Magazine – HOLIDAYARCHITECTURE

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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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.

SPACE

More than just holidays! With our new series “Space” we present houses from our platform urlaubsarchitektur.space more detailed. Discover spaces with added value: for workshops, meetings, events and more.

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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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Zarchlin Manor House – a composition of culinary delights and drumrolls

Are you planning a family celebration or a corporate event? On Urlaubsarchitektur SPACE we introduce you to places where you can’t help but start writing the guest list. Today we’re heading to Lake Plauer See in Mecklenburg and already sort out the right playlist…

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

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

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Bridging the gap between history and modernity in Switzerland

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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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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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A Landlady’s Life

In our series “A landlady’s life” we turn the topic of vacation happiness around. How do you become a landlady, what do you have to consider and where are – yes, because that also exists – the pitfalls of the “business”? Landlords and landladys from our network write what moves them – between exitement and sheer despair.

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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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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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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?

HomeStories

In our HomeStories series we let hosts and architects have their say and provide a glimpse behind the facade of the houses, putting them in a very personal light and, in a sense, telling them from the inside out.

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Gem on the dyke: Tetenbüllspieker