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All Budget Method Mistakes to Avoid By Canton By Property Type

Bright Swiss apartment mid-renovation, an open wall revealing a structural reinforcement beam

Load-bearing wall or partition: how to tell before you break through a wall at home

Thickness, alignment between floors, sound when tapped: the signs that suggest a load-bearing wall — before getting it confirmed by a structural engineer.

Bright Swiss office with glazed partitions and ergonomic furniture

By Property Type7 min

Fitting out an office in Switzerland: budget, stages and mistakes to avoid

Realistic budgets, accessibility and fire-safety standards, the works clause in the lease: what a professional office fit-out really involves in Switzerland.

Company office fit-out floor plan with open-plan area, meeting rooms and shared zones

By Property Type8 min

Are your offices actually working for you?

A guide to office fit-out for companies in Switzerland: area per workstation, open-plan vs cellular, project phases and cost per m².

Cutaway view of a flat with an open kitchen onto the living room and a beam replacing a load-bearing wall

By Property Type8 min

The wall standing between your two nicest rooms

An open-plan kitchen living room transforms a flat, but it all hinges on one wall: load-bearing or not, permits, costs and pitfalls to know first.

Floor plan of a compact studio with day and night zones separated by a low unit and full-height storage

By Property Type8 min

40 m² that live like 60: the method

A good small apartment layout isn't about buying small furniture, it's about distributing uses and reclaiming usable square metres. A concrete method.

Bespoke wardrobe and shelving in solid wood

By Property Type6 min

Bespoke furniture or off-the-shelf: what it really changes for your budget

The price gap is real, but it isn't calculated the way people assume — and it doesn't always run in the direction you'd expect.