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The houses in today’s newsletter are inspired by Japanese influences. Due to the reduction to the essentials, natural materials and neutral colours, the interiors radiate harmony and peace. Their contemplative ambience invites you to unwind from your hectic everyday life. Here, a relaxed holiday is almost guaranteed!

In this newsletter we present hosts who not only found a new vocation, but also a new home in a foreign country. The motivation for dropping out varies: sometimes it was the desire to slow down, sometimes the longing for the sunny south or the realisation of a long-cherished dream.

If you spend your holiday in a tower, you may have to climb more steps than in a bungalow, but in the old water towers, former fortification towers or contemporary wooden buildings you will be rewarded with a very special ambience and a wonderful view. Experience a holiday with Rapunzel feeling

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

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. Bemusing to other German villa owners on Mallorca at the time, today the result is considered an architectural icon. These two renowned architects returned to Mallorca to mark the 30th anniversary of their project: The Neuendorf House.

The coasts are crowded, everyone wants to go to the sea, although being by a lake is so beautiful. Water softly lapping against the shore. A view over the glittering water surface. A refreshing swim or a relaxing boat trip. In case you are seized by a longing for lakes: here are holiday homes near a lake. Some are even located directly at the lakeshore and have their own landing stage!

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), Remise Berlin, quartier (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) and Haus Schminke (Saxony).

Today we take a closer look at houses with special stairs. A stairway can be much more than just a connection between two floors. It is also an architectural design element. As a striking object it adds a highlight to a room or conveys lightness with ‘hovering’ steps …

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.

Today the focus is not only on architecture. The homes in our newsletter captivate with artworks that are presented inside them. Here you spend your days surrounded by paintings, photographs or sculptures. Some domiciles even have a gallery, a museum or an artist’s studio, while others offer artist-in-residence programmes.