Apartment // Holiday home / Brandenburg, DE – Germany Haus VValter
A radical symbiosis of ruins and modernity: 20 km from Berlin, on Lake Summt, Haus VValter not only blends city, countryside and beach, but also historic walls with new living perspectives.
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Apartment // Holiday home / DE – Germany, Saxony Fräulein Smilka
A window between past and present: the landscape of Saxon Switzerland not only served as a source of inspiration for Caspar David Friedrich, but also provides the setting for the Smilka holiday home, which reinterprets its history.
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.
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.
News Dream in Progress: Our new book
With Dream in Progress, we will be presenting our most daring volume yet in mid-December 2025 – a courageous vision for the Architecture of Travel. Pre-Orders available from 1 December!
Houses
Selected accommodation from our portfolio.
Austria, Salzburger Land, Zell am See Aufberg 1110
At an altitude of 1,110 metres, the cubic wooden building offers sweeping views of the Hohe Tauern mountains. In the two spacious holiday flats, the clear architecture is harmoniously combined with simple interiors and natural materials.
Hotel / NO – Norway Trevarefabrikken
A visionary place at the end of the world: how two pairs of brothers transformed an old factory in Lofoten into a vibrant hotel and cultural centre where people and nature connect in a truly special way.
Holiday home / PT – Portugal Casa Lia
Arm in arm with the Alentejo and just a stone’s throw from Lisbon: the Casa Lia bungalow feels like a warm embrace – with its clean lines, minimalist colours and the tranquillity of the Portuguese countryside.
Germany, Upper Lusatia Kleiner Faktor
The Kleiner Faktor not far from Zittau – once the servants’ house of a cloth merchant in the Umgebinde style – openly tells its story and adds personality with bright colours and collected art.
Holiday home / ES – Spain, Mallorca Casa Esperança
Architectural love triangle: with its unusual geometry and hidden garden, the modern Casa Esperança in the south of Mallorca finds its own unique position amid historic structures.
Apartment / DE – Germany, Saxony-Anhalt Verwalterinnenhaus
Thoroughly renovated, distinctly designed and located in the heart of the world’s smallest Hanseatic city: the Verwalterinnenhaus invites the present into a place steeped in history.
Spaces
Inspiring places and unusual locations for workshops, team events or private parties can be found in our Spaces section.
Space IT – Italy Salon Paramount
If you are looking for vision and new perspectives, the Dolomites are always the right place to be. In addition, Paramount Alma, located above Sesto, offers a panoramic Salon for lectures, seminars, and celebrations that shine just as brightly as the Three Peaks in the evening sun.
Space DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania St. Oberholz Retreat
Monochromatic spaces and big-city flair amidst the Mecklenburg Lake District: together with Danish architect and designer Sigurd Larsen, the listed Woldzegarten estate has been transformed into a retreat for workshops, offsites and creative breaks.
Space Bavaria, DE – Germany Landlmühle
“The Dorf to be” is the motto of the Landlmühle in the Bavarian Alpine foothills, and it doesn’t promise too much. The former mill site at the bottom of the valley of the small river Sims is a multifaceted cosmos of urban quality. It’s also a great place for celebrations and conferences.
Magazine
Exciting reads for a comprehensive insight. Take a look behind the scenes in our HomeStories and Insights sections, get to know your hosts or read their positions on current topics.
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.
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.
Buildings & Bathrobes: Holiday Accommodation with Spa Facilities
Hotel / Bavaria, DE – Germany Alpenloge
The Alpenloge is a small hotel in the Allgäu region, where modern-elegant design and the style of the 1930s combine with Bavarian mountain panoramas.
Holiday home / AT – Austria Stadl Wuggitz
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.
Hotel / IT – Italy Weisses Kreuz & Ansitz zum Löwen
In the picturesque village square of Burgeis in South Tyrol, historic buildings and rural charm meet modern architecture. Always in view: the Vinschgau Alps.
Apartment / CH – Switzerland Alpine Lodge Pontresina Chesa Plattner
The Alpine Lodge in the Swiss village Pontresina is centrally located, yet quiet and with a mountain view. The building with its modern alpine architecture sets itself apart from the village´s typical Engadine houses.
Holiday home // Hotel / LK – Sri Lanka Ayurveda Guesthouse
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.
Hotel / IT – Italy Milla Montis
With its restrained and at the same time sensational design, the South Tyrolean Milla Montis Hotel enriches the Puster Valley with an architectural highlight. The motto of the architectural intervention: origin, redefined.
Apartment / CH – Switzerland Alpine Lodge Chesa al Parc
The Alpine Lodge Pontresina Chesa al Parc is located in a sunny, panoramic position at the edge of a park in the village center of Pontresina. Its modern alpine architecture has a facade of wood slats, which partially covers some windows.
Apartment / IT – Italy Umamma
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.
Apartment // Hotel / IT – Italy La Paula
The La Paula is located in the South Tyrolean mountain village of Seis – surrounded by the Dolomites and near the Seiser Alm, Europe’s largest high alpine pasture.
Hotel / Bavaria, DE – Germany Hotel Sturm
In the Hotel Sturm, the architecture of the 80s takes on new dimensions, artfully and subtly connecting the past with the present. A multi-layered house with a clear philosophy and sustainable concept, set amidst the cultural landscape of the Rhön.
Hotel / IT – Italy MIRAMONTI Boutique Hotel
High above Merano, the Miramonti Boutique Hotel has been offering a stylish place for nature and design lovers for many years. The three individually designed wooden houses of the Monti House complement the ensemble, offering understated luxury – and a spectacular view of the mountains.
Hotel / IT – Italy Seehotel Ambach
Seehotel Ambach beams its guests back to the seventies. At the beginning of the decade, architect Othmar Barth, considered a pioneer of modernity in South Tyrol, created a complete work of art – merging architecture, design and nature – on the northern shore of Lake Caldaro.
Apartment / AT – Austria Tempel 74
Temple 74 in Mellau in the Bregenz Forest is a project by Evi and Jürgen Haller. The Tempel 74 apartment buildings too skilfully combine tradition and modernity, as well as superb architecture and craftsmanship.
Apartment / IT – Italy Königswarte Strata
Strata in the South Tyrolean Dolomites is a fantastic examples of innovative alpine architecture that brings design into perfect harmony with nature. The Strata wing, which is an extension to the Residence Königswarte, blends in harmoniously with the surrounding topography.
Apartment / IT – Italy Odles Lodge
The Odles Lodge, situated in the middle of the Plose ski and hiking area of South Tyrol on the edge of the Dolomites, is tied closely to nature.
Holiday home / DE – Germany, Schleswig Holstein Landloft27
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.
Hotel / IT – Italy Pergola Residence & Spazio 46
The Pergola Residence near Merano was designed by Matteo Thun, the new Spazio 46 by Hannes Peer. The terraced complex nestles harmoniously into its surroundings between vineyards and apple orchards.
Holiday home // Hotel / Bavaria, DE – Germany Hofgut Hafnerleiten
Pure deceleration: In the midst of the Lower Bavarian picture postcard landscape, the Hofgut Hafnerleiten (Hafnerleiten Estate) offers a retreat in harmony with nature that combines the elements in a down-to-earth and architecturally subtle way.
Apartment // Hotel / AT – Austria Fuchsegg Eco Lodge
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.
Holiday home // Hotel / DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Seehotel am Neuklostersee
The Seehotel is situated in the middle of a nature reserve on the shore of the Neuklostersee, 15 kilometres from the Baltic Sea coast and the Hanseatic city of Wismar.
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