Zurich office block by Max Dudler features a gridded granite facade
Swiss architect Max Dudler has completed a granite office building near Zurich featuring a regular gridded facade and a street-level colonnade (+ slideshow). More
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Herzog & de Meuron unveils Basel campus redesign for Roche healthcare
News: Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its plans to redevelop the Basel campus of Swiss pharmaceuticals company Roche, adding a 205-metre-high tower and a research centre (+ slideshow). More
Villa MM's timber-grille facade echoes the proportions of surrounding trees
Double-height lengths of unevenly spaced timber have been added to the side of this Swiss house by Feliz Architects, alluding to the shapes of nearby trees and screening the interiors from harsh sunlight (+ slideshow). More
Frei + Saarinen adds a zigzagging roof to a community centre extension in Switzerland
A zigzagging roof extends across this extension added to the original gable end of a community centre in the Swiss municipality of Oberglatt by Zurich studio Frei + Saarinen (+ slideshow). More
Alpine events venue by MLZD features glass walls with golden outdoor curtains
Exterior curtains draw back across the glazed facade of this hillside events venue in Bern, Switzerland, to offer visitors uninterrupted views of the surrounding Alps (+ slideshow). More
Concrete house by Nickisch Sano Walder Architects built from remnants of a log cabin
Nickisch Sano Walder Architects has deconstructed an Alpine log cabin to create the framework for a stark concrete hideaway with the same footprint and form as its predecessor (+ slideshow). More
Oikios completes Alpine hotel with "unbuildable facade"
Waves of gold-coloured steel create a shell around this hotel in Swiss ski resort Davos by Munich architects Oikios (+ slideshow). More
Musée du Léman unveils extension proposal featuring concrete walls and a rooftop lawn
News: Swiss office Fruehauf Henry & Viladoms has been selected ahead of Kengo Kuma, Bernard Tschumi and Studio Mumbai to envision a new wing for the Musée du Léman on the edge of Lake Geneva (+ slideshow). More
Swiss school extension by Zwimpfer Partner and BBK fronted by slender wooden battens
Internal lighting shines between the vertical larch battens that clad this extension to a primary school near Basel by Swiss firms Zwimpfer Partner Architekten and BBK Architekten. More
Apartment buildings by Group8asia clad in strips of travertine stone
Vertical strips of travertine stone cover the facades of these apartment buildings in the Swiss village of Crans-près-Céligny by Group8asia, altering the appearance of the structures when viewed from different angles. More
Herzog & de Meuron creates naturally filtered swimming pool in Switzerland
Keeping up with the growing popularity for natural swimming pools, Herzog & de Meuron has completed a biologically filtered bathing lake in Riehen, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More
Split-level house by Kit works with the slope of the garden
This concrete house in Switzerland's March District was designed by Zurich studio Kit with split levels, creating a living room that cantilevers over an external dining area. More
Herzog & de Meuron uses rammed earth to create countryside herb centre for Ricola
Herzog & de Meuron has completed its seventh project for Swiss herbal sweet manufacturer Ricola – a herb processing plant with rammed earth walls in the countryside surrounding Laufen. More
Concrete visitor centre by Iseppi/Kurath looms over an Alpine gorge
This gabled concrete visitor centre by local architects Iseppi/Kurath is perched on the edge of a 60-metre gorge in the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More
Timber walls feature narrow vertical slices at Virdis Architecture's Lussy Sports Hall
Swiss office Virdis Architecture clad this sports hall near Lausanne in vertical timber slats, but left toothpick-shaped gaps to allow light to filter through. More
Bjarke Ingels unveils spiralling museum for Swiss watchmaker
News: Danish firm BIG has been commissioned to expand the headquarters of Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet by adding a spiralling museum that coils up from the landscape (+ slideshow). More
Localarchitecture's Confignon House features concrete walls and a zigzagging roof
This bulky concrete house on the outskirts of Geneva was designed by Swiss office Localarchitecture with a jagged roofline that follows the slope of its hillside site. More
Herzog & de Meuron returns to St Gallen for fourth Helvetia office extension
News: Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled designs for its fourth extension to the headquarters of insurance company Helvetia in the Swiss city of St Gallen. More
3XN chosen to design new Swiss headquarters for the Olympics
News: Danish firm 3XN has been selected as preferred architect to design a new headquarters for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. More
New exhibition showcases the work of Swiss architect Gion A Caminada
The timber and stone buildings of Gion A Caminada, a cult figure in Swiss architecture, will feature in an exhibition opening next month at the House of Art in the Czech city of České Budějovice (+ slideshow). More