Ernst Gisel- Rathaus Fellbach: Opus 19

Ernst Gisel’s town hall for Fellbach is one of the very few buildings that make one enthuse about the town. Like Stirling’s Neue Staatsgalerie it invites you to linger – even without a reason: in the Stuttgart museum you are attracted by terraces, ramps and an open rotunda, whereas in the Fellbach building there is a sense of a strong suction that will draw the public into the inner courtyard of the complex. ›A bit Italian‹ – this is what Gisel himself says about the atmosphere there, and h...