Ulrich Büchel
Johann Ulrich Büchel (born December 27, 1753 in Basel ; † December 23, 1792 there ) was a Swiss builder of the late Baroque and early Classicism as well as a draftsman and etcher . Alongside Johann Jacob Fechter (1717–1797) and Samuel Werenfels (1720–1800), he is considered one of the most important architects in the city of Basel in the 18th century.
Life
Ulrich Büchel was the son of the stonemason Daniel Büchel and a great-nephew of the Basel baker, councilor, painter and draftsman Emanuel Büchel . After an apprenticeship as a stonemason in Basel, which he probably completed in his father's company, he also passed the master's examination in 1775. Two years later he married Anna Maria Fatio. In 1789 he became a sixth member of the spinning weather guild (i.e. a member of the extended board of directors, thus Grand Council ), and later chief sergeant.
It is believed that the architect Achilles Huber (1776–1860) could have received his first lessons from Büchel.
plant
- 1775: Entrance hall of the Golden Lion House, Basel (not preserved)
- 1775–80: Haus zum Kirschgarten , Basel; the commercial and residential building built for the then 25-year-old Basel silk ribbon manufacturer Johann Rudolf Burckhardt is considered the most elegant citizen's palace in the city
- 1787: Garden pavilion of the Bellevue estate in front of St.-Johann-Tor, Basel (attribution, not preserved)
- 1781–84: Town hall in Winterthur
- 1782: Parish church of Grentzingen in Alsace
Büchel also made numerous watercolors , gouaches , pen drawings , etchings and aquatint prints . He portrayed architecture, landscapes and designs for stage sets.
literature
- Marie-Claire Berkemeier-Favre: Johann Ulrich Büchel (1753–1792), architect of the Haus zum Kirschgarten: life and work . In: Burkard von Roda et al. (Ed.): Das Haus zum Kirschgarten and the beginnings of classicism in Basel (cat. Z. Exh. Sehnsucht Antike in the Historisches Museum Basel, Haus zum Kirschgarten, November 17, 1995– April 28, 1996), Basel: Historisches Museum 1995 , Pp. 51-70.
Web links
- Marie-Claire Berkemeier-Favre: Büchel, Johann Ulrich. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Büchel, Ulrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Büchel-Fatio, Johann Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss builder of the late baroque and early classicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 23, 1792 |
| Place of death | Basel |