^{Project Type: Listed residential building / renovation and textile concept
Location: Küsnacht, Switzerland
Original Architecture: Lux Guyer (1929)
Renovation Architecture: Christ & Gantenbein Architects
Collaboration: Richter Tobler Architects / Inch Furniture
Textile Design: Annette Douglas}

Project Overview
The residence «Obere Schiedhalde» in Küsnacht was designed in 1929 by architect Lux Guyer, the first independent female architect in Switzerland. In 2014, the house was carefully renovated in close collaboration with the cantonal heritage authorities. Commissioned by Christ & Gantenbein Architects, Annette Douglas developed the textile concept for the house as part of the sensitive restoration and transformation.

Architectural Context
Engaging with Lux Guyer’s work revealed a deep admiration for her courageous position as architect and entrepreneur. Her experimental approach, refreshing design techniques and strong connection to craftsmanship define the character of the interiors. Within the «Obere Schiedhalde», each visual axis forms a layered collage of materials, colours, patterns and contrasts — sometimes expressive, sometimes quiet. This open and undogmatic composition became the foundation for the textile concept.

Textile Concept
The selected fabrics emphasise craftsmanship and the tactile beauty of textiles, bringing together technique, material and function. Today, the curtains form an integral part of Guyer’s spatial compositions in colour and materiality.

• daytime curtains made from Italian linen in off-white, woven using a special Dreher/Lino weaving technique
• fulled loden fabrics from Styria for blackout functions, combined with melange wool textiles responding to the mineral character and colour of the walls
• patterned curtains in the children’s rooms using printed linen and cotton fabrics («Strawberry Thief» and «Forest» by William Morris), inspired by nature observations from the late 19th-century Arts and Crafts movement

Collaboration
The renovation emerged from a close and inspiring collaboration between architects, client and designer, accompanied by extensive research into the work of Lux Guyer.

Architectural Impact
The project demonstrates how textile design can reinterpret heritage architecture by continuing historical design ideas through materiality, craftsmanship and contemporary interpretation.

_{Book release 2023 by Park Books "LUX GUYER Obere Schiedhalde". Edited by architects Christ & Gantenbein, Sven Richter and Ludovic Balland. With a text by Annette Douglas "A CHAMPION OF COLLAGE"}