Architects: Esch Sintzel     Photography: Paola Corsini     Construction Period:  2023     Location:  Basel, Switzerland

The mighty mushroom pillars of the former wine storage are the most striking elements of the existing structure and form the starting point of the design. In order to keep their effect tangible despite the small-scale nature of the new residential use, they are exposed and staged in various ways: In the apartments located crosswise to the direction of the building, their bulky monumentality is in itself an experience – in sequence, they can be felt in the two ‘rues intérieures’ (internal streets) that run lengthwise through the house.

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