Jakobstrasse 10

Jakobstraße, which dates back to the Roman settlement, was one of the most important street axes in the historic town, where mainly traders, merchants and citizens settled. The continuity of building sites was correspondingly high and the houses that stood here until the post-war period were predominantly 17th/18th century buildings on much older cellars and foundations. After the demolition of the old building, the house was rebuilt under the direction of the city conservator Hugot using parts of the façade of Judengasse no. 2 from 1819.

The main façade facing Jakobstrasse, which has been adapted to modern storey heights with translocated historical façade elements, is complemented by a modern side façade facing Judengasse. While the idealized main façade with brick, bluestone, mullioned windows and gabled roof with small dormers contributes to the historic streetscape, the other façades with concrete elements, balconies and undivided windows create a contemporary contrast. However, historical elements can also be discovered here in isolated cases: The round window (so-called ox-eye) in the gable zone probably comes from the house at Templergraben 79, the large bluestone portal originally from the house at Peterstraße 45. A terracotta city eagle is embedded in the courtyard wall, which comes from the former extension to the "Queen of Hungary" baths in Buchkremerstraße.

Historic façade elements had to be adapted to modern storey heights.

The building has a special floor plan structure: All rooms are arranged radially around a central staircase oval. The central arrangement of the staircase makes it possible to change the storey height at the rear. This means that two more storeys can be used on the courtyard side than on the street side. The slope of the Judengasse was thus optimally utilized.