The world of exclusive living.

Zurich West – trendy district with a high quality of life was the title of an article we published here a few weeks ago. Now the online magazine Luxury Defined by Christie’s International Real Estate has recently published an article that focuses on the potential of architecture and design of living in a penthouse.

In the global marketplace for luxury real estate, just what does US$10 million buy? That is the question in this Luxury Defined edition. Does the big city call? Does the dream call for an island escape? Or perhaps paradise whispers?

Traditionally, houses shield themselves from the outside world – acoustically, climatically and in most cases also visually. The Swiss company Vitrocsa – a pioneer in the field of so-called minimal windows – creates the opposite and allows modern buildings to merge as completely as possible with their surroundings.