Architecture

Architecturally speaking, Gira also boasts an exciting new image: Sauerbruch Hutton, one of the most renowned German architectural practices, has designed a new plant for the company in Radevormwald.

In the form of the Maraya Concert Hall Giò Forma has created a paradoxical illusion in the Al-`Ula valley in Saudi Arabia, a location steeped in archaeology: Against the desert backdrop, the mirrored cube designed by the Milan-based studio morphs into a stage for sand, rocks and passing clouds.

Finger-trap protection on doors is an important safety measure for childcare facilities. The nursery at dSpace in Paderborn therefore makes use of special hinge systems from SIMONSWERK.

Long Island offers a quiet oasis near the center of New York City along the Atlantic coast. Toshihiro Oki has built a holiday home in this natural setting with bricks by Petersen Tegl, which softens the transitions.

Studio Aisslinger has come up with a pioneering co-working space in Zurich where the focus is on the users’ social interaction.

Swimming out into the open, with the water seemingly stretching on forever. We show you pools at lofty heights that offer a unique experience.

Where to look when in the elevator? To date, elevators contained not much to catch the innocent. Thanks to cutting edge technology all this may change.

St. Michael’s Church in Paderborn’s Sennelager district has been thoroughly overhauled. Now, the congregation sits around the altar. Access to the changed interior, meanwhile, is through the church’s new door, which uses hinge technology courtesy of SIMONSWERK.

Emphasizing the importance of color and façade: With the recently completed fire station in Wilrijk, Antwerp, Happel Cornelisse Verhoeven, a firm of Rotterdam-based architects, has succeeded in producing a charming version of “architecture parlante”.

“Frosty”, almost “ghostly” perhaps best describes the interior design for the Geijoeng Concept Store in Shenzhen. Interdisciplinary Studio 10 used mirrored surfaces, glass bricks and acrylic walls to create a store in which the clothing is almost an accessory.

The new reception building designed by Max Dudler for Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum dovetails brilliantly with the historical railway architecture there. The original plans were originally quite different – but the result is the most beautiful of the spaces.

Publishing house Suhrkamp Verlag has relocated to new headquarters in Berlin’s swish Mitte district. The concrete ensemble was designed by Roger Bundschuh as a sensitive urban repair project. The team from Kinzo planned the interior of the publishing house.

In a holiday home in the Alps the light wooden floorboards by pur natur underscore the overall feeling of spaciousness.

David Adjaye has created a shopping space that inspires joyful exploration and offers visitors a place of calm – with an extraordinary Los Angeles concrete building for luxury brand retailer “The Webster”.

The striking new building of the Experimenta Science Center in Heilbronn sets new standards in terms of architecture and sustainability.

On behalf of Vitra Raphael Gielgen is exploring the future of work. In the Pearl River Delta, the world’s biggest boom region, the answers come thick and fast.

The James-Simon-Galerie by David Chipperfield Architects wins the DAM Award 2020.

The elevators are central to the architecture in David Chipperfield’s James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin. They were developed and built by Schindler.

How do you build an eyecatcher that simultaneously demonstrates a certain restraint on flat land? For a new bridge control center, the studio finishing dutch retail design solved this contradiction by combining aluminum with fair-faced concrete. It deserves a closer look.

The West Bund Museum in Shanghai bears the unmistakable thumbprint of architect David Chipperfield, combining restrained elegance with pragmatic details.

How will we move around buildings in future? Schindler’s answer to this question is the PORT system. It summons elevators, opens doors and likes crazy videos.

With its sophisticated construction and well-thought-out distribution of light, a roof extension in Maxvorstadt, Munich impressed the jury of the Velux Architects' Competition.

3D-printed clay walls and roofs made of cork: Why architects are building the future with more than just concrete. Plus: six current projects that set the tone.

The Louvre Abu Dhabi by Jean Nouvel is an architectural work of art in its own right. Artemide technology ensures the art displayed is shown in the best possible light.

Architects Hild und K have renovated and raised the BayWa high-rise in Munich. Ceilings and lights from Durlum in the interiors help to create an entirely new impression in its rooms.

A villa in Hamburg had to meet the very highest quality standards. So it goes without saying that the hinge systems had to come from SIMONSWERK.

Amsterdam Studio Prototype has just completed two residential projects. What they have in common: Their stairwells are an architectural statement.

The restaurant Strandtangen combines modern Scandinavian cuisine with modern Nordic design. And the acoustic panels from the new "Troldtekt Line" series fit in perfectly.

The DAM Prize for Architecture in Germany 2020 has entered the final round. And Stylepark’s new building in Frankfurt is among the five short-listed finalists.

“KanyaKage” is an interesting new art space that has opened in Berlin. Geberit provided the sanitary technology for the historical vaulted cellar.

The copper façade of the new Mulberry Park Community Hub is certainly beautiful, but it also holds a deeper significance: The striking punched pattern creates a link to the history of the site.