The Matth\u00e4usquartier was built in hardly more than a decade as a residential districtfor the workers of Kleinbasel. Between 1890 and 1900 a district characterised by uniform housing blocks was built within a short period of time. As in many backyards, a small craft workshop was established directly behind the residential building. The two-storey house has already undergone several changes over the years and is now being extended to create additional living space under the roof.<\/p>\n
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While retaining the ridge and eaves lines, the roof is opened to create more height and a new ribbon window. The existing materials are adapted and reused. The roof beams, the floor boards and the framework remain part of the changed house and \u2013 in a new guise \u2013 take it into the next phase of life.<\/p>\n
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The load of the roof is carried by a central support, which however escapes the statical logic. In the most unfavourable form imaginable, it makes a plea for architecture beyond rationality and a didactic striving for usefulness. Dissolved and treated like a jewel, this support, as the only visible static element, tells of the lightness of being rather than of supporting and weighing.<\/p>\n
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In the workshop there was a turnery where numerous wooden products for the whole town were made. Frames, railing rods, candle holders, billiard rods, but also drumsticks and ratchets for the Basel carnival. A few of the many rods are selected from the pool of stock to serve as scarf moulds for a unique washbasin.<\/p>\n
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Photographs as indicated by Simone Bossi, all others by Piertzovanis Toews<\/p>\n
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In cooperation with GFA Gruppe f\u00fcr Architektur GmbH<\/p>\n
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