Villa Ehinger (Münchenstein)

The Villa Ehinger is a neoclassical building in the district of New World from Munich stone ( in the area Birseck ), ( Basel-Country ) in Switzerland. The villa is named after the last owner family.

Location

As the " New World " was geographically the area that was the beginning of the industrial settlement on the uppermost part of the St. Alban- pond called. The channel was artificially created in the 12th century and extended in the years 1624/25 to Munich stone, by the Brüglinger level, upstream up to the Birswasserfall. Here the water is diverted from the Birs. The villa was originally built in conjunction with the former hammer mill. It is surrounded by a park above the industrial plants of the "New World".

History

The hammer forged from 1660 is the oldest building on the canal and pond was built by Ludwig Krug. In 1822, taught Felix Sarasin ( 1771-1839 ) here a cotton mill and as Ludwig August Sarasin ( 1804-31 ), son of the founder of the cotton industry in the "New World ", the technical management of his father's cotton mill took over, he had in their near build a mansion ( 1830).

Sarasins acquaintance with the young architect Melchior Berri prompted him well, this to entrust the planning and construction of the manor. Berri was previously tied up in the city, such as the Municipal Casino Basel and at St. Alban -Graben, to specified street fronts, he could here in the open landscape planning a house, which stood free on all sides and to the atmosphere as an English garden belonged. The builder Ludwig August Sarasin died in 1831 before his summer residence.

Through marriage, one of the two daughters Sarasin 's summer house came into the possession of Ehinger family. The Ehinger family sold the property, including residential and ancillary buildings in 1959 to the municipality of Munich stone, which it ceded in 1962 to the canton.

The villa was opened in 1973 after the completion of the restoration and renovation as a music school. In the maintenance position, it was to give the art-historically significant architectural monument a new feature that had to be made without significant spatial variations. The Villa Ehinger was referred to as the purest creation of the new renaissance in Switzerland.

Architecture

The villa is a two-storey structure on an almost square ground plan. On the western side a portico forms the entrance. Two Doric columns support over a Triglyphengebälk the balcony. Grown on the eastern side (opposite the park ) is a two-story, but narrower loggia. The Rundbogenhalle ( Palladiomotiv ) with window gazebo is one of the most important parts of the building of this villa. In the middle of the pyramid roof is the window level with gable ornament ( Acroterion ) and a roof top ( caduceus ). On the southern front, the typical time for the style fountain has been preserved.

Inside, the layout of the rooms facing the west - east axis and around the central hall to group the room. Not only the stucco ceiling, but also the classical white stove upstairs and the drawing of the portico have been preserved in the original draft of Berri.

Renovation in 2011

From February to October 2011, under the builder of construction and environmental protection of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, renovation work on the Villa Ehinger have been completed. Were included in the project work such as window replacement, repair natural stone work, renovation roofing, insulation upstairs and earthquake retrofitting. The project cost almost three million Swiss francs. The building continues to be used for music lessons at Gymnasium Munich stone.