Leonhard Zeugheer
Leonhard Zeugheer (born January 10, 1812 in Zurich ; † December 16, 1866 there ) was a Swiss architect of late classicism and early historicism .
Life
Born on January 10, 1812 in Zurich , Leonhard Zeugheer completed an apprenticeship as an architect in Neuchâtel from 1825 to around 1830. He then continued his studies in Paris and Liverpool with Thomas Rickman . After returning to Zurich in 1835, he worked successfully as a self-employed architect. He died on December 16, 1866 in Zurich - he did not live to see the completion of his own Villa Bellaria .
power
In terms of style and the type of construction work, Zeugheer was very diverse and flexible. He built in late classicism , neo-gothic or neo-renaissance forms - the example of the church in Neumünster (Zurich) is illustrative : Zeugheer won the competition with a neo-Gothic project, the church was finally designed in a late classicistic style.
The spectrum of construction tasks ranges from castles and villas ( Teufen Castle , villas in Zurich and Winterthur ), the first apartment buildings in Zurich (Escherhäuser), hotel buildings for the emerging tourism ( Hotel Bellevue in Zurich, Hotel Schweizerhof in Lucerne ), educational and institutional buildings ( Boys' school and industrial school in Winterthur, Pfrundhaus in Zurich, Cantonal Hospital Zurich ), administrative buildings ( official guardianship of Zurich in Zurich's Selnau) to industrial buildings ( Haldengut brewery in Winterthur).
Works (selection)
1835 | Classicist shop pavilions on Hechtplatz, Zurich |
1836-1839 | Neumünster Church, Zurich; victorious competition project neo-Gothic, execution late classicistic |
1836-1840 | Escherhäuser, on Zeltweg, Zurich; first tenement houses in Zurich, u. a. Residence of Johanna Spyri and Richard Wagners |
1837-1842 | Cantonal Hospital Zurich together with Gustav Albert Wegmann ; Demolished in 1951 except for the former anatomy wing |
1837-1839 | Villa Rosenbühl, Kreuzbühlstrasse 26, Zurich |
1838 | Institution for the blind and deaf-mute, Künstlergasse 10, Zurich; canceled in 1913 |
1838-1842 | Schoolhouse for boys' high school and industrial school (neo-renaissance), Stadthausstrasse 6, Winterthur ; Today used as the Oskar Reinhart Museum |
1840-1842 | Pfrundhaus , Leonhardstrasse 18, in Zurich |
1841-1843 | Haldengut Brewery , Winterthur |
1841 | Multi-purpose building (factory, residential building) for the silk industrialist Jakob Zürrer, Hausen am Albis |
1841-1843 | Villa Zum Sonnenhof, Winterthur; canceled in the mid 1930s |
1843-1847 | Villa Seeburg, Zurich; Zeugheer main plant, outbuilding demolished in 1964, villa in 1970 |
1845 | Hotel Schweizerhof, Lucerne , extension by adding a hall in 1865 also by Zeugheer |
1850-1853 | Teufen Castle, Freienstein-Teufen , neo-Gothic |
1853-1857 | Villa Wesendonck , Gablerstrasse 15, Zurich; The main work of Zeugheer, today used by Museum Rietberg |
1856-1858 | Former Hotel Bellevue, which gave the square of the same name its name, Zurich. Zeugheer's building is in the core of the current building that was rebuilt in 1889. |
1857 | Official Guardianship, District Building and Prison, Selnaustrasse 5, Zurich |
1859-1860 | Haus zum Warteck , Stadthausstrasse 39, Winterthur |
1861 | Villa for silk manufacturer Heinrich Bodmer-Stockar, Löwenstrasse 1, Zurich; canceled in 1925 |
1863 | Villa Villette , Cham |
1864-1866 | Schneggen Society House , Limmatquai , Zurich; together with Georg Lasius |
1869 | Villa Buchenhof (Villa Ott), Kreuzbühlstrasse 16, Zurich , demolished in 1978 |
1866-1870 | Villa Bellaria, Brunaustrasse 15, Zurich; canceled in 1977 |
Employee
- 1836–1837: August Flügge (1812)? † December 5, 1839, construction supervision and execution (in the office of Zeugherr & Wegmann)
literature
- Ottavio Clavuot: Settlement and architectural monuments in the canton of Zurich: a cultural and historical guide. Verlag Gut, Stäfa 1993 ISBN 3-85717-072-7
- Werner Müller: Zurich inventory: Founders of a city: 100 buildings and sites from Zurich's recent past that shape the image of this city and should be preserved for its residents, visitors and future generations. Artemis, Zurich 1975. ISBN 3-7608-0391-1
Web links
- Hans-Peter Mathis: Zeugheer, Leonhard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nekrolog zu August Flügge, + 1839, year 1842, p. 961 , accessed on January 15, 2013
- ^ Obituary of Flügge 1840 , accessed on January 15, 2013
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Witness army, Leonhard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1812 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1866 |
Place of death | Zurich |