Hortus is an energy-positive office building in Basel designed by Herzog & de Meuron as a fully integrated system combining architecture, materials, and energy strategies. The project is based on a compact timber structure with low embodied carbon and a holistic design approach aimed at minimizing
The 75-metre-high Hochhaus H1 combines a robust concrete core and base with a lightweight timber superstructure. While the three-storey plinth and access core are built
Masdar City, masterplanned by Foster + Partners and developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), was conceived in 2006 as a pioneering model for sustainable urbanism in arid climates.
La Seine Musicale, located on Île Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, is a bold cultural complex designed by Shigeru Ban in collaboration with Jean de Gastines. The facility, inaugurated in April 2017, encompasses
The CERN Science Gateway, designed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and inaugurated in Geneva in 2023, is a new centre for scientific dissemination conceived as a gateway to knowledge and a meeting place between research and society. Located on
The new Highway Police Headquarters in Chur, designed by Comamala Ismail Architects, is Switzerland’s first net-zero energy building, demonstrating advanced solar architecture. A key feature of the design is the integration of building-integrated
The “Piano della Parete” shelter is permeated by a precise ethical vision. Ecological precautions ensure that utilisation and management activities minimise environmental impact in the natural and valuable context in which it is inserted.
Interview with Thue Hasløv, partner and architect at C.F. Møller Architects. Balancing preservation with
The obsolete administrative building was transformed into a modern and sustainable building. Its facade was revived into an optimized, energy performing, light and transparent envelope cladded with photovoltaic modules which also shade the indoor spaces.
This project is a significant architectural and cultural restoration effort, blending history and modernity. The Obere Mühle Dübendorf
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