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Mongolian yurts interpreted in a modern way
Community Centre in Inner Mongolia by Atelier Ger
With the Zhengxiangbaiqi Grassland Community Centre, Chinese architects Atelier Ger present a contemporary reinterpretation of the Mongolian yurt, adapted to community life and equipped with modern comforts.
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Curse or Blessing?
Artificial Intelligence in Architecture
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Living between time and space
Conversion of a Historic Barn in the Alzey Hills
In Albisheim, a village in the Palatinate, Piertzovanis Toews have renovated a listed barn and transformed it into a small architectural landscape of colourful huts.
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Working environments as hotel lounges
Hotel with Offices in Zurich by Alexander Fehre
In the Hyatt Hotel at Zurich Airport, Studio Alexander Fehre has designed a 1500 m² office environment with a lounge character that offers a variety of use scenarios.
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Regional building culture
New Architecture in South Tyrol
The best buildings in Italy's northernmost region: the successful exhibition in Merano and a brilliant new book document the impressive balance of contemporary regional building culture in South Tyrol.
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Continuation of the story
Residential and Studio Building near Berlin
In the Barnim district, Christoph Wagner Architekten (CWA) in collaboration with Wenke Schladitz have converted a Mark Brandenburg farmhouse into a residential building with a goldsmith's studio, preserving the existing layers of history.
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High-bay warehouse made of natural materials
Weleda Cradle Campus in Schwäbisch Gmünd
The clayey soil on the outskirts of Schwäbisch Gmünd prompted natural cosmetics manufacturer Weleda to use rammed earth for the base of its new high-bay warehouse. Other structures in and around the building are made entirely of wood.
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Nine-storey greenhouse
Residence in Geneva by Atelier Bonnet
Atelier Bonnet Architectes have designed a residential building in Geneva with balconies whose planting allows a transition between inside and outside, including collaboration by the residents.
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Female Leader Apéro
Female Leader Apéro
We are delighted to invite you to a special highlight at the BAU 2025 trade fair in Munich: the Female Leaders Apéro @ BAU 2025.
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Fired and unfired clay
Hotel Leo in St. Gallen by Boltshauser Architects
The Hotel Leo in the garden of the Villa Wiesental is clad in greenish and white-grey clinker brick. The interior walls are made of clay bricks and earth blocks.
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Folly in the water
Floating Sauna in Oslo by Estudio Herreros
On the Oslo Fjord, Estudio Herreros has built a small floating sauna, offering a place for retreat and contemplation near the Munch Museum.
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Welcome to the Digital Future
Walter Pichler foresaw the future nearly 60 years ago. His “TV-Helmet (Portable Living Room)” anticipated technologies akin to today’s cyber glasses. At the time, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary. Today, such concepts are not only a reality but have advanced significantly. Virtual and digital realities are now integral to designing, planning, and constructing spaces – far more than mere devices for experiencing them. Lengthy construction workflows, optimised designs, and the complex coordination of planning, cost control, and project management are increasingly digitalised. We can now program buildings to meet parametric specifications, construct homes using 3D printing, and create detailed 3D models of existing buildings to analyse them before renovation even begins. While landscape has transformed dramatically, digitalisation in architecture is clearly still in its early stages.
To begin the year, this issue shines a spotlight on the digital present and future of architecture, exploring how digital tools can enhance sustainability. Our project documentations showcase an array of approaches, from digital material passports to parametric models and BIM applications for existing structures. Experts offer insight on the complexities of planning and construction processes.
What lies ahead for architecture in the digital age? To gain insight, we surveyed architects from around the globe on the role of artificial intelligence. The result is a fascinating snapshot of their perspectives. Wishing you an excellent start to the New Year! Sandra Hofmeister
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Müther's largest roof
gmp Architekten Renovate Hyparschale
The Hyparschale in Magdeburg is the largest surviving building designed by the architect and engineer Ulrich Müther. Over the past five years, gmp Architekten have renovated the listed building and transformed it into a modern event centre.
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Provisional as a concept
House 14a in Copenhagen by Pihlmann Architects
From the outside, the house from the 1950s has changed very little. Inside, Pihlmann Architects and art historian Marianne Krogh have created open, flowing spaces.
Interiors & Design
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Spatial interplay
Deconstructed Hairdressing Salon in Saitama
In Saitama, Japan, Ateliers Takahito Sekiguchi and Shinmei Kosan have designed a hairdressing salon as an airy pavilion made up of individual wall and ceiling panels.
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Brutalism on the water
Restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum
Zooco Estudio has created a restaurant in the Cantabrian Maritime Museum in Santander that celebrates the brutalist architecture of the building.
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Office to flat conversion
Apartment with Three Domes in Berlin
In Berlin, FAR frohn&rojas have converted former office space from the early 1930s into a 211 m2 apartment that integrates various architectural references.
Climate & Resources
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Timber construction for communicative working
Innovation Factory Heilbronn by Waechter + Waechter
The timber construction braced with V-columns allows column-free rooms that can be flexibly divided according to the size of the start-up companies. The timber façade is displayed behind glass and becomes a landmark in the Neckaruferpark.
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Athletics in the nature park
Extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Bordeaux
K Architectures have completed the renovation and extension of the Pierre-Paul-Bernard Stadium in Talence. The new sports complex blends harmoniously into the protected forest of Thouars.
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Nominee Award 2024
Conversion of a Warehouse into a Residential Building
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The former Coop wine warehouse in Basel’s Lysbüchel neighbourhood was transformed into a multistorey residential building, designed to accommodate residents of all ages and diverse lifestyles.
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Playful and reduced
School in Madrid by Office for Political Innovation
The six-storey building that is home to the Colegio Reggio school draws attention even from afar. With its diverse shapes, colours and textures, the building resembles a toy castle.
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Expansion on a brownfield site
Residence and Office near Inverness by Loader Monteith
In the north of Scotland, Loader Monteith have planned an office building and residence for a mountainbike holiday company. A second residence is to follow.
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Nearly 50 m of wood-frame construction
Residential High-Rise in Paris by Moreau Kusunoki
With Le Berlier, a 15-storey residential tower, Moreau Kusunoki have created a model for large-scale wood-frame construction in the French capital.
Natural Building Materials
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In the midst of nature
Student-Built Observatory near Barcelona
The Flora observatory built near Barcelona for observing nature was developed and erected by a team of students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.
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Interview with Sarah Wigglesworth
Creative Solutions to Combat the Climate Crisis
British architect Sarah Wigglesworth drew international attention with her Straw Bale House in London. In this interview with Heide Wessely, she describes how to design cities more sustainably.
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Sustainable and single-origin
London’s Tallest Circular-Design Office Building Made of Wood
With the Black & White Building, Waugh Thistleton have not only created London’s tallest solid-wood office building, but have also made a significant contribution to the circular economy.
Sustainable Construction
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Repurposing
Wilkinson Eyre Overhaul Battersea Power Station in London
On behalf of an investor from Malaysia, Wilkinson Eyre have transformed London’s Battersea Power Station into a shopping mall featuring offices and flats. For the most part, the interiors of the impressive turbine halls have been preserved.
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Theatre factory in old foundry
The Mercury Store in New York by CO Adaptive Architecture
Assigned the task of repurposing an industrial building into a performing arts centre, the architects consistently set their focus on retaining and opening its historical structure.
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Pivoting walls
The Plato Art Gallery in the Czech Republic by KWK Promes
In the Czech city of Ostrava, KWK Promes have transformed an old slaughterhouse into an art gallery. The dilapidated condition of the exposed-brick building represented both challenge and inspiration for the planners.
Videos & Podcasts
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Hotels, hostels, resorts
Where’s the Journey Headed? – Editorial Detail 3.2023
The current issue of Detail takes a look at new beginnings. Few sectors of the economy were so battered during the corona years as the hotel industry.
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Meet the Architects
DIIIP, Loft M in Cologne
In our video series #Meet the Architects, architects present current projects from their offices. Jochen Reetz from DIIIP explains the design for the Loft M project in Cologne.
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Refurbishment
Taking Stock – Editorial Detail 1/2.2023
Apart from the ecological, social, and economic necessity to do so, adaptive reuse often raises unforeseen structural and detailing issues, which we address at the start of the year. We document seven selected projects energy-efficient renovations, the addition of new functions to existing buildings, the densification of inner-city areas, and conversion.
Videos
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Ecological resistance
The Rambla Climate House in Spain
In a suburb of the Spanish city of Molina de Segura, Andrés Jaque and his office Offpolinn have created the Rambla Climate House, a single-family dwelling conceived as a climate- and eco-house. The project won the 2022 Simon Architecture Prize.
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Structural fire protection
Frame House in California
Mork-Ulnes are designing a single-family house that will withstand future disasters.
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Surrounded by nature
Modular House in Madrid
The DelaVegaCanolasso architecture studio specialize in small houses using modular techniques. In this video, Ignacio de la Vega and Pilar Cano-Lasso shed light on their latest project, the Fresnos house in Madrid.
Products & References
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Comfortable seating
Monolit Chair by Cecilie Manz
During the 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, Fritz Hansen presented the new Monolit chair, designed by Danish designer Cecilie Manz. Monolit is an upholstered plywood shell chair with a leather frame and is available in two different heights.
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Circular materials from Milan
Recycling, Reuse and Circular Materials
Circular design was the dominant theme at Milan Design Week. Here we present four projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to the sustainable use of material cycles.