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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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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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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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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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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.
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Under one roof
Educational Centre in Parma by Enrico Molteni
Enrico Molteni has designed a filigree pavilion on the university campus in Parma, whose wooden shell houses two buildings with different uses.
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A splash of colour in the village centre
Studio in Bobingen by Ludwig Zitzelsberger
A barn in green – that was the design concept for the artist's studio in Bobingen near Augsburg. A few selective interventions give the simple wooden building a creative independence.
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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.
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Sculptural monolith
Performing Arts Centre in Brighton by krft
For the Performing Arts Centre at Brighton College, Krft and Nicholas Hare Architects designed a solitaire with a shell of flint blocks and light grey Seeton bricks.
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DETAIL Students’ Award 2024
Real Montages. Architectural Elements in the Open
The design project “Real Montages – Architectural Elements in the Open” prompts deeper critical reflection on the importance of engaging with and responding to existing structures.
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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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Simple sanctuary
Refuge in the Slovak Ore Mountains by Grau Architects
The cabin in Slovakia, designed by Grau Architects, is functional yet comfortable.
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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.
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Interview with Lamia Messari-Becker
How do we shift to sustainable construction?
Lamia Messari-Becker is a leading voice on sustainable construction. The professor at the University of Siegen serves as a policy advisor on various committees. In an interview with Julia Liese, she discussed her ideas for how the construction sector can address climate change.
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Terraced houses with social connections
Rötiboden Development on Lake Zurich 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.
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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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The Tool for Architects
Detail Inspiration: New Features
Test the new look of Detail Inspiration. Recently, we have upgraded the platform’s technical infrastructure and introduced several new features.
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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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Conversion with history
Hotel in Menorca by Calderon-Folch Studio
In Menorca, Calderon-Folch Studio has transformed a building dating from 1844 into a hotel that incorporates historical layers and regional references into its architecture.
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Nominee DETAIL 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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Advertorial
Energy saving thanks to Faveker’s ventilated facade
The building is encased in a ventilated facade clad in ceramic panels, ensuring high energy efficiency in an area prone to both high and low temperatures.
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Moving roofscape
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts by Studio Gang
Studio Gang's sweeping folded roof connects the disparate components of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock, opening it up to the surrounding parkland.
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Interview with Anders Lendager
Who will run the urban mines of the future?
Danish architect Anders Lendager is one of the most radical pioneers of circular construction. In this interview with Jakob Schoof, he explains how architects can help end the throwaway society.
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Large wooden and rammed earth buildings
Médoc Winery by Philippe Madec & Associés
With its flat rammed-earth facade, the new Cantenac-Brown winery building is inconspicuous at first sight. Inside, however, there are two large rooms with an unusual wooden structure.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Qualifying the Centre
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Bold architecture on the coast
Rammed Earth House by Wood Marsh
Wood Marsh have completed Peninsula House near Melbourne. The curved architecture of the house is inspired by the Australian coastline.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
The Simplicity of Earth and Wood
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Barn-Like Museum Extension
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: The Faith Museum by Niall McLaughlin Architects is an extension of a Grade I listed castle, positioned along the line of a medieval retaining wall from the original castle complex.
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Innovative construction
Hardwald Observation Tower in Switzerland
With the observation tower in the Hardwald forest in Switzerland, the architecture firm Luna Productions has created a contemporary symbol of circular timber construction.
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Luxury restaurant as a stage
Ristorante Contraste in Milan by Studio Debonademeo
Studio Debonademeo designed the Contraste luxury restaurant in Milan, creating spaces that resemble theatrical stages, with different colour schemes for each zone.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
House Without Cement in Munich
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: This timber house by Florian Nagler, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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Conversion for private use
Sutter House in the Bregenzerwald by Firm Architekten
Spacious floor plans instead of many small apartments: The interior of the house in Au in the Bregenzerwald has undergone major changes during the renovation by Firm Architekten. It has retained its typical regional appearance.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Non-Hierarchical Social Housing
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: Barcelona-based architectural duo Peris + Toral has realised 43 flats made of clay on Ibiza, setting new standards in social housing construction.
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Tiny hideaway on a steep hillside
Tiny House near San Francisco by Mork-Ulnes Architects
On a steep hillside in Marin County near San Francisco, Mork-Ulnes has built a guest house with a striking roof silhouette. The new building occupies the exact footprint of an old garage.
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Luxury in the smallest of spaces
Mini-Apartment in Rotterdam by Star & Board
In Rotterdam, the two practices Star and Board have squeezed four rooms, including a whirlpool, into a 6.89 m² apartment.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Haus Havanna – Conversion of a Tobacco Warehouse
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: For the revitalisation of the listed Haus Havanna in Linz, Kaltenbacher Architektur conceived a new facade design made of 70,000 glass blocks.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Circular Sports Buildings
The nominees for the Detail Award 2024 have been announced: Pool Architects have developed combinable and reusable modules for temporary sports halls.
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Nominee DETAIL Award 2024
Faith Museum
The Faith Museum by Niall McLaughlin Architects is an extension of a Grade I listed castle, positioned along the line of a medieval retaining wall from the original castle complex.
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Honourable Mention
Wangen Tower
The Wangen Tower in the Allgäu region is a landmark visible from afar and an accessible vantage point. The curved, large-format components use the shrinkage of the wood to shape themselves.
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Honourable Mention DETAIL Award 2024
House 1736 in Barcelona
At the heart of House 1736 is a light-filled atrium. Harquitectes designed a robust and monolithic low-cement concrete structure that helps to regulate temperature, humidity and acoustics.
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Honourable Mention DETAIL Award 2024
Tobacco Factory in Linz
For the revitalisation of the listed Haus Havanna in Linz, Kaltenbacher Architektur conceived a new facade design made of 70,000 glass blocks.
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Honourable Mention DETAIL Award 2024
House without Cement in Munich
This timber house by Florian Nagler Architekten, nestled within a garden, extends the living and office space of the main building in Munich Pasing, while contributing to the goal of urban densification.
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DETAIL Circular Building Award, sponsored by USM
Temporary Sports Halls, Zurich
Pool Architekten have developed combinable and reusable modules for temporary sports halls.
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DETAIL Award 2024
Earthern Social Housing in Ibiza
Barcelona-based architectural duo Peris + Toral Arquitectes has realised 43 flats made of clay on Ibiza, setting new standards in social housing construction.
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DETAIL Award 2024
Palais de l’Alma Daycare Centre in Paris
The daycare centre in the courtyard of the Palais de l’Alma by Atelier Régis Roudil Architectes is defined by its use of natural materials – rammed earth and wood – blending harmoniously with the surrounding garden.
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