Loft

Heavenly peace: when you enter the Johannes Neun holiday home, not only does the world become a little quieter, but the light also appears more magical. After all, the loft with its luminous stained glass windows was originally a church.

Form and function in a lush green setting: Subtle yet strikingly, the dark grey cubes of Hello blend seamlessly with the old trees of the adjecent park. The former office building in Erbach in the Odenwald is now a holiday home.

Surrounded by the landscape of the Vogelsberg, Europe's largest extinct volcano, on the outskirts of Freiensteinau, sits a holiday home with a compact cubature in monolithic construction, which follows the ‘Einfach Bauen’ concept.

Between town and mudflats: the two holiday homes at the foot of the Harlingen lighthouse unveil themselves as artfully designed tiny houses behind a Frisian façade.

Take a spacious apartament with historical flair, the view onto a 200-year-old oak tree and combine it with Nordic design, warm colours and a great love for cooking - welcome to St. Oak in Kyritz.

Cleverly stacked up high: the Jardin Urbain Paris, tucked away in the 19th arrondissement and surrounded by little gardens, is a laid-back loft apartment composed of different volumes. Très génial !

In the midst of vast fields and orchards, the Brandmühle bridges the gap between past and present under its historic capped ceilings. Once a horse stable, today a holiday haven with a yoga room and swimming pond.

From the outside, the GDR prefabricated building on the edge of Märkische Schweiz faces up to its past without embellishment; inside, it breaks up old structures and surprises with two bright, airy holiday homes.

Old barn with new perspectives: The Ferienhof Busch in the tranquil south of Franconia is a model project for sustainable revitalisation down to the last detail. Three individually designed holiday homes offer plenty of space for spending time together.

Not far from Merano, between green orchards, vineyards and alpine views, lies the loft chez mone&harry, which was created by the experimental designer Harry Thaler and conceived down to the last detail.

In a lush green backyard in the middle of Berlin Charlottenburg, the Wilmina - an extraordinary hotel with a delicate history - reveals its unique dimension. The listed ensemble has been transformed by the architect duo Grüntuch Ernst.

An old stable transformed into a light-filled loft: the Stalla d'Immez in the remote Val Müstair opens up a new dimension to its over 300-year old history. A versatile spatial experience with a view of the impressive mountain backdrop of Piz Lad and Piz Terza.

Natural diversity. The Fuchsegg Eco Lodge is surrounded by meadows, forests and mountains. A multifaceted place that blends the advantages of a hotel with the immediate proximity to nature.

In front of the house awaits a small private lake, behind it the largest wilderness of Denmark and only 300 metres away is the ocean of the Danish North Sea coast: this listed farmhouse resembles all facets of a picturesque holiday.

The five loft apartments, designed in the style of Scandinavian fishermen's houses and with black tarred wood cladding, are located on a slope at the end of the harbour promenade of Kappeln, directly on the Schlei.

Stress relief with history. The Pförtner Penthouse between Schliersee and Tegernsee is a fusion of industrial and alpine design with unconventional charm, which may be due to the origin of the house.

Leisurely days in light-filled architecture. The spacious holiday home on the sunny island of Fehmarn reveals light-flooded rooms over three floors in a simple design and with a fresh atmosphere.

South Tyrolean practicality. Anyone visiting Sand in Taufers is greeted at the entrance to the village by Ovina's Haus – holiday accommodation in the midst of green meadows and against an impressive mountain backdrop.

Those who would not place the three concepts of recreation, rural life and late baroque under one roof will be proven wrong at DIRINGLO in Ohlstadt. Because the holiday appartments of the 400-year-old "Hauserhof" show masterfully how to blend old and new.

Staying at the Bergaliv Söderloftet is not only an excellent opportunity to practice shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), the cabin in the forest also has a Japanese feel to it. The loft is located in the central Swedish region of Hälsingland, which is known for its seemingly endless forests.

At the Parcloft, you stay in a stately city palace in the historical centre of Merano, in the Elisabeth Park, overlooking the Passer River. Here, the award-winning architect Markus Scherer has transformed a former store into an extraordinary holiday apartment.

The art scene and industrial heritage are closely intertwined in Leipzig – a fact that guests can experience in the loft named Atelier Dietzold. The holiday apartment is located in an old factory building, the former Dietzoldwerke in the west of the city.

The Loft Atelier 16, located in an old factory in the west of Leipzig, plays with contrasts and skilfully achieves a balance between cool and cosy. The raw brick walls generate a warm atmosphere in the 56-square-metre flat.

When staying in the Galerie ff15 loft, you are surrounded by artworks on the walls and next door to artists. The loft is located in the administration building of the former Springer & Möller printing ink factory in the Leipzig district of Leutzsch.

The Moselle Chalets in Pommern, one of the oldest wine-growing villages on the Moselle, appeal not only to wine lovers but also to people with an interest in modern architecture.

In ilse. dein landloft you live in the countryside, but with urban flair! Maike and Ralf Haug have converted a historic farmhouse on the island of Rügen near Putbus and live in part of the building themselves.

In the Danish coastal region of Odsherred, architect and designer Leif Jørgensen and his wife, designer Mette Bache, have (re)built an ensemble of three houses with great attention to every detail: Farm House, Barn House and Shelter.

In the Umamma apartment in the small Tuscan town of San Miniato, the Middle Ages are combined with industrial style. The apartment is extraordinary and will elicit a "Wow!" from many guests—or "umamma" as they say in Tuscany for something unexpectedly amazing.

Zeitz – located in the south of Saxony-Anhalt between Jena and Leipzig – is a city in upheaval. One of the initiatives intended to revitalise the former industrial town is the conversion of a former pasta factory into a creative location.

A holiday residence in a former manor in Saxon Switzerland - 300 meters from the Elbe and close to the spa town of Bad Schandau. The centuries-old castle has an eventful history.

Width and light characterise the up to eight-metre-high Sieseby Loft, which is located in a courtyard complex on the edge of the thatched-roof village of Sieseby near the Schlei, an inlet of Germany's Baltic Sea Coast.

A 200-year-old hay barn in southern Styria has been given a new lease on life as a holiday house. The conversion process involved the barn being completely disassembled, its wooden beams being carefully restored and then carefully reassembled once again.

Mas le Clos Souris – near the small village of Fons sur Lussan in the southern French département of Gard – was once an artist's residence.

Are you dreaming of a holiday that brings the whole family – or all your closest friends – together? In the south of France perhaps? Accommodation with traditional charm and casual flair? In the countryside, but close to the sea and the mountains. Voilà: Loft by LIEU.

Torre Piccola is a historic tower house with modern interiors in the old town of Nardo, Apulia. This heritage-listed tower has been converted into a holiday apartment, which expertly combines the historic substance of the building substance, an open spatial concept, and minimalist design.

At first glance, Bergloft Privà in Switzerland’s Lumnezia valley looks like an ordinary stable typical to the region: an airy log cabin built upon raw stone foundations. Behind the facade, however, is a modern holiday home.

The workshop of an old carpentry in the town of Hohenberg in Germany’s Fichtel Mountains has been converted into a holiday loft. A cool interior design creates a spacious ambience.

Le Casuzze and La Balza are two holiday homes located on a ridge behind the Sicilian town of Noto – with broad views of the city and the sea. The former stables strike a successful balance between simplicity and comfort.

An urban loft ambience in an historic barn: In a little village near Freiburg in Germany’s Breisgau region, this heritage listed barn dating to 1824 is now welcoming holiday guests – the farm animals having long since moved out.

In the Loft House of the Bergaliv Landscape Hotel, Scandinavian design meets Japanese minimalism.

This farmhouse dating back to 1935 is located close to the French border at the edge of a small village between the Palatinate Forest and the Northern Vosges. Both the former homestead and barn have been converted into two apartments.

Thanks to its secluded location on a hill top in the Marche region, the Casa della Fede offers spectacular panoramic views – on the Sibillini mountains, ancient towns and vineyards up to the sea.

Situated in the Upper Bavarian Inn Valley, this holiday home is only four meters wide. but the solid wooden house offers five levels that are stacked semi-staggered on top of each other. A wood-burning stove and the clay walls create a cosy atmosphere.

The old cotton mill in Leipzig is a melting pot for creative professionals. Numerous studios, galleries, workshops, a cinema, several theatres and shops have taken over this large factory site, located four kilometers away from the city centre.

A tropical holiday paradise awaits you at the Ayurveda Guesthouse. Located in a fishing village on the west coast of Sri Lanka, the resort has a spaciously laid out garden with a small lagoon in the centre and direct access to 3 kilometres of sandy beach.

In the neighbourhood the HeideLoft is known as “The Glass House”. And for a good reason: the exterior shell of the house is made entirely of glass. Even the few closed surfaces are covered with back painted glass.

An old sawmill on the Austrian Weissensee has been extensively renovated and is now home to six extraordinary apartments.

From the outside, the holiday holiday house Otteni looks rather traditional. But the lovingly restored semi-detached house, once an old farmers homestead, surprises with a loft-like interior.

The Heustodl at the Taxhof offers an unusual architectural experience. From the outside it looks like three barns have been merged. Inside, however, guests find a continuous space that flows down the slope.

At an altitude of 1,113 metres above sea level, in the midst of the Hohe Tauern mountains near the village of Piesendorf, this house rises above the everyday. The air is rich with the scent of pine forests. And in its peaceful, unspoilt natural surroundings, this house is simple and yet luxurious.

Le Marche in central Italy is not as well known as nearby Tuscany, but is a hot tip for travelers in Italy. The Borgo Tranquillo looks traditional from the outside, but inside it has a modern loft style with individually designed apartments.

Between cornfields, paddocks and the bay, to the south east of the holiday island of Rügen, lies the village of Zicker, and the Kornspeicher Mauritz.