Villa Waldbühl, Arts and Crafts villa in Uzwil, Switzerland
Villa Waldbühl is an Arts and Crafts mansion in the canton of St. Gallen, designed by English architect Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott in 1911, combining Tudor elements with Swiss building traditions. The estate includes a landscaped park with formal gardens, pergola, staircases, a swimming pool, and a bathhouse all designed by Scott himself.
Theodor Bühler from the Uzwiler industrial family commissioned the villa after meeting Baillie Scott during his time in London between 1909 and 1911. This connection brought one of the Arts and Crafts movement's most influential architects to work in Switzerland.
The interior reflects the taste of its original owners through furnishings and decorations all designed by the architect and manufactured by English makers to his specifications. These pieces remain in place and shape how the rooms look and feel today.
The property is best explored on foot to appreciate the buildings and gardens in context. Visitors should plan enough time to see both the house and the grounds carefully.
The 1907 preliminary design for a residential complex called Holzbüel, sketched by Pfleghard and Haefeli for the Bühler family, was never developed; Theodor Bühler instead turned to Baillie Scott, whom he had met in London. The villa's interiors, down to the flacons, were designed by Scott and made and imported by English firms.
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