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La Casa di Bru

A nest in Apulia: La Casa di Bru is an unusual and contrasting ensemble of historic and modern buildings that celebrates outdoor living: A summer house in the countryside, yet not far from the charming and imposing towns of Carovigno and Ostuni.

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

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.

Tollense Valley. Never heard of it? Go there! — default

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.

Flirting with Le Corbusier

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.

Podcast: Stories from the Ottmanngut

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.

Explore Modern Architecture in Faro

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.

UMAMMA – The Relaxing Catalogue: A guided Meditation

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.