Freestanding farmhouse as residential and commercial house

Your advantages at a glance: 

• Prime location directly in the village center of Koppigen
• Impressive expansion potential for 6 to 8 apartments
• Spacious forecourt with 15 parking spaces
• Idyllic, green garden with direct stream access
• Versatile use as a combined residential and commercial house
• Solid historical building substance with high-quality structure
• Noble vaulted cellar and spacious storage and ancillary areas
• Central, historically significant location in the heart of the village
• Developed shop area of the former bakery with potential for reuse
• Profitable development property with genuine unique selling point

A piece of Emmental building culture with a future

In a central location in the heart of Koppigen, an impressive testimony to Emmental building culture stands: a farmhouse from 1828, which has shaped the village center for almost two centuries. Located directly on the main street, this property combines grown historical substance with an exceptional potential for the future - a rare combination that can hardly be found on the market a second time. The former tea room area on the ground floor can be further developed in a versatile way: as an attractive commercial space, as a studio or as part of a completely new usage concept. Even greater potential lies in the economic part: wide stage areas, high air spaces and a supportive existing structure create the best conditions for exceptional reuse - from atmospheric loft living space to a well-thought-out connection between living and working.

This property is aimed at a buyer with a vision - at all those who do not want to replace historical building substance, but to continue it in their sense. Well-thought-out concepts are sought that preserve the character of the building, honor its history and combine it with contemporary architecture and modern floor plans. For all those who enjoy reinterpreting existing buildings, a rare opportunity with great design leeway is offered here.

History of the property

The farmhouse was built in 1828 and shaped agricultural life in Koppigen for over a century. In 1931, the agricultural operation was discontinued. In 1979, the barn and hayloft area was converted into a tea room, which was a fixed part of village life for decades. In 1994, the roof of the residential part was renovated, and in 2006, an oil central heating system was installed. In 2023, the operation of the tea room and the adjacent bakery shop was discontinued - since then, the building has been open to a new, forward-looking use.

Architecture and modern floor plans are combined. For all those who enjoy reinterpreting existing buildings, a rare opportunity with great design leeway is offered here.

Object & Areas

The property (land register number 448, land register community Koppigen) is located in the core zone, where the adjacent zones are also designated as core zones. The building is not built massively and includes a plot area of 2,061 m², a net living area of 250 m² and a garden area of 1,602 m². The volume including garages is 4,861 m³.

Properties

The house has more than 10 rooms and thus offers a lot of space for individual living and usage concepts. In the apartment, a toilet is available, in the former restaurant area, three more customer toilets and a separate toilet for employees complement the offer. Outside, 15 spacious parking spaces are available - a clear advantage for commercial and private use. The property is heated by an oil central heating system with radiators as heat distribution.

The property is under monument protection and thus preserves its unique historical character. At the same time, the attic is expandable, which opens up additional design leeway for a meaningful expansion of the usable areas - an ideal combination of protected heritage and future-oriented potential.

Architectural heritage

Former farmhouse from 1828, with conversions in 1969 and 1977 to a residential and commercial house (expansion of the economy). The classicist Sichtriegbau rests on a sandstone cellar base and is crowned by a powerful half-hip roof with a painted Ründi. The six-window-axis-wide, colorfully designed south facade and the board arcades of the side laundries with decorative edge, the two-color Zopfbüge and the rectangular and pointed arch windows in six-part division with profiled window sills and lintels testify to an exceptionally high-quality carpentry work. Two front doors with curved door lintels and staged entrance stairs, old window shutters and a sandstone cellar with two entrances underline the historical character. On the west side, there is a Jurassic stone fountain.

Together with the building Hauptstrasse 18, the property forms a dominant building on the main street, placed in a corner between Oesch and Mühlegässli. In particular, when approaching from the southeast, the property appears prominently - an exponent of the Koppigen village center that is equally significant in terms of position and intrinsic value.

Conclusion: A rare opportunity with a future

For a buyer with a sense of substance and design will, a rare opportunity is offered here: an object that not only provides living space but also entrepreneurial leeway - centrally located, with grown infrastructure and in a community that combines tradition and quality of life.

Whoever is willing to continue writing this legacy will find in this property much more than a house, namely the basis for a project with a future.