Name: Die Baumgartnerhäuser
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Wohnqualität und Urbanität - Baumgartnerhäuser in Basel Zwischen 1926 und 1938 erstellte die Baufirma Baumgartner & Hindermann in Basel rund 300 Mehrfamilienhäuser, die sich in fünf Quartieren ringförmig um das Stadtzentrum gruppieren. Als „Baumgartnerhäuser“ sind sie bis heute in Basel ein Begriff: Man schätzt ihre selbstverständliche städtebauliche Einordnung und die hohe Wohnqualität, die sich in den gut proportionierten, polyvalenten Räumen und der soliden Materialisierung manifestiert. Diese detailreiche Dokumentation zeigt, dass sich unternehmerische Beweggründe, eine Rationalisierung des Entwurfs- und Bauprozesses und gute Architektur nicht widersprechen müssen. Hier entstand eine Serie von auch nach heutigen Maßstäben beispielhaften Wohnblöcken, die bewusst dem „Mittelmaß“ folgten und doch eine hoch entwickelte Urbanität und Qualität erreichten. <ul> <li> Einzige umfangreiche Monografie über die Baumgartnerhäuser in Basel </li> <li> Historische Dokumentation zu einer Serie erfolgreicher Mehrfamilienhäuser </li> <li> Noch heute maßstabsetzend betreffend Wohnqualität und Urbanität </li> <li> Neuere, 3. Auflage als E-book (ISBN 978-3-0356-2694-0) und Print (ISBN 978-3-0356-2693-3) erhältlich </li> </ul>

Residential Quality and Urbanity: Baumgartner Houses in Basel Between 1926 and 1938, the construction development company Baumgartner & Hindermann built around 300 apartment buildings in Basel, grouped in five quarters that form a ring around the city center. They are still known in Basel today as the “Baumgartner Houses”. People appreciate their natural urban integration and the high quality of living provided by their well proportioned, polyvalent rooms and solid building materials. This detailed documentation proves that entrepreneurial motives and rationalization of the design and construction processes are not inimical to good architecture. This series of apartment blocks is still exemplary by today’s standards; though it consciously pursued “mediocrity”, it ultimately achieved an advanced expression of urbanity and quality. <UL> <LI>The only comprehensive monograph on the Baumgartner houses in Basel </LI> <LI>Now republished in its third edition: historical documentation of a series of successful apartment buildings </LI> <LI>Still setting standards today in terms of residential quality and urbanity </LI> <LI>Newer, 3rd edition available as E-book (ISBN 978-3-0356-2694-0) and Print (ISBN 978-3-0356-2693-3) </LI></UL>

Baumgartner & Hindermann; Baumgartner; Schweizer Architektur; Basel; Blockrandbebauung; Architektur

Basel 1926-1938

Die Baumgartnerhäuser

Rebekka Brandenberger, Architektin Ulrike Zophoniasson, Architekturjournalistin und Autorin Marco Zünd, Architekt

Rebekka Brandenberger, architect Ulrike Zophoniasson, architecture journaslist and author Marco Zünd, architect

Residential Quality and Urbanity: Baumgartner Houses in Basel  Between 1926 and 1938, the construction development company Baumgartner & Hindermann built around 300 apartment buildings in Basel, grouped in five quarters that form a ring around the city center. They are still known in Basel today as the “Baumgartner Houses”. People appreciate their natural urban integration and the high quality of living provided by their well proportioned, polyvalent rooms and solid building materials.  This detailed documentation proves that entrepreneurial motives and rationalization of the design and construction processes are not inimical to good architecture. This series of apartment blocks is still exemplary by today’s standards; though it consciously pursued “mediocrity”, it ultimately achieved an advanced expression of urbanity and quality.   The only comprehensive monograph on the Baumgartner houses in Basel  Now republished in its third edition: historical documentation of a series of successful apartment buildings  Still setting standards today in terms of residential quality and urbanity  Newer, 3rd edition available as E-book (ISBN 978-3-0356-2694-0) and Print (ISBN 978-3-0356-2693-3) 

Residential Quality and Urbanity: Baumgartner Houses in Basel  Between 1926 and 1938, the construction development company Baumgartner & Hin

Die Baumgartnerhäuser

Basel 1926-1938

Rebekka Brandenberger, Ulrike Zophoniasson, Marco Zünd