The four-storey residential and commercial building was designed in 1889 by the renowned Karlsruhe architects Kempermann & Slevogt.
During the Second World War, the side wing facing the courtyard and the building’s roof were destroyed. After the war, the roof was reconstructed only as a temporary structure.

In 2021–22, the dilapidated roof was dismantled and rebuilt in timber-frame construction, incorporating dormer windows and a raised ridge line.
The newly created roof space was converted into a residential unit.

The striking interior is defined by a generous sense of openness and the clear spatial articulation of the exposed roof planes, dormers, purlins and tie beams.
The design concept is deliberately restrained, limited to a small palette of materials and colours: walls and ceilings are finished entirely in white.