Hans Dworak

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Johann Franz Anton Dworak (actually Dvořák , also called Dvorak or Dworák in literature ; born May 19, 1870 in Nussdorf near Vienna , † April 17, 1920 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect .

Life

Born the son of a civil servant, he graduated from high school in 1888 and attended Karl Hasenauer's courses at the Academy of Fine Arts from 1891 to 1893 . From 1900 he worked as a freelance architect, his architecture office was quite successful, as Dworak hit the aesthetic nerve of the fin de siècle with his individual style . He was able to design major projects such as the Marxerhof in Bechardgasse / Untere Viaduktgasse / Kegelgasse, where several adjacent parcels were built in one go. With the First World War, however, his career came to an abrupt end, and after 1914 no more buildings have survived. He died of pneumonia in the wake of the war.

Despite his training with Hasenauer, Dworak is much more likely to be assigned to Secessionism than to Historicism ; his style is very strongly influenced by Otto Wagner , although he never belonged to his school. It is characterized by a mixture of romantic historicism, block-like late classicism and floral secessionism.

His buildings are highly recognizable and there are a number of “trademarks” in his architecture. One is the horizontalization of the facades, which is achieved with cornice changes, grooves or ornamentation. Strong curves are preferred for corner houses, which give the buildings a high degree of plasticity. Projecting roofs, accented cornices and attic floors are typical for Dworak, as are imaginative balcony railings or (as in the example of the house at Trauttmansdorffgasse 50) sweeping glass and iron roofs. A particularly characteristic feature of Dworak's facade design is the inflationary use of women's masks, which Achleitner describes as "almost compulsive". On the other hand, there is the rationality of its floor plans, which enable a high level of parcel utilization.

buildings

photo	Construction year	Surname	Location	description
Yes	1900	Rental house	Vienna 15, Ortnergasse 3 location
Yes	1900-1901	Residential building	Vienna 18, Gentzgasse 92–94 Location
Yes	1901	Rental houses	Vienna 3, Paulusplatz 8 and 9 / Schimmelgasse 12 location
Yes	1901	"Dreifaltigkeitshof" rental house	Vienna 7, Mechitaristengasse 1 location
BW	1902	Rental house	Vienna 7, Burggasse 88 location
Yes	1902-1903	"Cottage-Hof" residential complex	Vienna 18, Währinger Strasse 125 / Teschnergasse 39–41 Location
BW	1904	Rental house	Vienna 8, Kupkagasse 2 / Josefstädterstraße 54 Location
BW	1904	Rental house	Vienna 8, Josefstädterstraße 52 location
BW	1904	Rental house	Vienna 8, Josefstädterstraße 50 / Schönborngasse 1 location
Yes	1904	Rental house	Vienna 18, Klostergasse 37 Location
Yes	1904-1905	"Marxer-Hof" residential complex	Vienna 3, Bechardgasse 16–18 / Kegelgasse 5–7 / Untere Viakduktgasse 35 Location
Yes	1904-1905	Residential house "Fürstenhof" BDA-ID: 75734 Wikidata	Vienna 13, Trautmansdorffgasse 50 Location	This building is the architect's home
Yes	1906	Rental house	Vienna 5, Zentagasse 6 location
Yes	1906	Residential building	Vienna 18, Hans Sachs-Gasse 17 location
Yes	1907	Official building, tax office BDA-ID: 27304 Wikidata	Vienna 7, Seidengasse 20 / Zieglergasse location	Note: with the sculptors A. Jung & Russ
Yes	1909	Residential and commercial building	Vienna 3, Ungargasse 2 location
Yes	1912-1913	Residential and commercial building	Vienna 3, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 113 location
BW	1912-1913	Villa Ernestine West	Dukelská 455/23, České Budějovice Location	Note: with Pompeo Ritter von Wolff
Yes	1913	Residential and cooperative building of the "large shopping cooperative of merchants in Vienna"	Vienna 18, Theresiengasse 11 location

Web links

Commons : Hans Dwořák - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Hans Dworak. In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Published by the Architekturzentrum Wien . Vienna 2007.

Individual evidence

↑ Helmut Weihsmann: Built in Vienna. Lexicon of 20th Century Viennese Architects . Promedia, Vienna, 2005, p. 73.
^ Friedrich Achleitner: Austrian architecture in the 20th century . Volume III / 1, Residenz Verlag, Salzburg and Vienna, 1990, p. 123.

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personal data
SURNAME	Dworak, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dvořák, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH	May 19, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nussdorf
DATE OF DEATH	April 17, 1920
Place of death	Vienna

[1] Helmut Weihsmann: Built in Vienna. Lexicon of 20th Century Viennese Architects . Promedia, Vienna, 2005, p. 73.

[2] Friedrich Achleitner: Austrian architecture in the 20th century . Volume III / 1, Residenz Verlag, Salzburg and Vienna, 1990, p. 123.