GstaadLife 6 | Editorial
The September issue of GstaadLife brings together some of the stories that matter in the Saanenland right now. From our profile with Homayra Sellier and a closer look at the Ebnitmatte housing project to art, culture, local history and the people shaping life in the region, there is plenty to discover ...
Who gets to live in Gstaad
Affordable housing can sound like a local policy issue – until you need a plumber, a doctor, hotel or restaurant staff, or someone to renovate your chalet and discover that the people doing those jobs can no longer find anywhere to live. That is the argument behind Ebnitmatte, the planned cooperative ...
Under the Hard Hat - Le Grand Bellevue
BUILDING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AT LE GRAND BELLEVUE
Under the Hard Hat
Walk through the centre of Gstaad this summer and you will notice that some of the village's most prominent addresses are changing shape. Within a radius of just a few hundred metres, cranes, construction fences and architects' drawings are transforming corners of the village that have looked much the ...
Conducting Complexity: Interview with Elisabeth Wampfler
Elisabeth Wampfler is an architect and partner at Jaggi Architecture in Gstaad, where her team handles projects from the first sketch through to construction. Elisabeth spoke to GstaadLife about creativity, collaboration and the extraordinary variety of work this region has to offer.