Let’s face it – carparks 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 carparks I’ve seen. It was designed by Peter Kunz Architects back in 1998 and is located in Herdern, a little town in northern Switzerland. Individual pods with large glass panels provide a perfect resting place with a view of your beloved Porsche (I do hope it’s a turbo, by the way!)

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 carpark, 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 carpark project brief, I bet). Word.

 

[Images via Peter Kunz Architects.]

 

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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