The world of exclusive living.

On many journeys through his adopted country, professional photographer Patrick Lambertz has repeatedly encountered houses that defy the typical cliché of the Swiss châlet. The perfectly staged pictures of these buildings have resulted in the beautiful photo book “Chalets of Switzerland”.

The Globus temporary building near Zurich’s main station was built for eight years as a provisional solution. Now it has been standing for over sixty years. And it has been highly controversial for decades. So far, all reconstruction plans have failed, but now there are new visions for the site in the centre of Zurich, as SRF’s “Schweiz aktuell” recently reported.

Are property prices still rising or already falling? The latest transaction data from the real estate consultancy IAZI suggest that the market for apartment buildings in particular has passed its zenith for the time being. This also applies to a lesser extent to the trade in condominiums, whereas demand for single-family homes remains robust.