Cannstatter Straße 84, Fellbach

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Heroic 20th-century Modernism viewed the private home as a testing ground for utopian theories, a space for experimentation where innovative ideas could be realized. Architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, and Konstantin Melnikov utilized this intimate setting to bring their visionary concepts to life. In contrast, Fritz Barth’s house in Fellbach adopts an ironic, melancholic stance towards this heroic ideal while still drawing from its legacy. Barth sees his home as an experiment reflecting the state of architecture at the dawn of the 21st century, aiming not to merely expand architectural vocabulary but to explore the remaining possibilities of 'dwelling' as defined by Heidegger. The outcome is not a nostalgic homeliness but a structure that firmly asserts itself within its context. Its complexity, rich in allusions and references, unfolds gradually behind a deceptively simple exterior focused on immediate experience. Despite Barth's polemical intentions, the house transcends being an ideological statement, emphasizing the essence of 'dwelling' without distinguishing between surface and function. Fritz Barth, an architecture graduate from Stuttgart, holds a PhD from ETH Zürich. Thomas Hettche, a freelance writer, and Amber Sayah, an editor and author, contribute to the discourse surrounding architecture, while Gerhart Schröder, a retired professor, has explored aesthetic development in early modern