The kitchen of the Hueginhaus
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
The kitchen of the Hueginhaus
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Farmhouse
from Therwil, Basel-Country, 1675
The "Hüginhaus", named after its owner and farmer Karl Hügin who died in 1974, has been standing on the Ballenberg since 1989. A judgment of the Federal Supreme Court prevented it from being demolished.
Noblesse in a Farming Village
Johann Gutzwiler is recorded around 1700 as the owner. He probably had the house built. At that time most houses were made of wood and had thatched roofs. However, Johann Gutzwiler was able to afford to have the dwelling part of his house built in masonry with white plastered walls and with finely hewn stonework framing the doors and windows – this presented a noble aspect in the farming village of the time. The arrangement and embrasures of the windows were yet in gothic style, even though baroque style otherwise predominated.
Living and Working
The occupants lived and interacted in parlours and chambers, in cellars and kitchens behind the magnificent facade. There was even an outside baking oven. The working space built in stone, wood and half-timber accommodates stall, wagon shed and threshing floor – a separate addition houses a pig sty. The concentrated construction permitted a comfortable life and practical working under one roof.
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