Category: Projects

Floating between the trees Situated in North Vancouver’s Pemberton Heights, Bridge House pays homage to the tenets of modern architecture while incorporating distinctly regional elements of exposed wood and timber to create a clean, contemporary West Coast aesthetic. This project is featured in the Swisspearl Architecture #30. Subscribe to our magazine to get the printed issue. Bridge…

Juxtaposing Old and New In designing the extension to the existing house, architect Sunniva Rosenberg acknowledged the neighboring buildings, the surrounding rocky landscape, and indigenous tall pine trees, integrating them into the overall design to create a harmonious ensemble. The new extension connects the house to the garden. This project is featured in the Swisspearl…

Unique structures form visual harmony The Belvedere in Vienna is a place of prestige in any case. Star architect Renzo Piano has now added another shining object to this prestigious location. The polygonal soffit made of fiber cement at a height of 12 meters, which plays with shapes and structures, is not only a technical…

Upmarket Urban Living Located on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Chloe on Madison is a vibrant, mixed-use residential block accommodating 137 units. Ankrom Moisan’s design achieves a careful balance between aesthetic and technical considerations and encourages a sense of community. This project is featured in the Swisspearl Architecture #29. Subscribe to our magazine to get the printed issue.…

Roofs and Facades Merge Located on the foothills of Vitosha Mountain in Sofia, ACME is a residential complex consisting of three building volumes accommodating eleven apartments. Using the natural slope of the terrain, the archi­tects have stepped the residential buildings down the slope. The architectural concept focuses on the design of the roofs, which merge…

X Marks the Spot The Inland Northwest Behavioral Health Hospital represents a community investment into the growing need for behavioral health treatment. Through a holistic approach to design, the facility overcomes the stigma of mental health, and provides a safe, reassuring place where people can heal with dignity. The X-shaped building stands on sloping terrain,…

Country House on the Lake Shore Located in a remote part of Ontario in Canada, this single-family house is built on a site that gently slopes down toward Haliburton Lake. By designing the house as a long, narrow volume facing south, all the principal spaces enjoy copious amounts of natural light and views through the…

A Student Center with a Higher Mission Situated in an elevated position in the heart of campus, the Bellevue Student Success Center (SSC) is a gateway for visitors coming in through the main campus entrance. The center’s layout pictures a student’s “ascent” through his academic career. Entry services are located on the first floor, student…

New Campus Building The design appraisal of the new campus in Armagh considered all of the issues associated with a replacement college within an urban location on a site adjacent to historic buildings. Site restrictions and client requirements were taken into account, whilst concurrently addressing issues of aesthetic, scale, and massing. This project is featured…

Stacked Volumes Perched in the rugged hills above Pasadena in California, LR2 House enjoys sublime views across the verdant city. Three stacked and rotated volumes clad in black Swisspearl panels cascade down the steeply inclined slope. The relationship between the volumes, the topography, and the treatment of the openings in the dark elongated façades lend…