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Adolf Bereuter

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There's No Good Architecture Without Daylight: How to Promote Designs Molded and Nurtured by Light

Humans spend almost 90% of the time indoors; that's approximately 20 hours a day in closed rooms and 9 hours a day in our own bedrooms. The architectural configurations of these spaces are not random - that is, they have been designed or thought of by someone, and are at least slightly "guided" by the conditions of their inhabitants and their surroundings. Some people inhabit spaces specially catered to their needs and tastes, while others adapt and appropriate designs made for someone else, perhaps developed decades before they were born. In either case, their quality of life may be better or worse depending on the decisions that are made. 

Understanding the importance of carefully designing our interiors, particularly through the lens of access and enjoyment of natural light, was the purpose of the 8th VELUX Daylight Symposium, held on October 9 and 10 of 2019 in Paris. This year, more than 600 researchers and professionals attended and reaffirmed the importance of natural light, presenting a series of concrete tools that could help quantify and qualify light by designing its entry, management, and control with greater depth and responsibility.

Haus am Moor / Bernardo Bader Architekten

Haus am Moor / Bernardo Bader Architekten - More Images+ 9

Semi Detached House on a Hillside / MWArchitekten

Semi Detached House on a Hillside / MWArchitekten - More Images+ 15

Hohenems, Austria
  • Architects: MWArchitekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  250
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Cosentino, PREFA, Roto, Stiebel Eltron, Thede & Witte

House with Three Eyes / Innauer-Matt Architekten

House with Three Eyes / Innauer-Matt Architekten - More Images+ 12

School in Vorarlberg / AO Architekten

School in Vorarlberg / AO Architekten - More Images+ 17

  • Architects: AO Architekten
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  dormakaba, Isover, Peneder, Schüco, Serge Ferrari, +2

Wellness Am Holand / firm architekten

Wellness Am Holand / firm architekten - Exterior Photography, Wellness Interiors
© Adolf Bereuter

Wellness Am Holand / firm architekten - More Images+ 22

  • Architects: firm architekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Bega, Georg Bechter Licht, Marset

House W. / firm architekten

House W. / firm architekten - More Images+ 20

  • Architects: firm architekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  240
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Georg Bechter Licht, Klafs, Lapitec®, Living Divani

Best Small Chapel Architecture & Design

 Best Small Chapel Architecture & Design - Image 20 of 4
© Samuel Ludwig

 Best Small Chapel Architecture & Design - More Images+ 27

This week we’ve selected the best chapels previously published on our site. They reveal different ways of designing a small and sacred space. For inspiration on how to create these atmospheres, integrate different materials, and make proper use of light, we present 32 remarkable examples.

Groundwater Pumping Station Mittelweiherburg / firm Architekten

Groundwater Pumping Station Mittelweiherburg / firm Architekten - More Images+ 10

  • Architects: firm Architekten
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2018
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Rako, Oberhauser-Schendler, PREFA, RIESS, Schlosserei Klocker

Harvard Researchers Detail the 9 Factors That Make a Healthy Building

Last month Harvard University’s School of Public Health re-launched their Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, introducing new partnerships and a new director for the institutional home of Dr. Joseph Allen’s Healthy Buildings initiative. With the stated mission of “improving the lives of all people, in all buildings, everywhere, every day,” the Healthy Buildings Team is leading research on how today’s built environments impact the health, productivity, and well-being of the people who inhabit them; as well as how future buildings can help us live healthier lives.

In the interest of defining their terms and presenting their research in a way that audiences outside academia can understand and incorporate into their work, the Healthy Buildings team have released an exhaustive list that details the simple foundations of making a building healthy.

The 9 foundations for healthy buildings are as follows:

Höller House / Innauer-Matt Architekten

Höller House / Innauer-Matt Architekten - More Images+ 9

Alberschwende, Austria

Schendlingen School / Matthias Bär, Bernd Riegger and Querformat

Schendlingen School / Matthias Bär, Bernd Riegger and Querformat - More Images+ 16

House in Tschengla / Innauer-Matt Architekten

House in Tschengla  / Innauer-Matt Architekten - Houses, Beam, Facade, Chair, Table
© Adolf Bereuter

House in Tschengla  / Innauer-Matt Architekten - More Images+ 13

Fantastic Images of Architecture in the Fog: The Best Photos of the Week

Taking photographs in fog can be an experience as chaotic as it is enchanting. Although working with this phenomenon can be risky, since fog dramatically modifies the available light and the atmosphere of a scene, if you know how to take advantage of it, the result can lead to perfect photographs. Below is a selection of 10 images from prominent photographers such as Kevin Scott, Richard Barnes, and Koichi Torimura.

Fantastic Images of Architecture in the Fog: The Best Photos of the Week - More Images+ 5

Alpine Chapel Wirmboden / Innauer-Matt Architects

Alpine Chapel Wirmboden / Innauer-Matt Architects - More Images+ 13

Schnepfau, Austria

Ski Lodge Wolf / Bernardo Bader Architekten

Ski Lodge Wolf  / Bernardo Bader Architekten - Restaurants & Bars, Beam, Facade, Table, Chair
© Adolf Bereuter

Ski Lodge Wolf  / Bernardo Bader Architekten - More Images+ 13

  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  500
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2016
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Black Steel, Fundament, Larch Slats, Schwarzmann

Pfarrhaus Krumbach / + Bernardo Bader + Bechter Zaffignani Architekten + Architekten Hermann Kaufmann

Pfarrhaus Krumbach  /  + Bernardo Bader + Bechter Zaffignani Architekten + Architekten Hermann Kaufmann - More Images+ 9