Let’s face it – car-parks are not usually at the top of any architect’s list of “things to design before they die”, right? Well… I would like to challenge that idea with today’s humble little post about one of the most beautiful and interesting car-parks I’ve seen. It was designed by Peter Kunz Architects back in 1998 and located in Herdern, a little town in northern Switzerland. Individual pods with large glass panels provide a perfect resting place with a view for your beloved Porsche (I do hope it’s a turbo, btw!)

So for all architects out there – next time you get a shitty design brief for something you consider to be less than inspiring, i.e. a car-park, I would like you to remember this project and create something extraordinary. I’m quite serious. In fact, that’s an order dammit! And whilst we are at it, I also order you to have an awesome weekend. That goes for everybody, not just the architects (who are all now dreaming of their next car-park project brief, I bet). Word.

[Images via Peter Kunz Architects.]



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8 Responses

  1. Oliver @ Sabi Style

    OK so I admit it… when I read “beautiful carpark” I sniggered.

    But instead the oxymoron exists and with that in mind… may I give “silent applause” to the architects with a “dull roar” for their “awfully nice” work that has turned the “incredibly dull” into something “simply superb”. Its “wickedly good”!

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  2. jacinda

    that is very cool. how much does it cost to park there tho? not the most commercially viable carpark in the world, but definately the sexiest

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  4. yellowtrace

    Thank you for your comments guys.

    Oliver – you crack me up.

    Jacinda – I believe that this is a private car-park.

    Panfilo – thanks for sending me the link to your blog. No, I hadn’t seen this project on your site. (if I had, I would have definitely linked back to it as I always, always, always do.) It came from my countless archival references and bookmarks which I refer to regularly when doing posts.

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