KICHA 26: Basler Münster in Unreal Engine 5

KICHA 26: Münsterplatz, rebuilt

Video concept for the theatre production »Kinder Charivari 2026: Dr glaini Charivari Tick Tack Schabernack« on the Kleine Bühne of Theater Basel. The brief: bring the Münsterplatz onto a stage that doesn't fit it.

Concept

The Basler Münster as scenography. I project the historic building behind a small handful of natural and stage elements (a tree here, a bench there) so that the geometry of the place reads even when the audience sees only a fraction of it.

The 3D model

The detailed 3D model of the Münster comes from Marco Bernasconi of Archaeolab. It's the foundation everything else sits on.

Texturing

A few different sources:

• EasyMapper for the bulk of the building
• Materials from FAB / Quixel for stone, mortar, weathered metal
• A bespoke roof texture, hand-painted in Photoshop, to get the slate tiles to read at projection distance

Animation in Unreal 5

In Unreal Engine 5 I animated camera position, time of day, and lighting. A separate scene drops the production into a living room with animated objects, a small time-jump to anchor the play's framing device.

Tools

Unreal Engine 5 · TouchDesigner · Photoshop · After Effects · EasyMapper · Bitwig

Premiere

Spring 2026. Theater Basel, Kleine Bühne.