Paola Corsini

Architecture award

Three main prizes at Detail Award 2024

We present the winners of the Detail Award 2024. With 527 entries from 40 countries, this year's prestigious architecture prize saw record participation. 

Terraced houses with social connections 

Rötiboden Developmen by Buchner Bründler Architekten

Private and communal open spaces are skilfully interwoven in this terraced housing estate high above Lake Zurich. The concrete-brown aesthetic of the new buildings is complemented by splashes of metal.

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. 

Cost-effective housing construction

Repurposing of a Former Wine Storage as an Apartment Building

In Basel, Esch Sintzel Architekten have transformed an old industrial building into a multistorey apartment block. The pre-existing structure has been cleverly repurposed and set in the spotlight. 

Clay bricks and larch

School Extension in Riaz by FAZ Architectes

The primary school extension in Riaz, Switzerland by FAZ Architectes has a cosy and sheltered feel inside and demonstrates presence on the outside. The architects used unfired clay bricks for interior walls.