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post updated 14 February 2024

Swiss Architecture Designs – chronological list

e-architect select what we feel are the key examples of Swiss Houses. We aim to include houses in Switzerland that are either of top quality or interesting, or ideally both. We cover completed houses and new property designs across Switzerland.

Swiss House Designs

Swiss Residential Architecture – latest properties added to this page, arranged chronologically:

24 Feb 2023
Lausen House, Lausen, Basel-Landschaft
Architects: KOHLERSTRAUMANN
Lausen House Renovation Basel-Landschaft Switzerland
photography : Maris Mezulis
Lausen House Renovation, Basel-Landschaft
Renovating a family home in Switzerland can be a significant undertaking, and this bold property renovation project was no exception. The design team completely transformed this Swiss home by changing the floors, renovating all bathrooms and the kitchen, adjusting the room layout, and even adding a wine cellar.

24 Jan 2021
Pyramid House, Tegna
Architecture: DF_DC
Pyramid House Tegna
photography : Simone Bossi
Pyramid House, Tegna
In its suburban context, this Swiss property appears as an extraneous object of a scale difficult to gauge and of intriguing character. Standing at the end of a cul-de-sac between detached houses and vineyards, the pitched volume in concrete rises devoid of any symbol of domesticity, carved by the cut of the garage and a folded roof, reading as a monumental, introverted form. A mineral garden path leads into a door, mimetised within the concrete frontage.

28 May 2020
Concrete Villa, Comano, Lugano, Ticino
Architects: DF_DC
Concrete Villa Comano Switzerland
photography : Giorgio Marafioti and Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa in Comano
This new house in the Comano hills, a small village north of Lugano in Switzerland. The plot was previously occupied by vineyards and characterised by an elongated trapezoid form, which determines the volume.

26 Feb 2020
Villa Courbe
Design: SAOTA
Swiss Houses - Villa Courbe Lake Geneva Switzerland
photograph : Adam Letch
Villa Courbe on Lac Léman
Just as its alpine setting has been formed by many forces over time, this contemporary luxury Swiss residence shaped intuitively and iteratively by many hands – from sun and topography to brief and local zoning regulations.

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Swiss Houses 2019

19 Aug 2019
House in Lumino, Ticino
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Ticino Property - New Swiss Houses
photo : Enrico Cano
New House in Ticino
Located in the Swiss Alpine village of Lumino, just north of Bellinzona, this house stands as a monolithic element, quietly complementing and echoing its context. The surrounding area is characterised by traditional stone-built houses, many of which date back centuries and are marked by their use of this single construction material.

2 Jul 2018
Swiss House XXXII, Rossa
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Swiss House XXXII in Rossa
photograph : Alexandre Zveiger, Lugano, TI
Swiss House Rossa
This building represents the constant commitment to build with respect for the places we inhabit and to make every effort in helping our understanding of civilisation.

26 Jul 2017
Swiss House XXII, Preonz
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Swiss House XXII
photograph : Alexandre Zveiger, Lugano, CH
Swiss House XXII in Preonz
The project site lies in the area of urban expansion at the limit of the countryside, north of the historical centre of the village of Preonzo in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland.

24 Jul 2017
Swiss House XXXIV, Galbisio
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Galbisio property - Swiss Houses
photograph : Alexandre Zveiger, Lugano, CH
New Swiss house in Galbisio
The design is an articulated construction meant for the enjoyment of the spaces for many years to come.

Swiss House Designs 2012-2016

Swiss Properties posted between 2012 and 2016

22 Oct 2016
Villa G in Sorengo, Lake Lugano
Design: SCAPE, architects
Villa G in Sorengo - Swiss Houses
photograph : Francesco Mattuzzi
Villa G in Sorengo: Lugano House
Located in the residential area of Lugano, the house is surrounded by a garden on the edge of the alpine forest.

6 Oct 2016
Villas Jonc, Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
Design: Christian von Düring architecte
Villas Jonc Geneva property
photograph : Thomas Jantscher – Architectural Photography
Villas Jonc in Le Grand-Saconnex
This project of 3 attached houses follows the principals of sustainable development.

5 Oct 2016
Bridge House, Tannay, Vaud
Design: Christian von Düring architecte
New residence in Tannay - Swiss Houses
photograph : Thomas Jantscher – Architectural Photography
Bridge House in Tannay
The challenge of this residential project was to integrate a large program on a relatively narrow plot while maintaining usable outdoor surfaces.

1 Jun 2016
Flexhouse, Lake Zurich
Architect: Evolution Design
Flexhouse  Lake Zurich - contemporary Swiss Houses
photograph © Peter Wuermli
Flexhouse on Lake Zurich
With its wide walls of glass and a ribbon-like white façade that winds its way around the building, this home on the banks of Lake Zurich feels so light and mobile.

11 Sep 2013
House D, Nuglar, Solothurn, northern Switzerland
Design: HHF
House in Nuglar
photo : Tom Bisig
House in Nuglar,
House D is oriented parallel to the landscape, thereby making the view a matter of prime importance. Across more than 180 degrees, you gaze over unbuilt, verdant land with mature fruit trees. HHF radically exploits this situation, thematizes it, and accentuates it even more with a few simple moves.

23 Jan 2013
Schaerer Residential Building, Erlenbach, northeast Switzerland
Design: Christ & Gantenbein
Schaerer residential building Switzerland house
photo : Walter Mair
Schaerer Residential Building
In the centre of Erlenbach, a town on the edge of Lake Zurich, a new housing building has been constructed on the premises of the Schärer Erlenbach company. The former factory, where machines for the textile industry were produced and which used to be so important for the region, has also received a new front building.

10 Feb 2012
House at Zimmerberg, Lake Zurich
Design: Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
House at Zimmerberg, Residence in Switzerland
photo © Juerg Zimmermann, Zurich
House at Zimmerberg
The one-story house, which has impressive diagonal views of Lake Zurich and the Alps, is situated on the upper edge of the village, on a longish, slightly sloping site. The construction is defined by a guide wall and angular concrete wall establishing the diagonal panorama towards the lake.

10 Feb 2012
Trublerhütte Schlieren, Zurich
Design: Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
Trublerhütte Schlieren house
photo © Juerg Zimmermann, Zurich
Trublerhütte Schlieren

10 Feb 2012
House at Küsnacht, Lake Zurich
Design: Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
Glärnischstrasse Küsnacht
photo © Juerg Zimmermann, Zurich
House at Küsnacht

Contemporary Swiss Houses

Swiss Residential Buildings archive, alphabetical:

Canobbio House, Lugano, Ticino
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Ticino Home
photo : Enrico Cano
Canobbio House

Carabbia House, Ticino
Design: Davide Macullo
Carabbia house, Ticino home
photo : Pino Musi
Swiss house

Casa Larga, Incella, Lago Maggiore
Architect: Daniele Claudio Taddei
Casa Larga, Incella, Locarno, Switzerland
photo : Bruno Helbling, www.helblingfotografie.ch
Casa Larga

Comano House, Ticino
Design: Davide Macullo Architects
Comano House, Ticino Home
photo : Enrico Cano
Swiss home

Erlenbach House
Burkhalter Sumi Architekten
Zurich House, Erlenbach Property
photograph : Heinrich Helfenstein
Erlenbach House

Flumserberg Holiday Cottage, Swiss Alps
EM2N Architects
Flumserberg House, Swiss chalet
picture © Hannes Henz
Swiss holiday house

Gross House, Greifensee, north of Zurich
EM2N
Greifensee House, Switzerland
photo © Hannes Henz
Gross House Greifensee

House in Arosio, near Lugano
LANDSarchitetture
Swiss Home, Arosio House
image from architects
Arosio House

House in Ticino
Davide Macullo
Ticino House, Italy
photo : Enrico Cano
Ticino house

Rossinelli House, Lugano
Architect: Nicola Probst, Lugano
Rossinelli House, Switzerland
photo : Lorenzo Mussi, Milan
Rossinelli House

Villa Chabrey, Lake Neuchâtel
GeninascaDelefortrie SA Architectes
Villa Chabrey, Swiss Home
photo : Thomas Jantscher
Villa Chabrey

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