Switzerland

The landscape installation "Mél-usine au jardin" forms part of the 2024 edition of Lausanne Jardins, a quinquennial cultural festival that celebrates landscape architecture as a way to transform, enliven and develop the city. Michael Hartwell Martin Koenig Martin Koenig Mél-usine au Jardin serves as a testing ground to explore the relationship between industry, water, soil and plants, utilising the principles of phytoremediation to absorb and break down environmental pollutants present in Lac Léman and its surrounding areas. Our project showcases how performative landscapes closely integrate environmental considerations with user experience. KollektiveLand Altro

Located on the top floor of the hotel is the „Sky Bar“, the highest rooftop bar in Switzerland, providing guests with a spectacular view of St. Moritz. This unique view over St. Moritz and the surrounding nature is contrasted by the designed bar. COCC. COCC. COCC. Stylish furnishings and materials complement the newly designed space. A luminated “O” which was created especially for the „Sky Bar“, pulsates along to atmospheric music. Situated on the sixth floor, all the requirements of a rooftop bar are met - an energetic atmosphere at a breathtaking height. COCC. COCC. COCC. COCC. Altro

Several communities in the canton of Valais (Switzerland) have seen their population grow in recent years. Fast connections to service centers and a high quality of life have made these communities very attractive. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography At an altitude of 880 m, the commune of Grimisuat, located on the sunny side of the Alps and just ten minutes from the town of Sion, needs to expand its school infrastructure. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography In addition to classrooms, the program includes a library, a me... Altro

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Ried-Brig is small village situated along the road that connects through the Simplon Pass, the Canton of Valais in Switzerland with Italy. Its small and picturesque historic city-center was during the last decades circumscribed by a natural urban expansion. Although it has kept its attractiveness it has lost its centrality and significance. The project site is situated at the entrance of this historic city center and encompasses the village school premises, a parking lot and a sports facility building. All these elements are scattered on the existing geography and are the result of successive interventions throughout the years, resulting in a space without a clear order and identity. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photogra... Altro

The commune of Vernayaz decided to build a new sports hall dedicated to school sports and local clubs activities through an open architectural competition. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography In spring 2015, the municipality of Vernayaz awarded the planning contract for the construction of the Centre de Sport du Trient to the first prize-winning project from the competition. The spatial program was subsequently supplemented with additional premises for FC Vernayaz. Construction work began two years later, in August 2017. The work was completed in spring 2020. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography The prop... Altro

In 2013, the political commune of Weinfelden arranged an open architectural competition for a new single building to house the fire brigade and the Samaritan emergency services; their resources had up until then been distributed over various locations. Out of the 58 participants, it was the «Grisu» project by kit that was the winner. The jury praised the project as a cultivated industrial building. It stands out through its architectural precision and the impact it has in enhancing the overall urban impression of the route into Weinfelden. At the same time, the new building superbly fulfils all the functional requirements of the various blue-light organisations. Ruedi Walti The new Fire Station is located at the entrance t... Altro

This is the first of three completed projects on the Chemin du Bochet in Saint-Sulpice on a slightly inclined terrain between the Plateau des Hautes Ecoles and Lake Geneva. The project can be interpreted as a stacking of three volumes that are distinct in terms of their forms and materials. Each floor of the villa represents a separate world, characterised by different spatial properties, relationships to the exterior, materials and uses. Only the stairs traverse and connect these different worlds. Walter Mair In some respects, the project recalls the architecture of the Case Study Houses built in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. These were marked by a strong relationship between the interior and exterior, formal simplicity of volumes... Altro

The building at No. 5, Promenade du Pin, designed in the 19th century for a prominent Genevan family, houses the Gallery of Graphic Art and the Art and Archaeology Library. The building’s facades were restored at an earlier date. The aim of the project was to restructure the different activities and enhance the interior spaces that had suffered due to ageing and various major interventions between 1940 and 1970. Walter Mair The staircase was restored by the construction of an artificial moulding system imitating molasse stone. The new solid oak landing doors are a reinterpretation of the frames, mouldings and panels of 19th century joinery. A new suspended chandelier was installed by the architects in the stairwell. The redesi... Altro

In connection with the development of the Renens train station, which is on its way to becoming the third largest train station in French-speaking Switzerland and a structuring interface of Western Lausanne, SBB Real Estate has planned a real estate project of buildings south of the tracks, the Quai Ouest project. This project includes the construction of two new mixed-use buildings and the renovation of the existing station. Yves André The Quai Ouest project fits both in the existing downtown area of Renens and in a dynamic of mutation of the station pole with a series of surrounding projects in progress. The project must weave links not only with the existing but also draw the future of this urban pole. Yves André... Altro