#Single family house #Riehen #1928
Paul Artaria, Hans (Johannes) Schmidt
Sandreuterweg 44
4125
Riehen,
Switzerland
Today's use: Single family house
Description
Along with Haus Colnaghi (1927) and Haus Huber (1928), Haus Schaeffer by Paul Artaria and Hans Schmidt is one of the first steel-framed residential buildings in Switzerland and is considered one of the most typical modernist style buildings in the region.
It has been built from 1927 to 1928.
On the first floor, located perpendicular to the street, the living room, the kitchen and the room for the coals share the space. The large open space (conservatory) adjacent to the ground level results from the floor above, which was laid out parallel to the street. It houses five bedrooms in a row, which are connected by a corridor on the north side. All the windows open the rooms in the south direction to the garden. The largest room contains an access to the terrace. There is a basement available in the shape of the groundfloor.
Please find an older photo on architecturbasel.ch to get an impression of the orginal shape. At the time of the visit (2021), the house was advertised for rent and was in a somewhat rough condition.
Description
Along with Haus Colnaghi (1927) and Haus Huber (1928), Haus Schaeffer by Paul Artaria and Hans Schmidt is one of the first steel-framed residential buildings in Switzerland and is considered one of the most typical modernist style buildings in the region.
It has been built from 1927 to 1928.
On the first floor, located perpendicular to the street, the living room, the kitchen and the room for the coals share the space. The large open space (conservatory) adjacent to the ground level results from the floor above, which was laid out parallel to the street. It houses five bedrooms in a row, which are connected by a corridor on the north side. All the windows open the rooms in the south direction to the garden. The largest room contains an access to the terrace. There is a basement available in the shape of the groundfloor.
Please find an older photo on architecturbasel.ch to get an impression of the orginal shape. At the time of the visit (2021), the house was advertised for rent and was in a somewhat rough condition.
History
The structural framework of prefabricated steel skellets, lined with concrete ceilings and pumice concrete, and the functional language made Hans Schmidt like to call the Schaeffer house a "residential Ford", in reference to the industrial automobile masterpiece.
History
The structural framework of prefabricated steel skellets, lined with concrete ceilings and pumice concrete, and the functional language made Hans Schmidt like to call the Schaeffer house a "residential Ford", in reference to the industrial automobile masterpiece.
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