From Switzerland. For your home.

It’s not often that you visit a company and are welcomed by the aroma of a freshly baked pie. But at V-ZUG headquarters this is a common occurrence if you have the chance to step into the Gourmet Academy, where the in-house team of chefs tests products, demonstrates to the customers how to use them, or prepares for the next event.

A project seven years in the making, 488 Kornmarktplatz in Bregenz, Austria by Herzog & de Meuron presents a new model for urban regeneration and mixed-use design that is home to an event space, a small hotel, and a private apartment with a bespoke kitchen.

Haus Furggaleidis by Sandro Durrer stands at the edge of Buchen in Prättigau, Switzerland, blending into its rural setting with a restrained, barn-like form.

Eye-catching with its striking, sculptural form, Casa Mi by Daluz Gonzalez Architekten, sits on a steeply sloped hillside with breathtaking, panoramic views of Lake Zurich.

Positioned on the headland in Sydney’s Northern Beaches in Australia, Surfside House is a sprawling, tactile retreat designed by Richard Cole Architecture.