Sunday, 10.04.16 - 17:00
Winter excursion – Transfer

Soup at tavern Haus zur Glocke: new moon over Untersee by Claudia Schmid.

Haus zur Glocke: Transfer

The Haus zur Glocke at the Seestrasse in Steckborn constitutes the starting point for the Transfer project. The title indicates the transformation of the vacant timber-framed building, its renovation, the revival of this place with cultural interventions, and beyond. This gesture is always directed towards the future and speaks of an openness that adapts to the respective situations. With this in mind, the artist Judit Villiger bought the building in April 2014 and renovated it, tending to only the bare necessities. By removing previous fixtures, open and permeable spaces have been created that can be used flexibly. The expanded roof invites as space to think and work, the ground floor with its shop window and the entrance establishes the connection to the street and the public. The 1^st floor is used as accessory space complete with kitchen and toilet for temporary living and eating.

Through the preservation of the house and the careful handling of the old substance, the cityscape is significantly enhanced, even if constitutes but one tiny aspect. At the same time, the old house deliberately presents itself as new: the shop window, the door and lettering are given a new design. The bridge from old to new, from tradition to innovation, from private to public, is the focus of the Transfer project in the broadest sense, which is now being continued with the cultural actions on site.