Case Study – Wildt’sches Haus – 1762
- Basel
- When you look at the Wildt’sches Haus in 1760s Basel, you can see how architect Johann Jacob Fechter turned social order into architecture. Commissioned by silk manufacturer Jeremias Wildt- Socin, the house was built to impress.
- Guests stepped into bright salons full of mirrors, stucco, and fireplaces, while servants stayed out of sight in the bare basements below. Even today, when the house hosts university and government events, those layers of hierarchy still seem to echo through its rooms.
- Silvana, Schreier: “Übernahme für 1 Franken: Wildt’sches Haus wird künftig vom Kanton.
Contributor: Alisha Osman
