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Images & texts by Karin Bürki
Brunnadern, Residential Buildings, Atelier 5, Bern 1970, Brutalism © HEARTBRUT / Karin Bürki

Brunnadern

  • Residential
  • Atelier 5
  • 1968-1970
  • Brunnadernstrasse 62-68, 3006 Bern
  • Bern
Ferro Haus, Pyramide am See, Justus Dahinden, © Karin Buerki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Pyramid at The Lake (Ferro House)

  • Residential
  • Justus Dahinden
  • 1965-1967
  • Klausstrasse 10, 8008 Zurich
  • Zürich
Saurer Tower, Saurerhochhaus, Georges-Pierre Dubois, Arbon, 1958-1960, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Saurer Tower

  • Residential
  • Georges-Pierre Dubois
  • 1958-1960
  • Brühlstrasse 54, 9320 Arbon
  • Thurgau
Sentier des Toblerones, Toblerone Trail, Canton Vaud, Swiss WWII anti-tank fortification line, built 1939-1944 © Karin Bürki. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Sentier des Toblerones (Toblerone Trail)

  • Residential
  • Swiss Army
  • 1939-1944
  • Bassins to Nyon
  • Vaud
Triemli-Tower, Triemli-Turm, Esther + Rudolf Guyer, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Triemli Tower

  • Residential
  • Esther + Rudolf Guyer
  • 1955 (design)-1966
  • Birmensdorferstrasse 511, 8005 Zurich
  • Zürich
Brunnmatt Schulhaus, Basel © Karin Bürki/HEARTBRUT. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Brunnmatt School

  • Residential
  • Walter Maria Förderer, Rolf G. Otto, Hans Zwimpfer
  • 1960-1965
  • Ingelsteinweg 2-6, 4053 Basel
  • Basel
Neumarkt Brugg, Shopping Centre, Office Tower, Gabriel Droz, Brugg, 1971-1976, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Neumarkt Brugg

  • Residential
  • Gabriel Droz
  • 1971-1976
  • Neumarkt 1, 5200 Brugg
  • Aargau
PMS Kreuzlingen, Esther + Rudolf Guyer © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

PMS Kreuzlingen

  • Residential
  • Esther + Rudolf Guyer
  • 1969-1972
  • Hauptstrasse 87, 8280 Kreuzlingen
  • Thurgau
Hardbruecke Bridge, Zurich, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Hardbrücke

  • Residential
  • Ingenieurbüro Benno Bennardi / Extension: M. & E. Boesch Architekten
  • 1969-1973, 2009-2011
  • Hardplatz-Wipkingerplatz, Zurich
  • Zürich
Three Loops, Betonschleife, Ralph Bänziger, Zurich 1977, Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Three Loops

  • Residential
  • Ralph Bänziger
  • 1976-1977
  • Grünauring 26, 8064 Zurich
  • Zürich
082121-BUENDNERKUNSTMUSEUMCHUR-©-KARINBUERKI-HEARTBRUT-1

Grisons Museum of Fine Arts Extension

  • Residential
  • Barozzi Veiga
  • 2014-2016
  • Bahnhofstrasse 35, 7000 Chur
  • Graubünden
Autosilo Balestra, multi storey car park and shopping centre, Carlo Cesarini, Lugano, 1978 Ticino, Swiss brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Autosilo Balestra

  • Residential
  • Carlo Cesarini
  • 1978
  • Via G.B Pioda 9, 6900 Lugano
  • Ticino
Hochhaus zur Palme High-Rise, Haefeli Moser Steiger, Zurich, 1955-1964, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Hochhaus zur Palme Tower

  • Residential
  • Haefeli Moser Steiger
  • 1955-1964
  • Bleicherweg 33, 8002 Zurich
  • Zürich
Roccolo, Seminar Centre, Retreat, Miller & Maranta, Castasegna, Val Bregaglia, 2004, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Roccolo

  • Residential
  • Miller & Maranta
  • 2002 - 2004
  • Via Principale 9, 7608 Castasegna
  • Graubünden
Masonry Hall, Maurerhalle, Hermann Baur, Basel, Swiss brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Masonry Hall

  • Residential
  • Hermann Baur, Bräuning, Leu, Dürig, Hans Peter Baur
  • 1958-1961
  • Vogelsangstrasse 15, 4058 Basel
  • Basel
Palais des Congrès, Conference Centre, Swimming Pool, Max Schlup, Biel/Bienne, 1961-1965, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Palais des Congrès

  • Residential
  • Max Schlup
  • 1961-1966
  • Zentralstrasse 60, 2502 Biel/Bienne
  • Bern
Flamatt II, Atelier 5, Wünnewil-Flamatt, Canton of Fribourg 1961. A Swiss pioneer of brutalist architecture © Karin Bürki. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Flamatt II

  • Residential
  • Atelier 5
  • 1960-1961
  • Neueneggstrasse 10, 3175 Wünnewil-Flamatt
  • Fribourg
Goetheanum, Rudolf Steiner, Dornach, 1924-1928, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Goetheanum

  • Residential
  • Rudolf Steiner
  • 1924-1925
  • Rütistrasse 45, 4143 Dornach
  • Solothurn
La Tulipe (The Tulip), Centre for Medical Research, Geneva 1975-1976,© Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

La Tulipe

  • Residential
  • Jack Vicajee Bertoli
  • 1975-1976
  • Avenue de la Roseraie 64, 1205 Geneva
  • Geneva
Unteraffoltern II, Georges-Pierre Dubois, Zurich, 1967-1970, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Unteraffoltern II

  • Residential
  • Georges-Pierre Dubois
  • 1967-1970
  • Frohnwaldstrasse 94, Im Isengrind 35, 8046 Zurich
  • Zürich
Swissmill Tower, Haarder Haas Partner, Zurich, 2013-2016, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Swissmill Tower

  • Residential
  • Haarder Haas Partner
  • 2013-2016
  • Sihlquai 306, 8005 Zurich
  • Zürich
Stettbach School, Secondary School, Esther + Rudolf Guyer, Zurich, 1964-1967,© Karin Bürki/Heartbrut, Swiss Brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Stettbach School

  • Residential
  • Esther + Rudolf Guyer
  • 1964-1967
  • Dübendorfstrasse 158, 8051 Zurich
  • Zürich
Église Saint Nicolas, Walter Maria Förderer, Hérémence, 1967-1971, Swiss Brutalism, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Église Saint Nicolas

  • Residential
  • Walter Maria Förderer
  • 1967-1971
  • Rue de l'Église, Hérémence
  • Valais
101120-FLAMATT-I-©-HEARTBRUT-KARINBUERKI-1

Flamatt I

  • Residential
  • Atelier 5
  • 1957-1958
  • Neueneggstrasse 8, 3175 Wünnewil-Flamatt
  • Fribourg
Franziskus House, abandoned former retreat house, conference centre and student campus, Otto Glaus, 1969, Swiss brutalism. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Franziskus House

  • Residential
  • Otto Glaus
  • 1967-1969
  • Junkernbrunnenweg 25, 4900 Dulliken
  • Solothurn
Haus Vogelbacher, Pierre Zoelly, Stampa, Bregaglia, Canton of Grisons. Swiss brutalism, Schweizer Brutalismus, brutalisme suisse. Explore on Heartbrut.com

Vogelbacher House

  • Residential
  • Pierre Zoelly
  • 1978
  • 7605 Stampa
  • Graubünden
St John's Church, St.Johanneskirche, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

St John’s Church

  • Residential
  • Walter Maria Förderer
  • 1967-1970
  • Schädrütistrasse 26, 6006 Lucerne
  • Luzern
St Anthony's Church, Antoniuskirche, Karl Moser, Basel, © Karin Bürki/Heartbrut. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

St Anthony’s Church

  • Residential
  • Karl Moser
  • 1925-1927
  • Kannenfeldstrasse 35, 4056 Basel
  • Basel
Hardau, Zurich, 1978, Brutalism, © Karin Bürki. Explore more on Heartbrut.com

Hardau

  • Residential
  • Max W. Kollbrunner
  • 1976-1978
  • Bullingerstrasse / Norastrasse, 8004 Zurich
  • Zürich
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