The fact that fiber cement can be shaped while in a still wet state during the manufacturing process is a constant source of inspiration for designers. The Swiss design firm Estragon is currently launching sideboard modules and loudspeakers under the label Vonschloo. Every object is carefully shaped and cut by hand during the production…
Ostrovin Residential House, Czech Republic
Modernity surrounded by History Ostrovní is a modern residential housing project built on a gap site surrounded by historic architecture. It is situated in the heart of Prague, near the National Theatre, just a couple of streets away from the Wenceslas Square. The shape of the land plot called for a unique construction solution. While…
Swisspearl Architecture Magazine #29
We are pleased to inform you about the latest issue of the Swisspearl Architecture magazine. Subscribe to our magazine to get the printed issue. This issue features buildings representing a wide variety of typologies and scales, built across an expansive geographic range, from a new community center in Australia, a behavioral health hospital in USA,…
Glass Hall, USA
The Global World of Business Glass Hall houses the largest public College of Business in the Midwest, linking regional students to the global world of business. The four story, 170,000 square foot facility was constructed in 1991 along the northern edge of the campus mall. Perkins+Will and Dake Wells Architecture were selected to re-imagine Glass…
Matau Vilnių, Lithuania
I see Vilnius “Matau Vilnių” (I see Vilnius) is a new residential area in Vilnius, which is still under development. It is located in a historical part of the city, partially overlapping with the area of a former Tauras brewery and clearly visible on one of the largest hills in the city. One of the…
Swisspearl Vintago-Reflex - NEW COLOR RANGE
The new facade panel with a rough, lively and shiny look. Vintago-Reflex is a through-colored fiber cement panel with a sanded, slightly rough surface combined with a reflective coating. This special composition gives the panels an outstandingly beautiful look. It can be excellently combined with our Vintago and Reflex panels and thus opens up entirely…
Architects not Architecture, Los Angeles Edition
Watch it on demand Virtual World Tour, Los Angeles Edition// You can still register and watch it on demand: www.architectsnotarchitecture.com/vwt06 Architects, not Architecture will take a Virtual World Tour and “visit” selected countries around the world to meet some of their most relevant architects. Swisspearl is proud to be part of the virtual trip to Los…
Office Residential Building, Latvia
Linking Old and New The challenge for the architect Andris Vitols was to preserve the old facade of the original building situated one kilometer north of the Daugava River in central Riga. A bold contrast has been created with this sleek modern addition inserted above a traditional timber-clad facade. This project is featured in the…
University Children's Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland
Herzog & de Meuron are building the new University Children’s Hospital in Zurich. Designed as a small city for children, it is characterized by a comfortable spatial environment for little patients, with a well thought-out use of materials and scale. The choice in this regard went to individually manufactured fiber cement panels from Swisspearl Group.…
Machupichu Residential Apartment Block, Spain
High-Quality, High-Density Housing A seven-story, U-shaped apartment block elevated on concrete pilotis accommodates 112, two-to-five-room apartments and encloses an inner courtyard with sports and recreation facilities including a large swimming pool and tennis court. This project is featured in the Swisspearl Architecture #28. Subscribe to our magazine to get the printed issue. Machupichu creates a…