

Entrepreneurs Birgit and Mathias Mahnke have dedicated themselves to the creative revitalisation of old industrial properties in eastern Germany and have skilfuly proven that coincidence can be planned.

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Insights Flirting with Le Corbusier

Swedish art curator Sofia Mavroudis on the legacy of olive trees, the intriguing identity of a place and how this all turned into an architectural crush on Le Corbusier amidst the Cretan wilderness.

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HomeStory La Mugletta and the Colli Euganei – A fine blend of Italy’s most charming facets

A shared vision, volcanic landscapes and an aperitif under Goethe’s palm tree. A holiday at B&B La Mugletta reveals distinctive architecture and a region that enchants with its quiet charm and cultivated gusto.

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One Picture Sleep among Sheep

Our book designer has fallen madly in love with a “shed”. Here you can read why she is already dreaming again about the glass house in the countryside when she sees this photo.

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ArchiveInspirations City Whispers

After an intense summer, we’re slowly retreating indoors. But before we finally settle in, let’s embark on an autumnal cultural journey through various metropolitan cities.

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Press Places & Visions @ NZZ Bellevue

Inspiration: Claudia Furger has presented our book in detail in the "Travel & Discover" section of NZZ Bellevue. She reveals her favourites in the article of 10 October 2023.

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Insights Podcast: Stories from the Ottmanngut

In a podcast series worth listening to, journalist Andreas Sentker talks with host Martin Kirchlechner from Merano about the past and the future, about the everyday and the curious, about life with guests and as a hotelier.

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On the road Jade-green housing estate, horizon-blue world heritage site

On the road to a once spurned, then neglected workers' housing estate near Bordeaux. Today's World Heritage Site in Pessac is Le Corbusier's first urban planning project.

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Positions Guiding Architects: Seeing the world through different eyes

Interview - Guiding Architects has been an institution for 20 years when it comes to exploring cities and regions under the expert guidance of architects.

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Inspirations Roll camera!

Where film fans can find suitable accommodation, we reveal here. Would you like to follow in the footsteps of famous directors and films, are you looking for a suitable open-air cinema or do you enjoy attending film festivals? Here are our tips.

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One Picture Picturesque River Deity

The editor of our online magazine sometimes sits at his desk as if enchanted by the beguiling song of the sirens. And dreams himself back to the Middle Ages.

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Press Château or barn @ Frankfurter Allgemeine

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung featured our new publication Places & Visions in a full-page spread in its August 13, 2023 issue.

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Press Local touches @ New York Times

Why is a four-room hotel in Ireland’s “forgotten county” so successful? The New York Times reveals some of the secrets of Breac.House in Donegal.

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A landlady’s life Peak season – time for complaints

Complaints in the high season are a topic of their own, our landlady thinks. Read here what she is particularly concerned about around the summer holidays.

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ArchiveFindings A Combat Statement to Airbnb & Co.: Florence Wants to Ban Short-Term Rentals

As the news agency Reuters already reported in June, Florence seeks to ban Airbnb rental apartments as also from other platforms from city centre.

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Press Inspiring Architecture @ RND

More than just a roof over your head: holidays with aesthetic appeal. The Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) talked to us about inspiring architecture.

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On the road Land of Lakes, South Sea and Savoy – on the road in Finland

Alvar Aalto was the defining architect of Finnish modernism. The 125th birthday of the master builder will be celebrated in 2023. We are “on the road” to the most important places where the master builder worked.

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SpaceStories Lichtturm Solingen – A metamorphosis from water to light

What do you do with a water tower that is no longer needed for water supply? In Solingen, a lighting designer has found his very own answer: a lighthouse in the middle of the Bergisches Land. We allow ourselves to be enlightened.

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One Picture Time Out

Sometimes all our online producer wishes for is a bit of peace and quiet. Where this comes from and where her thoughts take her, she reveals in the 6th part of the series “One Picture”.

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Press View to the sea @ SZ Magazine

The Süddeutsche Zeitung has been presenting our partner house Convento Olhão at the Eastern Algarve in their column Hotel Europa.

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On the road The Avant-Garde Era — on the road in Czechia

The Iconic Houses Network presents Modernist studios, residential and artists' houses and makes them accessible to the public. On behalf of us, Hendrik Bohle attended a conference, which focused particularly on Czech architectural Modernism.

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HomeStory The world is a gentle place ‑ The Schgaguler

At the heart of lively Kastelruth there is a quiet house that has placed zeitgeist and a thoroughly essential architecture in front of the majestic Sciliar. The timeless presence of the rock massif is omnipresent, the holiday concept is wholesome, warm and grounding.

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Press Travel to Spain @ The Times

Current recommendations for Andalusia and Galicia from The Times can be read here. Buenas noches!

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ArchiveFindings Architecture Day 2023

Anyone who wants to get an idea of what architecture in Germany is capable of should keep the weekend of 24/25 June free: Tag der Architektur [Architecture Day] will once again take place throughout Germany.

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Inspirations Quiet luxury

Subtle and quiet is how certain vacation accommodations come along in the meantime. Opulence and showiness are a thing of the past. Some exquisite, because timeless-classic and minimalist vacation architecture we present here.

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Press Modernity and tradition @ Süddeutsche Zeitung

Award-winning modern architecture in an alpine idyll: In the issue 21/2023 of the SZ magazine, our partner hotel Bühelwirt in Ahrntal / South Tyrol is presented in the section "Hotel Europa". Tenor: A successful combination of modernity and tradition.

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One Picture Enthralled

Our book designer is also an architect. Why genuine simplicity enthralls her and what this has to do with childhood literature, she tells us in the 5th part of the series “One Picture”.

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On the road Route 6 — on the road in the Alps

The renowned South Tyrolean architect Werner Tscholl designed six architectural sculptures for the high alpine Timmelsjoch Experience between Italy and Austria. “on the road” to the dreamlike and spectacular route of the six special shapes.

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Press Art lovers @Weltkunst

Weltkunst, the art magazine of DIE ZEIT, recommends the Meisterzimmer on the site of the former cotton mill for a stay in Leipzig. Here, art lovers can stay in style and in the immediate vicinity of the galleries.

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A landlady’s life Well behaved, not shedding, house-trained

Dogs can be a conflict-prone issue in the rental business. Our landlady is convinced that clear communication and mutual respect can help resolve potential disagreements.

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One Picture Great Dreams of Space

Sometimes it's a certain image that drives you away. One of our freelance copywriters for example has been magically drawn to a house photo in Spain for years.

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Press Holiday home in Apulia @NZZ Bellevue

In the Housing Stories column of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), Claudia Furger presents in detail the Palazzo Marconi in Corigliano d'Otranto, which a German-Italian couple has restored and converted with dedication.

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ArchiveFindings 100% Bauhaus on 365 days

1 ticket, 100% Bauhaus: With the new BauhausCard, visitors can visit the nine most famous Bauhaus sites in Berlin, Dessau, Weimar and Bernau within one year.

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On the road Natural Architecture: Between tradition and innovation

Architect Hendrik Bohle and journalist Jan Dimog from thelink.berlin take us to Great Walser Valley. And tell us how the building culture in the Austrian biosphere park skilfully combines contemporary architecture with mountain tradition.

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Press Travel to the highlights of architecture @GEO Saison

GEO SAISON featured Das Glashaus in der Uckermark, designed by architect Sigurd Larsen from Berlin, in the cover story of issue 4/2023.

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HomeStory Alpenloge: Sophisticated composition of cuisine, design and hospitality

Off the beaten track, the boutique hotel in Western Allgäu combines subtly composed rooms with elaborate culinary delights and emphatic hosts. You will find plenty of peace here, but fortunately no events.

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ArchiveFindings Exhibition tip: Garden Futures. Designing with Nature

Until 3 October 2023, the Vitra Design Museum, together with the Wüstenrot Foundation and the Nieuwe Instituut, has been showing a major exhibition on the history and future of the modern garden.

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A landlady’s life Reading helps

The landlady is back! In the seventh part of the series, she tells us what happens when guests sometimes do not know exactly what they have booked and for when.

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Inspirations Spring Awakening

The gradual return of spring in Central Europe is awakening our spirits. Those who long for a little more sun and warmth may already be dreaming of a trip to the south.

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One Picture Silent Expanses

The editor of our online magazine has been dreaming of a trip to Scotland for years. In the third part of the new series, he reveals where this fascination comes from.

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Press Special accommodation in the Uckermark @Merian

"Everyone can feel at home here, not just Berliners who are tired of the big city." - The MERIAN editorial team recommends our partner houses Gutshof Fredenwalde and Gut Fergitz am See, both designed by the architect Ferdinand von Hohenzollern.

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SpaceStories Hermitage Sykaminea — Hub of creativity

In the Hermitage on Lesbos, a long-term project by German-born visual artist Andreas Sell, small teams find a project space for meetings or workshops that goes far beyond the scope of dull event rooms.

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ArchiveFindings Viticulture and architecture

When winemakers and architects come together, sometimes very special places are created. And at best, wine and architecture lovers can also spend the night there.

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Positions Becoming a host: What we recommend. And what not

Again and again we are asked by future hosts what to consider when building and designing a holiday home or what mistakes should be avoided at all costs. There is no secret recipe, but we do have some advice.

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Press Under one roof @SZ

In the series "Under one roof", the Süddeutsche Zeitung introduces people and their living environment. Among them are some partners of Urlaubsarchitektur and their projects.

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One Picture Cure for wrinkles

Our community manager fulfilled a long-held wish years ago. What a picture had to do with it is revealed in the second part of our series.

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ArchiveFindings World Capital of Architecture 2023

Copenhagen is this year's World Capital of Architecture. Learn more about the UNESCO designation and the event program here.

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Inspirations Winter delights with a difference

Every season has its highlights and winter is no exception. Even if, in times of climate change, it sometimes requires a little more flexibility than in the past. We will introduce you here to some holiday homes that offer relaxing days away from artificial snow slopes.

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Press Excellent Hotels @Geo Saison

The 2/2023 issue of Geo Saison focuses on "The 100 best hotels in Europe". Find out which holidayarchitecture hotels are included in this year's ranking here.

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ArchiveBest Of The most popular houses in 2022

As every year, at the beginning of January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. The ranking is determined by how often an entry was read or how many positive comments the house received (category: best guest feedback).

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The most popular houses in 2022 — Part 4: Best guest feedback

In Part 4 you will find the most popular holiday domiciles with the best guest feedback.

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The most popular houses 2022 — Part 3: Houses from Germany, Austria and Switzerland

In part 3 you will find the most popular vacation domiciles from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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The most popular houses 2022 — Part 2: Houses internationally

In part 2 you will find the most popular international vacation domiciles.

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The most popular houses 2022 — Part 1: New entries on HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE

In Part 1, you will find the most popular new entries (homes that were published on HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE for the first time in 2022).

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One Picture Gigantic mountains

In the first part of our series "One Picture", our founder and curator reveals why he would make his way back to South Tyrol on the basis of a picture alone.

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Press Winter Wonderland @IDEAT

In issue 11 (January/February 2023), IDEAT's editorial team recommends our partner houses Peterhof in Vorarlberg (pictured, photo: Bernhard Rogen), Anders in South Tyrol and the Pures Leben houses in Styria.

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ArchiveFindings Conversion instead of demolition

German magazine brand eins takes a detailed look at various aspects of the current architectural debate regarding the requirements of the housing industry versus climate protection and the circular economy, and identifies problems that cannot be solved with a concrete mixer.

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Our books Award for our book Space & Time

Our latest book Space & Time has just been awarded the ICMA Award (International Creative Media Award) in the category "Art books - Art, Architecture, Design"! We received the Award of Excellence in this category. The ICMA Award is a worldwide competition for corporate media, books, corporate design and magazines.

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Inspirations Self-sufficient

Becoming energy self-sufficient will become even more important in the future. Here we would like to introduce you to some houses that are already (or have been for years) intelligently taking care of their own energy supply.

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Press In good hands @Landlust Zuhaus

Holidays and time travel in a half-timbered house - German living magazine Landlust Zuhaus presents the listed factor house in the border triangle of Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland (Autumn 2022 issue).

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SpaceStories The Pirol – an island of culture in the midst of wild nature

Rooms are like clothes: They should fit the occasion. Sometimes it should be festive, sometimes more business-like and sometimes a little extravagant. Today we meet an expert in the Uckermark region who knows a thing or two about both clothes and rooms. Time for a fitting.

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Press Anders @NZZ Bellevue

Travel & Discover: Where once there was a hotel with 50 beds, everything is different today. With its seven suites and a restaurant, the new hotel in South Tyrol is unusual in many ways. NZZ Bellevue (October 2022)

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Press Wine architecture @Feinschmecker

The editors of the German gourmet magazine "Der Feinschmecker" fell in love with the resort La Darbia including restaurant and view over Lake Orta (Lago d'Orta) in Piedmont. Issue 11/2022.

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Positions New holiday architecture: Andrea Gebhard in conversation

What role can holiday homes play in times of crisis and what could a “new” holiday architecture possibly look like? We talked about this with Andrea Gebhard, President of the Federal Chamber of Architects in Germany. And we also found out what true holiday happiness means to her.

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HomeStory Life is a beach

Rasmus Johnsen and Anders Petersen are modern settlers with urban souls and surfers’ hearts. The breathtaking wilderness of Denmark’s northwest coast became their creative catalyst for local projects with a cosmopolitan spirit: A co-working collective and two holiday houses that spark the lightness of being.

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Inspirations Where Artists would like to go

Some of our partner houses are not only adorned with art butare also ideal for artistic stays or even offer their own artist-in-residence programmes. Artists are welcome to the world of inspirational living!

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SpaceStories Raumquartier – a place with a history and scope for design.

Anyone planning an event needs a suitable space. Preferably one that adapts perfectly to your own needs and ideas. And for such a space we drop anchor this time on the river Havel.

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ArchiveFindings Nice out here — Architecture in rural areas

The exhibition "Schön hier" (Nice out here) of the German Architecture Museum (DAM) focuses on rural areas as the center of life. On view in Taunus / Germany until November 27, 2022, the exhibition will then go on tour.

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ArchiveFindings World Architecture Festival 2022

This year's edition is themed "Together" and will take place in Lisbon from November 30 - December 2. The event will again be attended by thousands of international architects, interior designers, clients, builders, financiers, contractors and media representatives.

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A landlady’s life Coming home

In the sixth part of our series "A landlady's life", our author raves about a special species, the regulars.

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ArchiveHomeStory Gem on the dyke: Tetenbüllspieker

High in northern Germany, André and Sebastian Schäfer have lovingly restored a centuries-old storehouse on the Eiderstedt peninsula. Their guests can explore the Wadden Sea World Heritage Area and discover the immense freedom of the endless horizon.

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ArchiveFindings Architectural culture in Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg in Austria has long been in the international league of destinations that shine with a high density and quality of building culture. The fact that this is no coincidence is due in part to the Vorarlberg Architecture Institute (vai), which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

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Positions Bridging the gap between history and modernity in Switzerland

The Swiss Foundation for Holidays in a Historical Building has been working at the interface between tourism and the conservation of historical buildings by promoting the preservation of historically significant buildings. Threatened architectural monuments are revived as holiday properties after gentle restoration.

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SpaceStories Milchhof Arnstadt – architecture kissed awake

Inspiring event spaces offer more than just a roof over your head. Today we are going on the trail of German industrial culture and will find out how sleeping buildings are kissed awake ....

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HomeStory Free as Oscar

The South Tyrolean architect Martin Gruber allows his thoughts to fly, pushes back the horizon and meets Oscar Niemeyer at the Copacabana. An ode to the creative power of imagination.

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A landlady’s life Skin deep holiday cleanliness

In the fifth part of our series “From the life of a landlady”, our author puzzles over why some guests waste their wonderful holiday freedom in washing orgies.

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Press Studio Uckermark @Bauwelt

Architect Prof. Helga Blocksdorf explains the concept behind our partner house Studio Uckermark (Uckermark, Northern Germany) in an illustrative video from the editors of Bauwelt.

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Press Meisterzimmer @NZZ

Leipzig industrial chic. Interior journalist Claudia Furger recommends a trip to Leipzig's creative scene in the NZZ Living Stories. And of course, with Meisterzimmer, she provides the right accommodations ready on site.

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Inspirations Cycling in Germany — from North to South

Especially on vacation, the bike is a great way to explore the surroundings in a conscious and environmentally friendly way or to be active in sports. Some of the houses that are located on bike routes or are popular with bikers are presented here as examples.

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ArchiveFindings Interview: Building simply

How will we build more sustainably and conserve resources in the future? Prof. Florian Nagler's answer is: Build simply!

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ArchivePositions Big (great) architecture in a small space

Postmodern minimalism - in Tiny Houses you can often live carefree with a lot of comfort and design in the smallest of spaces. Or at least get ideas for more reduction and sustainability in your own everyday life.

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HomeStory Alpine romanticism without kitsch: Schilana 80

In the upper Inn valley rests a 300-year-old Engadine house. In all serenity, it awaits and decelerates guests who appreciate built and lived authenticity in the Central Alps.

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ArchiveFindings Reading tip: Tree Wanted — How the House Gains from a Tree

Annette Spiro, Professor of Architecture and Construction at ETH Zurich, philosophises about the difficult but important relationship between building and tree.

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SpaceStories Zarchlin Manor House — a composition of culinary delights and drumrolls

Nowhere else can you find so much landscape with so few people and so many lakes: in Mecklenburg, we find a place to bang the drum and write a suitable playlist.

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Press Escapes @AD Germany

Issue 7/8 of AD Germany recommends our partner house In den Söllen in the Uckermark and the "artist" destination Fordypningsrommet Fleinvær, located on a Norwegian archipelago.

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ArchiveFindings Recommended reading: Gardens of Now

German garden designer, photographer and columnist Rainer Elstermann is publishing his new book Gardens of Now with Distanz Verlag in July. You can find his recommendations for vacation home owners in the interview we conducted with him in spring 2022.

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HomeStory Château de Sibra – Place of a thousand stories

At the foot of the Pyrenees, a Swiss architect has resurrected the Arcadia of a French industrialist couple in all its splendour. Castle suites, flats and a holiday home meet an enchanting park with mountain views. Bienvenue!

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ArchivePositions 50 years of Burgtiefe on Fehmarn

In the 1960s, Danish architects Arne Jacobsen and Otto Weidling planned a modern holiday complex on Fehmarn, and we ask ourselves: Is it still contemporary today?

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ArchiveFindings Exhibition tip: Sommerhus / Holiday Home

The exhibition at the Utzon Center in Aalborg, Denmark is a journey through the architecture and history of holiday homes, it takes a look into the future and critically reviews current developments. Until 8 January 2023.

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A landlady’s life How I once had a pig as a house guest

In the fourth part of our series "A landlady's life", things get curious. Pets are a much discussed topic in renting per se - but sometimes definitely exotic. An (amusing) case study.

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Press Where to stay with your dog @DOGS Magazine

Pretty relaxed - The editors of German magazine DOGS present numerous accommodations for dog lovers and their favourite four-legged friends on twelve pages in issue 4/2022 (July / August).

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Press Space & Time @AIT

"One immediately wants to pack one's bags and head off to one - no matter which - of these exquisite holiday architectures," finds the AIT editorial team about our publication Raum & Zeit⎜ Space & Time.

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HomeStory La Darbia on Lake Orta – Kaleidoscope of bliss

Wine architects and a poet's muse. With a beguiling panorama of Lake Orta in Piedmont, La Darbia sits relaxed above it all. As if incidental, the property pulls out just about all the stops of the good life: it's all the fault of the people involved here. And the lake's of course.

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A landlady’s life Really settling in

In the third part of our series "From the life of a landlady" everything revolves around the psychologically important moment of arrival. The vacation has begun, but are you really there yet?

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ArchiveFindings Architecture Day: On a June weekend in…

In June, the Day of Architecture takes place again. Throughout Germany, countless projects can be viewed and discussed on site.

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SpaceStories SPACE on the Elbe: “Der Eisvogel” (The Kingfisher)

Inspiring places and unusual locations for celebrations, company events and more are now available at Spaces. Today we would like to introduce you to a floating space in the Elbe River Landscape UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Press Space & Time @Atrium

Read more about our latest publication Raum & Zeit ⎜ Space & Time in the current issue 3/2022 of Swiss magazine Atrium.

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Positions Finnish design. And what Japan has to do with it

In this article, we use design and architecture to show two countries that, at first glance, seem to have little in common: Finland and Japan.

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Press Italy trip @SPIEGEL online

Author Dela Kienle recommends four little-known areas, among others the Salento. And there, as an accommodation tip, the Palazzo Marconi, which combines stately elegance with clear design and southern Italian easiness.

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Inspirations Barrier-free houses

Vacation should be recreation and pleasure for all guests, but unfortunately it is not always for people with disabilities. Here we show you exemplary accommodation, which make the most beautiful days of the year easier by providing barrier-free access and equipment.

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A landlady’s life Setting boundaries

The second part of our series "A landlady's life" is about trust, rules of the game and the appropriate communication with guests.

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Positions Come on, let′s save a house!

We repeatedly receive enquiries from partners regarding the preservation of buildings worthy of protection. Here you will find a compilation of initiatives and organisations in Europe that are committed to preservation and after-use.

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Insights Explore Modern Architecture in Faro

In the third part of our "Insights" section, our hosts Angelique and Christophe de Oliveira tempt us with the rich architectural heritage of "South Modern" and Art Deco in their adopted home of Faro.

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Positions A good picture is a shy deer

Interview: Artist and photographer Olaf Unverzart in conversation with URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR about photography, freedom, distance and architecture.

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Inspirations Climate-friendly travel

Travelling relaxed by train instead of standing in a traffic jam. Board, read, chat, sleep or simply look out of the window. Travel destinations for all those who prefer to be mobile without a car.

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Positions Design, nature and species protection in the holiday home garden

Interview with German garden designer Rainer Elstermann about "the" perfect garden, the special requirements in the rental sector and the "New German Style".

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Press Escapism @Süddeutsche Zeitung

Difficult times, in the balancing act between holiday lust, everyday frustration and world-weariness. A plea for screen travelling by SZ editor Max Scharnigg.

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ArchiveFindings Exhibition tip: Looking for light

Looking For Light is one of the inaugural exhibitions at the new Bastian gallery in Berlin, which was designed by John Pawson. It is Pawson’s first solo exhibition at the gallery.

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Press Country idyll @AD

A holiday home in which the landscape plays the leading role. AD portrayed the holiday home Ferienhaus Hof Ahmen on the River Schlei, designed by Malte Sunder-Plassman, in March 2022.

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Inspirations Fully charged

Going on holidays electrically: E-mobility is changing the criteria when looking for accommodation. Charging stations will be part of the equipment of a holiday property in the future as a matter of course. We show you where you can already recharge without any problems today.

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Press Vacation real estate @Handelsblatt

The German business and financial newspaper Handelsblatt investigated the question why owners do not share their private vacation homes just because of the return.

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A landlady’s life Planning is (only) half the vacation

In our series "A landlady's life" we turn the topic of vacation happiness around. Landlords and landladies from our network write what moves them - between excitement and sheer despair.

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ArchiveFindings Swords to Plowshares 2.0

With Nord Stream 3 - Sleeping Berths for Peace, architect Benedikt Hartl / Opposite Office has designed a concept that aims to transform the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into a center of international understanding and accommodation.

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Positions Holidays and Holiday Homes: Interview with Axel Hacke

A conversation about the experiences and challenges of owning a holiday home, the dimension of vacation beyond the mere "recreational setting" and the happiness of harvesting olives.

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ArchiveFindings Film tip: The first museum of modernism

The ARTE documentary provides a fascinating insight into the life and work of Karl Ernst Osthaus, who promoted art, architecture, design and the reform movement at the beginning of the 20th century.

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Press Travel by reading @traumhaus

Traumhaus, the Swiss magazine for planning, building and living recommends our new publication Raum & Zeit | Space & Time in issue 1/2022 (March / April).

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ArchiveNews URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR goes Space

Are you looking for a room? We have space for you. Beautiful rooms, inspiring places and unusual locations for workshops, meetings or events are now available at URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR.SPACE.

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Press Best addresses @Salon

In issue No. 30 (spring 2022), the Salon editors reveal the best addresses for travelling. Right in the middle the imposing granary Kornspeicher Mauritz on the island of Rügen, the Rosso in the Allgäu and the former cloth factory Manufacture Royale (Occitania).

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Press Croatia @GEO Saison

The cover story of the March 2022 issue of German Travel magazine GEO Saison is all about holiday happiness on Croatia's coast. Among others, the artist Boris Kajmak and his "Albergo diffuso" project in Novigrad are presented.

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Press Borgo Tranquillo @Casa & Giardino Chic

Casa & Giardino Chic Italy presents in issue 186 (February 2022) a classic on Urlaubsarchitektur in detail - our partner house Borgo Tranquillo in the Italian Marche.

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Positions The empathetic traveller: A conversation about what makes us feel alive

Luca Giannini is a creative cosmonaut. At home in Sicily, Rome and Bologna, his travel experiences and a deep empathy for places manifest in meaningful yet silent works and projects.

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ArchiveFindings Reading tip: Other four walls

The pandemic experiment: NZZ editor Sabine von Fischer has temporarily moved into a hotel. Together with her family. Here she reports on her experiences.

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ArchiveFindings TV Tip: The 1‑Euro Villa

In its series "Room Tour", German TV station SWR reports on the development of a listed villa, which the current owners purchased for 1 euro.

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Best of 2021

As every year, at the beginning of January we publish the holiday domiciles that our readers particularly liked last year. The ranking is determined by how often a post was read.

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Press Book tip @NZZ

"A great book to dream about the next holiday." - Neue Züricher Zeitung (NZZ) introduces our current publication Raum & Zeit ⎜ Space & Time.

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Findings Reading tip: Uckermark Portraits

What makes the Uckermark, one of the most sparsely populated regions in Germany, so special is shown by Jonathan Teklu and York Christoph Riccius in their book publication.

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Positions Architectural statements. Everything is a copy – sometimes in the wrong place

Regional building culture strengthens the local identity. Locals and guests alike benefit from this. Yet architecture does not have to remain in the past, says our author Tina Barankay.

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Press Travel for individualists @Der Feinschmecker

In issue 2/2022, German food magazine Der Feinschmecker presents our partner house Schloss Prossen near Dresden. The article is based on our homestory , which you can read here in our magazine.

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Best of 2021: Germany, Austria, Switzerland

As every year, at the beginning of January we publish the holiday domiciles that our readers particularly liked last year. The ranking is determined by how often a post was read.

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Best of 2021: International

In the second part of our Best of series you will find the most popular international houses.

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Best of 2021: New entries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland

In the third part of our Best of series you will find the most popular new houses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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Best of 2021: New entries international

In the fourth part of our Best of series you will find the most popular new houses international.

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Best of 2021: Best guest feedback

In the fifth part of our Best of series you will find the holiday homes with the best guest feedback.

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Press Palais Wunderlich @Casa Chic

Una storia romantica (A romantic story) - The Italian magazine Casa Chic presents the listed patrician house Palais Wunderlich in Lahr / Black Forest and it's creators on several pages in current issue 185 (January 2022).

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Press Winter magic @SZ Magazine

Still and beautifully rests the house - The editors of German SZ magazine recommend warmly our partner house Selma in the winter paradise Thuringian forest. And for all those who are already dreaming of summer and the Baltic Sea, the vacation home Siegfried.

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HomeStory Much light and in praise of the shadow: Quartier Wieck

Two elaborate holiday homes on the Baltic Sea - reduced, modern and conceived with love for Japan and Scandinavia. Breathe a sigh of relief at the edge of a National Park, contemporary art included.

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Press Winter chalets @€uro magazine

€uro, the German magazine for economy and money, presents Europe's most beautiful chalets for this winter in current print issue 1/2022. With numerous tips from our network!

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Press Tractor shed becomes Tiny House @SWR

German TV station SWR visited architect Martin Ohlf and his vacation cottage La Chalette in the Upper Black Forest. The 35-square-meter house surprises with a modern interior and offers a lot of comfort in a small space.

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Findings TV Tip: Le Corbusier at Cap Martin (ARTE)

What the Cabanon created by Le Corbusier at Cap Martin means for today's architecture can be grasped in ARTE's (funny) four minute feature.

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Positions Right in the middle. The kitchen

The kitchen is not only where every good party ends. It is now often the central room of the house. And through its design, functionality and equipment, it sometimes makes a decisive contribution to vacation happiness.

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Press Travel tips for culturelovers @ARTMAPP

In the current issue, the ARTMAPP editorial team recommends a stay in Peter Zumthor's vacation homes in Vals (Switzerland) and suggests DIE.VIER to its readers not far from the artists' colony of Ahrenshoop (Germany).

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Press Space and Time @Wall Street Journal

A Guide to Dream Vacation Rentals in Europe - Wall Street Journal has warmly recommended our new book Raum und Zeit⎜ Space and Time in the 2021 Travel Gift List to its readers.

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Findings Reading tip: Da war ich eigentlich noch nie

The "Wunderkammer" brings together old travelogues and whimsical, philosophical texts about traveling in Germany with a panopticon of fairy-tale places off the beaten path.

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Press Insider tips winter @NTV

Holidayarchitecture: Insider tips in winter. A current report from NTV about us - with destinations on the coast and in the mountains.

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Findings Against common aesthetic conventions

The prize-winning project of the "Houses of the Year" competition sends out new impulses and stirs up emotions. What do you think, dear readers?

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Positions You can (still) pack your bags and go home!

Travel can inform and educate, but many destinations no longer want visitors at any cost.

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Press Maremma House @GAP Casa

The Italian magazine GAP Casa has been dealing with architecture and furnishing trends since 1980. In the current issue, October / November, the editors present the Maremma House designed by Studio Ponsi (Florence).

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Insights UMAMMA – The Relaxing Catalogue: A guided Meditation

The first part of our new "Insights" section is deeply meditative. Host and designer Giovanni Settesoldi invites us to close our eyes and activate our imagination to explore spaces and their atmosphere.

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Press UA @ELLE Traveller

In the fall issue, the travel editorial team of ELLE Germany presents our partner house Panoramahaus Usedom in a dedicated article . The Gut Üselitz (Rügen) is also recommended, as are Freiform (South Tyrol) and Casa Morelli (Chianti Classico).

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Findings TV tip: Women construct

3SAT's documentary "Frauen bauen" (Women Construct) portrays inspiring women who are not only masters of their craft, but also reinterpret it.

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Positions Things you (do not) need

What really is luxury? The change in meaning of a term in the course of recent history.

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Positions Please don´t trust us … blindly!

Guest comments may reflect subjective impressions, but for us they are valuable signposts. And the other way round: guests also have a responsibility, personal taste cannot be delegated.

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Press Studio Uckermark @AD

Perfect work-countrylife balance. In the October issue, AD Germany introduces our partner house Studio Uckermark. Whether it's a holiday, a workation, a workshop or a photo shooting - the studio offers space for many things and plenty of nature on the doorstep.

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Press The Allgäu @SZ Magazin

"Hotel Europa" in the Allgäu: Ansitz Hohenegg, a former farm on a sunny mountain clearing in the Allgäu - the current hotel tip from the magazine of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

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Press Le Tamerici @Casa & Giardino Chic

The editorial team of the Italian magazine Casa & Giardino Chic from the publishing house Sprea Editori presents our partner house Le Tamerici on the south-east coast of Sicily in detail in current print edition 4/2021.

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Positions Controversy: I (don’t) want a holiday home!

Whether one's own holiday home is more of an anchor or a prison is a matter of widely differing opinions, even among the HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE team.

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Findings TV tip: Bernardo Bader

The cultural magazine Capriccio introduces the Austrian architect Bernardo Bader, who has been building unpretentious masterpieces in and around the Bregenzerwald for years.

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Findings Aviation: When will we fly green?

In a detailed podcast, the Handelszeitung from Zurich looks at whether or when and in what form the aviation industry will become "greener".

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Press Comfort in Cologne @CUBE

Comfort in neo-Gothic walls - The magazine CUBE presents our partner house statthaus - instead of hotel in Cologne in current issue 03/2021.

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Findings Architecture-relevant election components of German political parties

On the occasion of the federal elections on 26 September 2021, BAUWELT scanned the election programmes of the parties for topics relevant to architecture.

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Findings Reopening of the Neue Nationalgalerie

The Neue Nationalgalerie, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and a globally admired architectural icon, celebrated its reopening in August 2021 after six years of renovation.

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Press Kranich Hotel @SZ Magazin

Where the cranes fly - the latest travel tip from the Süddeutsche Zeitung takes readers to the Kranich Hotel & Museum near the Bodden coast of Western Pomerania.

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Findings Conversion culture

The publication "Renovating with Joy. A Handbook on Conversion Culture" published by Bundesstiftung Baukultur presents numerous successful examples of renovated and converted buildings.

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Positions Sustainable travel – Organic shower gel and three scoops of ice cream

Travel and ecological responsibility are by no means mutually exclusive. However, there are no simple answers - the topic requires honesty, self-critical reflection and yet often remains complex.

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Press Tempel 74 @Feinschmecker

Travel for individualists: Silently the mountain calls. German gourmet magazine Feinschmecker was inspired by our HomeStory about the Tempel 74 and presents the apartment house in the Austrian Bregenzerwald in detail in the issue 9/2021.

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Findings Hotels to fall in love with

For years, ZEIT's travel editorial team has been presenting hotel recommendations in sensitive, meticulously researched portraits. As a best of, the book "Hotels zum Verlieben" has now been published.

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Press Urlaubsarchitektur @Architektur&Wohnen

German magazine Architektur & Wohnen presents our partner houses Freiform, a new building in organic free form in South Tyrol as well as the Casacosta, a modernist villa from the late 1970s on Tenerife in detail.

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Press Living like on holiday @Zuhause Wohnen

Holiday homes as inspiration for your own home. The editors of German lifestyle magazine Zuhause Wohnen recommend Alte Schreinerei Werkstatt in northern Bavaria as a source of inspiration. Print edition August/ September 2021

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Press Upper Bavaria @SZ Magazin

Insider tip from the Süddeutsche Zeitung: The Steinhaus am Auerbach in Oberaudorf, Upper Bavaria. We can only agree with this; after all, we ourselves have been keeping the house by Arnhard & Eck Architekten a top secret for years!

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ArchiveFeature Summer at the lake

For quiet observers and deep-sea divers, bathing mermaids and stand-up paddlers, as well as all those who are regularly infected by the addiction to the lakes, here are special accommodations by the water!

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Positions Workation – On the Sense or Nonsense of a Trend

Great freedom or double workload? When and how it makes sense to combine work and private life on holiday.

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Press Dream properties @NZZ Bellevue

Travel & Discover - NZZ Bellevue presents our partner houses Recharge House Agger (Denmark), Finca Sonrisa (Mallorca), Zalig in Antwerp and Casa Luum (Algarve, pictured; photo: Cedric Dassesson).

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Press Schmidhuber @SZ Magazin

So beautiful that Lake Chiemsee will have to wait - the Schmidhuber, idyllically located on the edge of the village, with its two holiday flats (photo: Amelie Niederbuchner) was warmly recommended in SZ Magazin 26/2021 in the "Hotel Europa" section.

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Press Sicily @ELLE Decoration Country

The world’s most beautiful homes in the country - ELLE Decoration Country presents our partner house la melagrana on Sicily (photo: Hélène Binet) in detail in Vol. 18.

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HomeStory A Jewel between sandstone cliffs: Prossen Castle

With courage, perseverance and great expertise in heritage conservation, a former knight's estate on the banks of the Elbe river near Dresden has been reawakened. Since then, history has experienced a new heyday - in a modern dress.

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Press Spots @Ideat

Chic, beautiful and hand-picked - German architecture and design magazine Ideat presents dream holiday destinations in issue 2 (July / August 2021). Of course, our partner houses Cingle 30 (Mallorca, in the picture - photo: Adria Goula), Villa Benkemoun (Arles, France) and Villa Cardo (Apulia) cannot be missing!

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Press 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).

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ArchiveFeature East Algarve

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.

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ArchiveHomeStory 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.

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Press Lake addiction @Schöner Wohnen

German living magazine Schöner Wohnen presents hideaways on the Upper Bavarian lakes in its June issue. Including our partner houses Alpenchalet Walchensee and Urfeld 26.

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HomeStory 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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ArchiveFeature Pawson & Silvestrin

World-renowned architects John Pawson and Claudio Silvestrin repeatedly set standards in the holiday sector as well – together and separately. We show you three houses on Mallorca, in Wales and in the hinterland of the Cote d’Azur that captivate with their radical simplicity.

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Press Houses and People @Tagesspiegel

Book tip: "A grab bag of beautiful life, a feast for the eyes of lockdown-blurred mind travellers" - German daily Tagesspiegel recommends our publication Häuser und Menschen.

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Press Recommendations @Courage

Holiday home tips for time out in Germany are given by Courage - Germany's first finance and career magazine that primarily addresses women.

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HomeStory Feel history, discover world cultural heritage, breathe the forest air: parkchâlet potsdam

Holidays on the outskirts of the capital city and at the same time remote and dreamy - in a lake-rich park landscape of world heritage status. Alpine romance in Prussia, reinterpreted.

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Press Sleep in style @Merian

Sleep in style: hotels like the Bühelwirt grant themselves - and their guests - to award-winning architecture. German travel magazine Merian South Tyrol 04/2021 also presents our partner hotels Miramonti, Zum Hirschen and Weißes Kreuz.

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Press Pensiun Laresch @NZZ Bellevue

The Pensiun Laresch in the Swiss mountain village of Mathon has grown: NZZ Bellevue introduces the new Tiny House Laresch, the place and the hosts.

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ArchiveHomeStory Gut Fergitz — Cultural melting pot with lake view

A successful triad of straightforward architecture, subtle aesthetics and wild nature - an inspiring place of cultural encounter in the Uckermark region.

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Press Panoramahaus Usedom @AD Germany

Cocoon on the coast - AD Germany presents Panoramahaus Usedom (design: Möhring Architekten) and talked to the interior designers of Salty Interiors.

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Press Alte Säge @Der Feinschmecker

Relaxation at the alpine fjord – In the new issue 4/2021 of the German food magazine Feinschmecker our partner house Alte Säge at Lake Weissensee in Carinthia is presented in detail. Travel for individualists!

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Press Baixa House @ELLE Deco Belgium

Like at home - In their 2021 guide ELLE Decoration Belgium strongly recommends Baixa House in Lisbon as one of their top picks for sophisticated hotels and accommodations.

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ArchiveHomeStory Living in style: PURESLeben Holiday Homes

Dietmar Silly, host of the PURESLeben holiday homes, has matured over the years into a kind of supervisor in all things relating to Southern Styrian hospitality culture and architecture.

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Press Holidays nearby @Business magazine Euro

Vacation in the homeland - German business magazine €uro reveals in current issue 3/21 the editors' favorites among holidayhomes in Germany - from Oberaudorf to Hamburg. Local recovery is recommended at the example of our partner houses Holzhaus am Auerbach (Bavaria), Schloss Prossen (Saxon Switzerland, pictured), Brückenvilla Bleibe (Eifel), The Urban Treehouse (Berlin) und Minimalistic Loft (Hamburg).

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Press Danachhaltigkeit @Deutschlandfunk

What is Corona doing with tourism, what will holidays look like in the future? Our partners from Stadthaus Arnstadt have been thinking about sustainability and the topic of summer holidays in future terms.

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ArchiveBest Of Everybody’s darlings: Insights and reflections

Interview with the owners of the four houses that were chosen as the audience favourites for 2020.

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Press Kultur Gut Hasselburg @SZ Magazin

Hotel tip: Great art - The magazine of Süddeutsche Zeitung has warmly recommended our partner hotel Kultur Gut Hasselburg for spirits with an affinity for culture. You can read Moritz Herrmann's tip here in the Hotel Europa section (German version only)

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Press Kranich Hotel @ Der Feinschmecker

Sleeping in the Museum - In print edition 2/2021 of Der Feinschmecker the editorial team presents our partner Kranich Hotel near the Saaler Bodden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - restaurant tips included!

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ArchiveBest Of Our HomeStories 2020: review

A look behind the curtains of the HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE projects: Stories about houses and people.

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ArchivePress Dreaming away @NZZ Bellevue

Book recommendation - Swiss key medium NZZ Bellevue today presented our latest book Häuser und Menschen | Houses and People on the example of our partner houses Spronken House (Castellón, Spain), Fusenhof (Black Forest), Wasserturm Pirach (Chiemgau) and Woodhaus (Jutland, Denmark). To the article

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HomeStory Breac.House — The texture of place

Outside wild, unspoilt nature, inside a soft, warm and most comfortable shelter. A new beginning in Donegal.

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ArchivePress Cold Hawaii @ Meter Magazin

meter-magazin, the online magazine for interior design of Swiss Archithema publishers, presented our partner house Recharge House in Agger (Denmark) and its architect Søren Sarup. Welcome everyone to "Cold Hawaii"! To the article (German version)

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ArchiveHomeStory alte säge & Iselhof — About bold visions, a singing lake and the blissful lightness of being

A small cosmos in itself. Peace, nature and self-determined holiday bliss: Everything’s optional, nothing’s a must.

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ArchivePress Silent seducers @DIE ZEIT

German weekly DIE ZEIT presented eight German hotels for the perfect retreat in yesterday's supplement "Reisen-Spezial". Included are our partner house Gut Üselitz on island of Rügen.

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ArchivePress Novigrad @ DIE ZEIT

Against plastic tourism - In today's issue 42/2020 the editorial of DIE ZEIT presents a very special project in Novigrad (Croatia). The article "Nestwärme" (Nest warmth) portrays our long-term partner Boris Kajmak. The designer and artist is also a cosmopolitan guardian of his homeland who is pursuing a long-term project in the place of his childhood dreams.

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ArchivePress Holiday planing @ DAS HAUS

This is how holidays begin - "Holiday planning is joylessly efficient if you just quickly call up pages on the Internet. Travel inspiration is provided by the book Urlaubsarchitektur, in which you will find many exceptionally beautiful domiciles". - DAS HAUS, print edition 10/2020

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ArchiveHomeStory The right measure: architecture, culinary delights and host culture at the Krone in Hittisau

From the sun terrace of the Krone in Hittisau, the view sweeps over the central square of the small Bregenzerwald community as if from an opera box.

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ArchivePress Good design gets by without labelling

Britta Krämer answered questions from the editors of ahgz.de in an interview on topics such as admission criteria, trends and the relevance of design. The article will be published on 16.10. in the October issue of Hoteldesign, the online version can already be read here.

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ArchivePress Alte Säge @ORF

On September 7, the Austrian tv channel ORF will present the Austrian province of Carinthia and our partner house Alte Säge at Lake Weissensee in the series "Zimmer frei". To the broadcast page

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ArchiveHomeStory Amplifier of temperaments: The Neuendorf House

In the mid-1980s, architects John Pawson and Claudio Silvestrin sought inspiration in Mallorca for a special project: a house based on tradition, yet anything but conventional.

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ArchivePress Deutschlandreise @AD

Holiday destinations on your doorstep - In the September issue, the editorial of AD Germany presents its 15 favourite destinations as part of a trip to Germany. Among them our partner houses Rote Scheune (Uckermark) and Haus Schminke (Saxony).

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ArchivePress Houses and People @Atrium

In issue 5/2020 (September / October), the editors of the Swiss architecture magazine Atrium present our current book and our partner house Recharge House Agger in Denmark.

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ArchivePress Houses & People @Süddeutsche Zeitung

Literature: Refuges for individualists - The Süddeutsche Zeitung today presented our new publication Houses & People in their section Building & Living.

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ArchiveHomeStory Every room is a flowery artwork: Baixa House

Right in the centre of Lisbon, more precisely in the Baixa district in the heart of the old town, which is under a preservation order, and therefore very close to famous places such as the Praça do Comércio square on the banks of the Tagus, URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR has had a very popular holiday accommodation for many years: the Baixa House.

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ArchivePress Holiday apartments @SZ Reise

Foreign four walls. Better than at home - In the travel section published today, which focuses on holiday homes, the editors of the Süddeutsche Zeitung have presented several of our partner houses in detail: Rote Scheune (Uckermark), Cantzheim (Saar), NewHaus (Baltic sea), Wasserturm am Park Sanssouci (Potsdam) und Tautes Heim (Berlin).

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ArchivePress Quartier Wieck @Zuhause Wohnen

The editors of German lifestyle magazine Zuhause Wohnen have taken our new publication Houses & People as an opportunity to present our partner house Quartier Wieck by Möhring Architekten - presented there as an example in the current issue 8-9/2020 on several pages.

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ArchivePress Best of @Competitionline

Dreaming of strange beds - The editorial staff of competitionline today recommended ten partner houses like Bo Pavillon (Saarland, pictured), which are far away from the hustle and bustle and also nourish the architect's soul. Read more (for members only)

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ArchivePress Houses & People @AIT

"Exciting!" - The editorial team of renowned German architecture magazine AIT recommends our new publication Houses & People in current issue 6.2020. Our partner company Kranich Hotel, which we recently portrayed in detail in our HomeStories, is also presented there.

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ArchivePress Urlaubsarchitektur @Corriere Living

For lovers of design and architecture, Corriere Living generally recommends Urlaubsarchitektur - currently in the example of Eremo (pictured) and Casa Sabir.

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ArchivePress The reinvention of nostalgia @AD Germany

In the article "Die Neuerfindung der Sehnsucht" ("The reinvention of nostalgia"), the editorial staff of AD Germany presents two houses planned by Holzrausch, Casa Morelli (Tuscany; pictured) and Finca Sonrisa (Mallorca), on several pages. (print edition July / August 2020).

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ArchiveHomeStory Sublimity, avant-garde and elegance: The Kranich Hotel

When talking to hostess Dr. Bettina Klein, who welcomes guests on an estate comprising a small hotel, a museum and a café in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, this immediately seems to be a sufficiently apt, albeit generalising description of the landlady herself.

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ArchivePress Summer retreat @MADAME

Summer retreat - In the travel special of the current issue of MADAME the editorial staff recommends our partner houses Friesensteern (Schleswig-Holstein, in the picture), Alte Schule Brandenburg, Fjorde Sieseby (Schlei) and Stadl Wuggitz (Styria), according to the motto: Holiday on your doorstep!

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ArchivePress The perfect hideaway @Frankfurter Allgemeine

"The perfect hideaway. Seclusion in an absolutely central location." - The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung warmly recommends our partner house Quinta da Bouca d’Arques in the north of Portugal (issue of 21 June 2020).

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ArchivePress Houses and People @Corriere della Sera

Made it to Italy! - Corriere Living recommends our new publication Houses and People first in the top 5 of Architecture and Design Books section in June.

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ArchivePress Houses and People @Bauwelt

"Europe-wide top properties" - Frank F. Drewes has reviewed our new publication Houses and People for Bauwelt. You can read his article in the current issue 12.2020 of 12 June.

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ArchivePress What is up @FAS

In its issue of 7 June, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung presented our partner house Casa 1015 in Porto in its travel section.

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ArchivePress Try it out @Das Haus

What kind of house suits me? If you have almost only had experience with one type of house or apartment, this question is not easy to answer. The Das Haus editorial team's tip: try it out! In the June issue, the editorial presented our German partner houses Alte Schule Brandenburg (pictured), Refugium Betzenstein (Franconia), Haus Wanderlust (Harz) and Vulkaneifelhaus as examples.

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ArchiveHomeStory House Whisperer — The Kuća project of the Croatian designer Boris Kajmak

With the accuracy and almost childlike enthusiasm of an archaeologist, Boris Kajmak reveals the history of Novigrad's old stone houses layer by layer.

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ArchivePress Summer vacation @Manager Magazin

Summer vacation in Germany - Manager Magazin recommends in current issue 6/2020 our partner houses Kranich Hotel in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (pictured), Cantzheim in the Saar river area and Vulkaneifelhäuser in the volcanic Eifel. The online edition also includes the Fusenhof in the Black Forest.

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ArchivePress Houses and People @eco.nova

"A wonderful book - not only for architecture lovers". The independent, Austrian business magazine eco.nova presented our new publication Häuser und Menschen | Houses and People as well as the three Austrian partner houses represented in it (in the picture: Schnepfegg 52).

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ArchivePress Houses and People @FAS

New book for the journey - Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung today presented our new publication Häuser und Menschen / Houses and People.

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ArchiveHomeStory Anchor point for sophisticated souls — The Seehotel Ambach in Caldaro

The Ambach grooves, rocks and swings. It meditates, ponders and smiles silently. According to the constellation of guests, wishes and moods.

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ArchivePress Houses and People @kultur-online

An excellent sofa trip - The Swiss culture portal kultur-online.net has reviewed our new publication Häuser und Menschen / Houses and People. To the article (German version only)

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ArchivePress Houses and People @Die Presse (Vienna)

Austrian daily Die Presse presented our new publication Houses and People in detail in a feature of its real estate section. A reference in the print edition was already made on 28/29 March 2020.

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ArchivePress Houses and People @md Magazine

"Urlaubsarchitektur (unites) again inspiring travel destinations paired with great interior design and architecture" - md Interior | Design | Architecture has presented our new publication Houses and People, which will be released next week.

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ArchivePress Brandenburg @Tagesspiegel

Datsche was yesterday: Dreamlike domiciles - The just published German magazine Brandenburg 2020 presents our partner houses Die Kleine Acht, Studio Zempow, Alte Schule Brandenburg (pictured) and Bauhaus an der Havel.

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ArchivePress Discoveries by @ntv

German television channel ntv was on a winter journey and visited again some holiday architectures - in the Alps, on the coast and in the low mountain ranges. Due to recent events, the feature was postponed; our partner houses Altes Schifferhaus (Baltic sea, pictured), Büretenhof (Black Forest) as well as Parkhotel Holzer and Odles Lodge (both South Tyrol) will be presented at a later date.

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ArchivePress Casa Morelli @Wallpaper

Wallpaper introduces our partner house Casa Morelli in Chianti (pictured). Finca Sonrisa on Mallorca was also recently presented, in whose planning Holzrausch GmbH was also involved.

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ArchivePress Türalihus @AD Germany

Winter journey. Valendas doesn't die after all - The AD Germany has recently presented in detail the Türalihus monument in Valendas in the Swiss canton of Grisons, dating from 1485. You can read the story of a revival here (German version).

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ArchiveHomeStory Besides Outside: B&B Haidl-Madl in the Bavarian Forest

If you’re the wellness type or looking for a jet-set holiday, B&B Haidl-Madl Ferienwohnen isn’t the place for you. Here on the Bavarian-Bohemian border, there are so many things you won't find: noise, air pollution, heavy traffic, and agricultural monocultures. There’s no television in the house, no permanent accessibility, and quite deliberately no “events” put on by the hosts.

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ArchivePress URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR @ELLE Traveller

The traveller supplement of ELLE Germany presents holiday villas by well-known architects in the current issue, including our partner house Els Comellars.

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ArchiveHomeStory Living the dream: The community-project MeerLeben

Directly on the idyllic Baltic Sea coast, less than 1km from the beach, you will find a very special kind of village in which a group of people from all walks of life have each realised their dream of planning and building their own holiday home.

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ArchiveHomeStory Recharge House: Building & living with ever-present views of nature

In August 2018 the Danish Recharge House - project started, driven by a strong vision. The making of in pictures.

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ArchiveHomeStory Hideaways, lookouts & open space: the Vulkaneifel houses

The Vulkaneifel (Volcanic Eifel) in western Germany is often underestimated as a tourist destination. Despite its good accessibility from the surrounding metropolitan regions and the Benelux countries, it is still far away from the major tourist flows.

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ArchiveHomeStory Anti-Wellness, wonderful: The Tannerhof

When a holiday destination stays with you long after you’ve visited, but you can’t quite pinpoint why – well, then it's quite possible that you’ve been to visit the Tannerhof in Bayrischzell, Upper Bavaria. And it may be a sign that you should start trusting your instincts.

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ArchiveHomeStory The silent East Algarve — A road trip in pictures

From the Spanish border to Faro stretches the quiet, untouched Sandalgarve - its beauty takes your breath away. Seja inspirado!

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ArchiveHomeStory Milchhof Arnstadt. Bauhaus100.

The Milchhof Arnstadt, a classic modernist monument from 1928, is currently part of the German GRAND TOUR DER MODERNE 2019 and an official partner of the Bauhaus100 programme.

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ArchiveHomeStory Hotel Zum Hirschen — Elixir of life for modern pilgrims

The house is a midwife. It brings to light desires and needs that lie dormant in us but have no right to exist in “normal life”:

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ArchiveHomeStory Villa Baronessa: Architecture. Colour. Atmosphere.

On the edge of the South Tyrolean wine village Kaltern, yet close to its old market square, there is an ensemble of two houses in a lush Mediterranean garden, emanating a very special aura.

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ArchiveHomeStory Family Ties – The Taxhof and the Aufberg Houses

High above Bruck at the Großglocknerstraße in the Austrian Pinzgau lives and works since 1687 family Unterberger. With their guests they share not only the fantastic location with a view of the Hohe Tauern, the Kitzsteinhorn and down into the Salzach valley. But also four architectural highlights up to a tree house, which happily combine tradition and modernity in very different ways.

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ArchiveHomeStory Bildstein and its Mesmerhaus: A mesmerising powerhouse above Lake Constance

Bildstein in Vorarlberg, Austria. This location with its view of Lake Constance and the Alpine Rhine estuary will evoke breath-taking images in your mind even whilst planning your holiday there.

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ArchiveHomeStory Parkhotel Holzner — The story of a mountain haven

The Parkhotel Holzner in Soprabolzano is a place of contrasts that complement one another consistently in every area and create convincing synergies: body and soul. Art nouveau and fair faced concrete. Wild nature and urban flair. The glow of the Alps and the Orient. Big and small. The timeless and the timeworn.

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ArchiveHomeStory A great cinematic experience in the High Tauern mountains: Hotel Hinteregger

The Grossglockner sits enthroned in the heart of the “High Tauern“, Central Europe’s largest national park. Even if it is surrounded by more than 300 other mountains over 3000 metres, it surpasses them all in height and majesty.

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ArchiveHomeStory Aurora aeterna — the Seehotel am Neuklostersee

Once a farm, and from 1975 a guest house for citizens of former East Germany, the Seehotel am Neuklostersee near Wismar has been welcoming a wide range of guests from near and far for two-and-a-half decades.

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ArchivePress Our book @DAB

DAB, the German architect's magazine, presents our current book Urlaubsarchitektur 2018 in edition July.

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ArchiveHomeStoryOur books BUCHARCHITEKTUR – the art of building a book

Kathrin Schmuck is an architect and the owner of BUCHARCHITEKTUR. Since 2014 she has been designing award-winning books that cover every imaginable aspect of architecture: monumental monographs such as that…

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ArchiveHomeStory Villa Zoé – A gateway to other worlds

For 15 years, Daniela Keil ran her own travel agency in Mannheim, organising luxury tours throughout the world. During this time, she was literally always on the move, discovering the most beautiful places on every continent.

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ArchiveHomeStory Shades and shapes of Sicily – journey throughout an island of contrasts

Sicily. At the very name, associations and clichés still crowd the mind, lending the island and its inhabitants an enduring aura of the untouchable and of mysterious fascination.

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ArchiveHomeStory Bold evolution amidst glowing peaks

The courage to face new things and constant change seems to be in the Rainers’ blood. Since Agnes und Willi Rainer opened a little bed and breakfast in 1964, the desire for spirited, innovative further development ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Four times freedom – the Meisterzimmer in Leipzig

The early morning view from the giant picture windows is one of endless brick façades, rail tracks and a yard, with an expansive sky looking down over it all. Before my eyes, artists wander in and meet the cameras of the day’s first tourists. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Stadthaus Arnstadt – A Wunderkammer of sophisticated living

Am Pfarrhof 1, on a picturesque square in the ancient centre of Arnstadt, stands a set of buildings that are listed as historic monuments.

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ArchiveHomeStory W is for wakened by a kiss – Waren Water Tower

You just can’t help thinking of Rapunzel the first time you see this building. That said, this water tower was designed at the end of the 19th century for purely functional purposes. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory The Bühelwirt — Focussing on the essential

In the village of San Giacomo, an old lady stands on a rise, and surveys a breath-taking and timeless natural scene.

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ArchiveHomeStory Maremma House — Horizontal metaphors amidst an archaic landscape

The Maremma, the unspoilt, wild south of Tuscany is a hidden gem. Timeless rural landscapes take your breath away, right amidst it all lies a white ship...

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ArchiveHomeStory New life for an old church

Anke Nuxoll-Oster is a DIY enthusiast. She stumbled on her first house by chance, before devoting herself passionately to rescuing old buildings and letting them to guests. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Sisters Homes — Twin-sisterly empathy for style

A painter grandmother. Studio life. A crazy childhood in a free-thinking family of artists. Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik played with four hands. That was then. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Casa Modesta – Ode to Joaquim

Portugal has seven wonders. The Ria Formosa Nature Park on the Algarve is one of them and is as beautifully formed as the name suggests.

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ArchiveHomeStory Mediterranean Acropolis — Cherubino Gambardella’s hommage to the Mediterranean myth

Italy is strewn with ruins. Ancient stones on which the country’s cultural heritage is built and which attract streams of tourists all year round to Paestum, Pompeii and Agrigento. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory The Niedermairhof — A journey through time

An old farmhouse in the Puster Valley in South Tyrol stands gracefully at the heart of a peaceful village, wearing its ultra-modern extension with dignified confidence. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Lleó 57 – Irregular lines, clearly defined edges and the scent of Majorcan orange trees

It was meant to have been the south of France. Buying an old town house in Marseille or Cassis and converting it to a holiday home, in a place whose streets are not deserted once the tourists have left ...

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ArchiveHomeStory birkedal – Møn’s round house. An interview with architect Jan Henrik Jansen

The island of Møn is one of the most beautiful places in Denmark, its white chalk cliffs providing an impressive natural spectacle. Just 300 m from a beach, surrounded by birch trees, is the newest house from architect Jan Henrik Jansen. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory The Ottmanngut in Meran — A family story

The Ottmanngut Suite & Breakfast is outside the old city walls of Merano, just 300m from Vinschgauer Tor. This idyllic, cosy refuge nestles in verdant Mediterranean gardens with cypresses, citrus trees, palms and oleanders – a veritable Garden of Eden in the spa town of Merano.

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ArchiveHomeStory Little big worlds

Rügen is more than just an island. Indeed, it has many faces, from Cape Arkona through to Garz and from Schaprode through to Göhren: Wide fields with long avenues between them, beaches with fine white sand, cliffs and chalk formations ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Tautes Heim

The Hufeisensiedlung (Horseshoe Estate) in Berlin's district Britz is very popular among architects, historians and town planners, although Bruno Taut (unlike Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Hans Sharoun or Erich Mendelsohn for example) did not have a second career after WordWar II.

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ArchiveHomeStory Holiday homes from architect Thomas Kröger

The Uckermark region with its rolling hills, woods and lakes has long been popular with nature-lovers, but has now also become a destination for those who appreciate good architecture. ...

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ArchiveHomeStory Manzara Istanbul and Ayvalik

In our turbulent times, travel has taken on a completely new meaning in recent months: while some are forced to leave their country to survive, others are looking forward to their annual holiday.

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ArchiveHomeStory Rottaler Langhäuser

Hafnerleiten farm in Bad Birnbach, Lower Bavaria is just the place for couples who want to take some time out from the daily grind and enjoy remarkable architecture, wellness and culinary delights surrounded by natural beauty. ...

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