Case Study – Villa zum Adlerberg
- Basel
- The picturesque villa on the banks of the river Rhine is a gilded mirror of the society around 1900. Art Nouveau ornamentation adorns the building at its most prominent spots.
- The same attention to craftmanship is depicted in the tiled stove decorating the living room. However, the servants making the family’s lifestyle possible are kept in the back.
- For sure, functionality is not the main purpose of the dwelling. It goes far beyond to a display of the family’s social status.
Contributor: Vanessa Käser
