Heart chamber for individualists

The House

On the edge of the Markgräflerland, high above the Rhine plain, lies Herzkammer 1719. A former farmhouse built around 1719—quietly set into the landscape.

The house is clear and restrained: lots of wood, open space, no folklore. Two large stone sculptures stand directly in front of the entrance. They set a counterpoint and frame the place. The Herzkammer 1719 estate is the private home base of Konrad Winzer—sculptor, restaurateur and connoisseur. The Herzkammer forms the heart of the house—where living, art and culinary culture meet and life pulses. Individual and very private. Archaic in materiality, yet conceived with ambition. A house that works—without explaining itself.

Living

Living at Herzkammer 1719 means arriving—and staying. Not side by side, but right in the middle of it: in a house that gives space and shows character.

Two Herzkammern are available. One in the historic building—archaic and sheltered. One in the new build—open, filled with light, and directly connected to the landscape. Both can be used independently and are deliberately conceived as different. What they share is the calm of the place—and the idea of living not as a stage set, but as something to experience.

Heart Chamber 1

The 1719 historic building—sculpture room, library, kitchen and sleeping gallery under the roof.

Herzkammer 1 is located in the historic part of the house. What used to be a horse stable is now a place of calm—reduced, idiosyncratic, out of time. Tall, bright rooms open around the kitchen, dining and living area. Everything follows what matters. Art is part of the architecture and part of everyday life. It doesn’t hang on the walls—it belongs. Konrad Winzer selected, worked and installed the Markgräfler woods for this Herzkammer himself. You can see and feel the handiwork. Nothing is decorative; everything has weight. At the center of the kitchen-living space stands a walnut table: a rough-sawn top, five centimeters thick, two meters long. A table like a cutting board—or a cutting board like a table. Where better to talk through the night, drink wine, or simply slice bacon? Herzkammer 1 is deliberately not a place for high-tech pampering. Instead there is: an open fireplace; a hundredweight Italian iron stove that serves as both heater and hot-water store; an Alsatian feed trough from the 16th century now used as a sink—and time. A very individual, private universe. Archaic in materiality, yet conceived in a modern way. A place where time doesn’t matter.

In the foyer, wood, stone and figure meet—quiet, focused, grounded.

The old staircase and the art hold the space together without overloading it.

Library and fireplace form the quiet counterpoint—a place to read, work, arrive.

Above the kitchen-living space lies the sleeping gallery—open, warm, protected under the roof.

Heart Chamber 2

The new build—filled with light, open, with clear lines and direct access to the garden.

Herzkammer 2 is a new build from 2025. The starting point was the old roof truss and the barn beneath it, which were extended, rebuilt and carefully transformed. A former utility space became living space—clear, open and contemporary. Wood and glass define the architecture; large window fronts bring light and landscape into the house. High-quality oak floors connect it to the historic Herzkammer. Everything else is deliberately lighter, more modern, more transparent. The space lives from breadth, height and view—not from mass. Herzkammer 2 is the counterpoint to the historic chamber: less weight, more openness. A place for people seeking clarity—yet still wanting to be part of the whole.

Large windows bring the landscape into the house—here, light becomes the real material.

The space stays clear so that view, art and everyday life can take effect.

The kitchen is part of the whole—functional, precise, with a deliberate color contrast.

Cooking, eating and conversation flow into one another without the space losing its calm.

Garden

A place between art and landscape.

The garden of Herzkammer 1719 opens directly behind the house.

From here the view stretches far across the Rhine plain to Basel—hence the name Baselblick. Space, light and landscape define the place.

Between Herzkammer 1 and the garden lies a room that connects both. Here Konrad Winzer works and cooks. Workshop and kitchen flow into one another; sculptures in wood and marble stand between stove, table and tools. A long table forms the center—for conversation, shared meals and encounters.

In the garden itself are stone sculptures from earlier years. They structure the space without fixing it. In summer guests sit outside at the table, the aperitif is served here, and the gaze opens into the distance.

Herzkammer 1 and Herzkammer 2 are independent guest houses and can be booked separately.
The garden and the connecting room belong to Konrad’s private refuge. They are not part of the booking, but in shared exchange they can naturally open up.

Up close, the material reveals itself. Traces of the hand remain visible—wood and stone age with light and time.

In the evening the garden opens to the landscape. Art and surroundings enter a quiet dialogue.

Some figures do not look at us—they look out with us.

Region

The Markgräflerland—light, hills, wide views between the Black Forest and the Vosges.

Contact

Inquiries are welcome—preferably personal, calm and without detours.

If you have questions or would like to plan your stay, we look forward to your message.

Herzkammer of Home is not an anonymous place—and your inquiry doesn’t have to be either. Tell us briefly who you are, when you would like to come, and what matters to you.

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Address, Map

Baselblick 26, 79400 Kandern
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