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The most popular houses in 2022

As every year, at the beginning of January we publish the holiday homes that our readers particularly liked last year. The ranking is determined by how often an entry was read or how many positive comments the house received (category: best guest feedback).

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New holiday architecture: Andrea Gebhard in conversation

What role can holiday homes play in times of crisis and what could a “new” holiday architecture possibly look like? We talked about this with Andrea Gebhard, President of the Federal Chamber of Architects in Germany. And we also found out what true holiday happiness means to her.

HomeStories

Life is a beach

Rasmus Johnsen and Anders Petersen are modern settlers with urban souls and surfers’ hearts. The breathtaking wilderness of Denmark’s northwest coast became their creative catalyst for local projects with a cosmopolitan spirit: A co-working collective and two holiday houses that spark the lightness of being.

A landlady’s life

Coming home

In the sixth part of our series “A landlady’s life”, our author raves about a special species, the regulars.

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Gigantic mountains

SPACE

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

Space

The Pirol – an island of culture in the midst of wild nature

Rooms are like clothes: They should fit the occasion. Sometimes it should be festive, sometimes more business-like and sometimes a little extravagant. Today we meet an expert in the Uckermark region who knows a thing or two about both clothes and rooms. Time for a fitting.

Space

Raumquartier – a place with a history and scope for design.

Anyone planning an event needs a suitable space. Preferably one that adapts perfectly to your own needs and ideas. And for such a space we drop anchor this time on…

Space

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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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.

HomeStories

Free as Oscar

The South Tyrolean architect Martin Gruber allows his thoughts to fly, pushes back the horizon and meets Oscar Niemeyer at the Copacabana. An ode to the creative power of imagination.

Positions

Positions

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.

Positions

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?

Press

Holidayarchitecture in the press

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Excellent Hotels @Geo Saison

The 2/2023 issue of Geo Saison focuses on “The 100 best hotels in Europe”. Find out which holidayarchitecture hotels are included in this year’s ranking here.

Press

Under one roof @SZ

In the series “Under one roof”, the Süddeutsche Zeitung introduces people and their living environment. Among them are some partners of Urlaubsarchitektur and their projects.

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Winter Wonderland @IDEAT

In issue 11 (January/February 2023), IDEAT’s editorial team recommends our partner houses Peterhof in Vorarlberg (pictured, photo: Bernhard Rogen), Anders in South Tyrol and the Pures Leben houses in Styria.

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In good hands @Landlust Zuhaus

Holidays and time travel in a half-timbered house – German living magazine Landlust Zuhaus presents the listed factor house in the border triangle of Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland (Autumn 2022 issue).

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Anders @NZZ Bellevue

Travel & Discover: Where once there was a hotel with 50 beds, everything is different today. With its seven suites and a restaurant, the new hotel in South Tyrol is unusual in many ways. NZZ Bellevue (October 2022)

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Wine architecture @Feinschmecker

The editors of the German gourmet magazine “Der Feinschmecker” fell in love with the resort La Darbia including restaurant and view over Lake Orta (Lago d’Orta) in Piedmont. Issue 11/2022.

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”? Hosts from our network write about what moves them – between being moved and a feeling of sheer despair.

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.

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.

Findings

In the “Findings” section, we publish gems from the vastness of the internet at irregular intervals.

Findings

World Capital of Architecture 2023

Copenhagen is this year’s World Capital of Architecture. Learn more about the UNESCO designation and the event program here.

Findings

Conversion instead of demolition

German magazine brand eins takes a detailed look at various aspects of the current architectural debate regarding the requirements of the housing industry versus climate protection and the circular economy, and identifies problems that cannot be solved with a concrete mixer.

Findings

Interview: Building simply

How will we build more sustainably and conserve resources in the future? Prof. Florian Nagler’s answer is: Build simply!

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