The UA-HomeStories is a series of articles on the people and stories behind the URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR properties which are very special places.They bring out the characteristic features of a location and their spatial concepts encapsulate the visions of the people who have designed and built them. With the HomeStories series we want to hand over to architects, hosts and guests, inviting them to give readers a glimpse behind the façades of the URLAUBSARCHITEKTUR properties with personal insights that shed light on the very heart of these unique buildings. Winter holidays are a great time for relaxed reading… so here again: all our HomeStories of 2017 in an overview. Enjoy!

January: Lleó 57 – Irregular lines, clearly defined edges and the scent of Majorcan orange trees

February: The Niedermairhof – A journey through time

March: Mediterranean Acropolis – Cherubino Gambardella’s hommage to the Mediterranean myth

April: Casa Modesta – Ode to Joaquim

May: De Rheezer Kamer – Much more than just a B&B!

June: Sisters Homes – Twin-sisterly empathy for style

July: New life for an old church

August: Maremma House – Horizontal metaphors amidst an archaic landscape

September: The Bühelwirt – Focussing on the essential

October: W is for wakened by a kiss – Waren Water Tower

November: Stadthaus Arnstadt – A Wunderkammer of sophisticated living

Image credits: Jan Kobel, Cherubino Gambardella, Nataša Marćelja & Ingrid Stankovi