architecture in switzerland

Over the years, architecture in Switzerland has evolved from the traditional farmhouses and chalets, but it still incorporates vernacular elements in contemporary designs. Architects nestle new builds into spectacular mountain landscapes using either forms inspired by tradition, locally sourced materials, or ingenious designs that minimize the projects’ visual impact on natural settings. Houses with green roofs of levels partly built inside steep slopes represent the latter category best.

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Plywood House by Charly Jolliet


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An old oak shades the bedrooms of Charly Jolliet’s Plywood House in Broc, while the l…

Fusetti House


Architecture

Two traditional stone farmhouses become a unified residential space with minimalist i…

Stalla d’Zura


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In Borgonovo, Switzerland, Alder Clavuot Nunzi adapt a Val Bregaglia stalla — the rur…

Jevany Villa


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An angular house finished with a bold red color, the Jevany Villa brings an industria…

The Inverted Farmhouse in Vu...


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A 19th-century farmhouse’s metamorphosis: barn becomes home, sunny wing becomes a per…

Borna-Park


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A modern building designed with residential spaces and workshops specifically for peo…

The Phare Ylliam Lighthouse


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Architecture, sculpture and poetic expression – creating a new lighthouse typology fo…

Five Villas by Noue Studio


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Five houses arranged in a staggered layout that follows the topography of a triangula…

School Bota, Dürnten


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A new three‑nave schoolhouse knits two scattered sites into one campus—exposed concre…

Hayloft House


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A 1930s barn in Praz-Pury gains a light-filled family flat—without evicting the hay, …

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