10.05.2026 10:00 - 18:00
4132 Muttenz
Free for all
Free for everyone: 115 buildings open their doors at the weekend. The Open House PLUS+ supporting program starts on 29 April and Open House Kids encourages an entertaining family outing.
COME ON IN!
Open House Basel offers insights behind otherwise closed doors! Who wouldn't want to take a look inside a private house whose doors are normally closed to strangers? Is it conceivable to visit one of Basel's most important architectural monuments such as HAUS ZUM SAUSENBERG, the HEILMITTELLABOR in Arlesheim or the pioneering LENA residential project? The "Open House Basel - Architecture for All" association and its many helpers make these wishes possible.
OPEN HOUSE BASEL opens the doors of the most fascinating buildings in and around Basel. Visitors have the opportunity to explore architectural landmarks and hidden gems in the greater Basel area. These are otherwise only accessible to the public to a limited extent. They can talk directly to the architects or the residents and users of the buildings. An opportunity for everyone to take a look behind the façades of 115 buildings, rediscover the city and experience the diversity of how people work and live here.
ARCHITECTURE FOR ALL
Open House Basel offers everyone the opportunity to discover and experience architecture - regardless of age, origin, education or income. Because architecture affects us all. It shapes and changes our society and has an impact on the way we live, work and move. OPEN HOUSE BASEL thus contributes to raising public awareness and promotes dialog between experts and laypeople. The visits, guided tours and supporting events are free of charge for all participants.
WHAT IS SHOWN
The focus of the program is on contemporary architecture with a considerable number of residential buildings and public buildings. OPEN HOUSE BASEL shows outstanding individual buildings such as the ROCHE BÜROHAUS BAU2, the 73-metre-high BIOZENTRUM with its chrome steel façade in the "Schällemätteli" area, the CoDeck - an office building from the 1960s, converted into living and music rooms, the GLOBUS DACHGARTEN, whose redesign thematizes the building's location at the foot of the Münster hill as terraced roof gardens, and the LYSP8 building in Lysbüchel with 27 affordable apartments. Built as a timber construction, the materials used follow the principle of "design to disassembly". Around 30 re-used components were given a second life in various constructions.
With the selection of its buildings, OPEN HOUSE BASEL represents equally important urban development areas such as Lysbüchel, Westfeld. St. Alban. Klybeck or Erlenmatt, which stand for the latest changes in Basel's urban space. In addition, there are many award-winning residential buildings, clever conversions, hidden courtyard buildings and trouvailles to discover, which are exemplary of the careful further development of the urban space.
Another focus of the Buildings Program 2026 are the housing cooperatives represented with 16 properties. They impress in the Basel region with their high and pioneering architectural quality and make an important contribution to society and urban development. With innovative housing models, they provide impetus for sustainable urban development.
In addition to the housing cooperatives, two other themes are represented in the building selection: "Characteristic conversions" and "Inspiring timber buildings", which can also be selected in the online filter function. 17 projects were selected as representatives. These include the WOHNSIEDLUNG OBERE WIDEN - 25-year-old terraced houses in solid timber construction, the new headquarters of the CHRISTOPH MERIAN STIFTUNG, a three-storey timber building made of regional beech wood, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the TRANSFORMATION OF A LAGERGEBÄUDES into a residential building on Isteinerstrasse in the north of Basel and the FRANCK AREAL, where a center for social innovation, sustainability and inspiration is being created.
PLAN AN INDIVIDUAL TOUR
You can get an overview of the varied program via the gallery, the city map or the timetable. Click on the building image to find opening times, guided tours and additional information on the individual buildings as well as links to Google Maps that will take you directly to your destination. Registered users can mark their favorites using various filters and plan an individual tour. If you then call this up on your smartphone, it is child's play to get to your favorite places.
An overview and further information on all buildings can be found at https://openhouse-basel.org/orte/. Please note that some tours have a limited number of places and reservations are necessary.
SUPPORTING PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE PLUS+
The supporting program "Open House Basel PLUS+" pursues a broad-based architectural discourse - on the Open House Basel weekend, in the week before as well as during the year! This platform is used by a wide variety of players to highlight current issues and promote dialog together with Open House Basel. The wide range of activities on offer, such as bike tours, walks, talks, workshops and exhibitions, explore individual topics in greater depth. 15 events will take place from April 29 - May 10, 2026. An overview with information on registration, some of which is required, can be found at https://openhouse-basel.org/plus-programm/
ARCHITECTURE FOR FAMILIES
With "Open House Kids", the architecture experience also becomes an entertaining family outing: children can fill out collection cards at the buildings, develop their creativity in workshops and then take part in the prize draw. The aim is to get young participants interested in architecture in a fun way. More information: https://openhouse-basel.org/info/kids/
MEDIA SERVICE
Building photos, texts, banners and printed materials are available on our website: https://openhouse-basel.org/info/medienservice
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
Open House Basel offers insights behind otherwise closed doors! Who wouldn't want to take a look inside a private house whose doors are normally closed to strangers? Is it conceivable to visit one of Basel's most important architectural monuments such as HAUS ZUM SAUSENBERG, the HEILMITTELLABOR in Arlesheim or the pioneering LENA residential project? The "Open House Basel - Architecture for All" association and its many helpers make these wishes possible.
OPEN HOUSE BASEL opens the doors of the most fascinating buildings in and around Basel. Visitors have the opportunity to explore architectural landmarks and hidden gems in the greater Basel area. These are otherwise only accessible to the public to a limited extent. They can talk directly to the architects or the residents and users of the buildings. An opportunity for everyone to take a look behind the façades of 115 buildings, rediscover the city and experience the diversity of how people work and live here.
ARCHITECTURE FOR ALL
Open House Basel offers everyone the opportunity to discover and experience architecture - regardless of age, origin, education or income. Because architecture affects us all. It shapes and changes our society and has an impact on the way we live, work and move. OPEN HOUSE BASEL thus contributes to raising public awareness and promotes dialog between experts and laypeople. The visits, guided tours and supporting events are free of charge for all participants.
WHAT IS SHOWN
The focus of the program is on contemporary architecture with a considerable number of residential buildings and public buildings. OPEN HOUSE BASEL shows outstanding individual buildings such as the ROCHE BÜROHAUS BAU2, the 73-metre-high BIOZENTRUM with its chrome steel façade in the "Schällemätteli" area, the CoDeck - an office building from the 1960s, converted into living and music rooms, the GLOBUS DACHGARTEN, whose redesign thematizes the building's location at the foot of the Münster hill as terraced roof gardens, and the LYSP8 building in Lysbüchel with 27 affordable apartments. Built as a timber construction, the materials used follow the principle of "design to disassembly". Around 30 re-used components were given a second life in various constructions.
With the selection of its buildings, OPEN HOUSE BASEL represents equally important urban development areas such as Lysbüchel, Westfeld. St. Alban. Klybeck or Erlenmatt, which stand for the latest changes in Basel's urban space. In addition, there are many award-winning residential buildings, clever conversions, hidden courtyard buildings and trouvailles to discover, which are exemplary of the careful further development of the urban space.
Another focus of the Buildings Program 2026 are the housing cooperatives represented with 16 properties. They impress in the Basel region with their high and pioneering architectural quality and make an important contribution to society and urban development. With innovative housing models, they provide impetus for sustainable urban development.
In addition to the housing cooperatives, two other themes are represented in the building selection: "Characteristic conversions" and "Inspiring timber buildings", which can also be selected in the online filter function. 17 projects were selected as representatives. These include the WOHNSIEDLUNG OBERE WIDEN - 25-year-old terraced houses in solid timber construction, the new headquarters of the CHRISTOPH MERIAN STIFTUNG, a three-storey timber building made of regional beech wood, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, the TRANSFORMATION OF A LAGERGEBÄUDES into a residential building on Isteinerstrasse in the north of Basel and the FRANCK AREAL, where a center for social innovation, sustainability and inspiration is being created.
PLAN AN INDIVIDUAL TOUR
You can get an overview of the varied program via the gallery, the city map or the timetable. Click on the building image to find opening times, guided tours and additional information on the individual buildings as well as links to Google Maps that will take you directly to your destination. Registered users can mark their favorites using various filters and plan an individual tour. If you then call this up on your smartphone, it is child's play to get to your favorite places.
An overview and further information on all buildings can be found at https://openhouse-basel.org/orte/. Please note that some tours have a limited number of places and reservations are necessary.
SUPPORTING PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE PLUS+
The supporting program "Open House Basel PLUS+" pursues a broad-based architectural discourse - on the Open House Basel weekend, in the week before as well as during the year! This platform is used by a wide variety of players to highlight current issues and promote dialog together with Open House Basel. The wide range of activities on offer, such as bike tours, walks, talks, workshops and exhibitions, explore individual topics in greater depth. 15 events will take place from April 29 - May 10, 2026. An overview with information on registration, some of which is required, can be found at https://openhouse-basel.org/plus-programm/
ARCHITECTURE FOR FAMILIES
With "Open House Kids", the architecture experience also becomes an entertaining family outing: children can fill out collection cards at the buildings, develop their creativity in workshops and then take part in the prize draw. The aim is to get young participants interested in architecture in a fun way. More information: https://openhouse-basel.org/info/kids/
MEDIA SERVICE
Building photos, texts, banners and printed materials are available on our website: https://openhouse-basel.org/info/medienservice
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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Verein Open House Basel