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Fulnek Kindergarten sits in the northern reach of its garden site in Fulnek, Czech Republic, designed by XTOPIX architekt as a compact, low-slung school. The building orients its life to the south, where courtyards cut into the slope and open classrooms to views of the château across town. Calm materials, a legible plan, and child-scaled thresholds shape a daily rhythm of arriving, playing, and gathering.

Kessler’s Mountain Lodge anchors a reimagined farmstead in Natz-Schabs, Italy, where hospitality meets working agriculture. Stefan Gamper Architecture shapes a multi-building retreat around a protected courtyard, balancing guest comfort with regional materials and rhythm. Set within the alpine landscape, the lodge reads as both a guesthouse and a living farm, with chalets and apartments threaded into day-to-day production.