 The artists Arnold Böcklin, Karl Brünner (1833-1871), Ernst Stückelberg and Charles Iguel (1826-1897) contributed the architectural adornment of the building.The ground floor of the building was dedicated to serve as an artist's clubhouse (today Kunsthalle Basel Restaurant).By 1927, the building had been extended several times to additionally house a workshop for sculptors and a sculpture hall (today Stadtkino Basel).