Das Haus zum Kirschgarten by Burkard von Roda

Published February 3, 2026
Contributed by Ian Hooker


Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.



A book of architectural history published by Christoph Merian Verlag on behalf of the Historical Museum of Basel:

The splendid Haus zum Kirschgarten – today one of the most important residential museums in Switzerland – was built between 1775 and 1780 as a residential and commercial premises for the Basel silk ribbon manufacturer Johann Rudolf Burckhardt.

Bureau Dillier provided the book design and used FF Reminga and Helvetica Now for the typography.




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Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.


Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.


Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.


Photo: Ian Hooker. License: All Rights Reserved.

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