IAZI AG has published its report on the first quarter of 2022 under the title “Difficult times ahead for homeowners and savers”. For private residential property (single-family houses and condominiums), the report still shows an increase of 1.4% in the first quarter of 2022 (previous quarter: 1.9%). On an annual basis, price growth is still an impressive 6.3% (previous quarter: 6.2%). However, inflation and rising costs for homeowners overshadow this development.

Very close to the famous burial site of Mada’in Salih in Saudi Arabia, Jean Nouvel submerged a special kind of resort inside a mountain. For the construction, he hollowed out the rocks and uses the incoming sun to create a dance of light and shadow. The online magazine baunetz interior|design recently reported on this fascinating project.

Bamboo is still a little-known building material here. However, an article we recently found in the online magazine “Collosal” shows that it can be used to create stunningly beautiful buildings. A glowing welcome center of interlaced bamboo stands at the entrance of the resort Grand World Phu Quoc in Vietnam is certainly an impressive example thereof.