Reg.Nr. 98/SWI/01

Villa Boveri, Baden

Villa of Walter and Victoire Boveri, founder of Brown Boveri & Cie (1988 merger between Asea + BBC to Asea Brown Boveri). For houses of this kind architects were engaged who were among the best of their time : Karl Moser from Baden and Robert Curjel from Karlsruhe. The house and ...
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Project details

Title:Villa Boveri, Baden
Entr. year: 1998
Result:Diploma
Country: Switzerland
Town: Baden
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: residential building
Former use:Mansion, corporate headquarters building
Actual use:Villa: venue for events and seminars; Garden: historic garden, cultural attraction, green space open to the public
Built: 19th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Karl Moser, Robert Curjel, Architects , Villa: Stalder+Vogel, Architects (Zürich); Park: Stöckli, Kienast + Koeppel, Landscape Architects (Wettingen- CH)
The Jury's citation: For the remarkable restoration and careful reconstruction of this park, respecting the original designs by Evariste Mertens and Carl Sattler.
GPS:47°28'12.5" N; 8°18'28.6" E
Web, Links:

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Description:
Villa of Walter and Victoire Boveri, founder of Brown Boveri & Cie (1988 merger between Asea + BBC to Asea Brown Boveri). For houses of this kind architects were engaged who were among the best of their time : Karl Moser from Baden and Robert Curjel from Karlsruhe. The house and the landscaped, English-style garden were built 1898 . (Landscape architect: the Belgian Evariste Mertens, best Swiss landscape architect of his time). In 1908 the neo-Baroque garden with pavillion, garden sculptures, diverse fountains , bath-house with swimmingpool were built (architect: Carl Sattler, München). Exploitation today; house: events, seminars. Garden: open to the public. The house and the park are under protection of the Cantonal Monument Protection (Kantonaler Denkmalschutz) Authority.