Konstantin Peller

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Konstantin Peller (born December 9, 1887 in Vienna ; † August 15, 1969 there ) was an Austrian architect .

Life

Grinzing fire station (1928–1929), Cobenzlgasse 63
Maria-and-Rudolf-Fischer-Hof (1930–1931), Laxenburger Strasse 98
Residential complex of the municipality of Vienna (1936–1938), Puchsbaumgasse 24–36
Wassermännlein right Wienzeile

Konstantin Peller attended the State Trade School in Vienna and then studied from 1907 to 1910 at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Otto Wagner . During this time he also worked practically in Josef Ludwig's architecture office. He received the Rosenbaum Prize and the Hagenmüller Prize in 1909 and the Special School Prize in 1910. After a few years as a freelance architect, he joined the Vienna City Planning Department in 1913 and, over the years, despite the changing political regime, became a building inspector, in 1945 chairman of town planning and reconstruction and finally chief building officer.

meaning

As an architect, Peller was mainly active during the interwar period for the residential building program of Red Vienna . He pointed out large settlements to the home style remind us, just as monumental apartment buildings used for art in architecture could course. In addition, Peller specialized in the construction of fire stations , which had to meet special functional requirements and were partly designed in very expressive, sculptural forms. In the 1930s, his buildings became more matter-of-fact and simple not only as a result of the demand for economy, but also with the general trend towards modernity.

Works

  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Brünner Strasse 130–134, Vienna 21 (1924–1925)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Lenneisgasse 11–13, Vienna 14 (1925–1926)
  • Rosa-Toepler-Hof , Währinger Strasse 169–171, Vienna 18 (1927–1928)
  • Fire station Grinzing , Cobenzlgasse 63, Vienna 19 (1928–1929)
  • Fire station Neustift am Walde , Rathstrasse 37, Vienna 19 (1928)
  • Residential complex of the municipality of Vienna , Weimarer Strasse 8-10, Vienna 18 (1928-1929)
  • Fire station Kahlenbergerdorf , Wigandgasse 25, Vienna 19 (1928–1929)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Tandelmarktgasse 14, Vienna 2 (1929–1930)
  • Maria-and-Rudolf-Fischer-Hof , Laxenburger Straße 98, Vienna 10 (1930–1931)
  • Dr.-Josef-Bayer-Hof , Märzstrasse 115–123, Vienna 14 (1933–1934)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Puchsbaumgasse 24–36, Vienna 10 (1936–1938)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna "Zum Wassermännlein", rights Wienzeile 71, Vienna 5 (1937)
  • Main fire station Hernals , Johann-Nepomuk-Berger-Platz 12d, Vienna 17 (1937–1939)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Ziegelofengasse 12-14, Vienna 5 (1938)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna , Weidmanngasse 14, Vienna 17 (1938)
  • Housing complex of the municipality of Vienna "Lützow-Hof", Linzer Strasse 154–158, Vienna 14 (1938–1939)

literature

  • Felix Czeike: Historical Lexicon Vienna Vol. 4 . Kremayr & Scheriau: Vienna, 1995
  • Architekturzentrum Wien (publisher): Amt Macht Stadt. Erich Leischner and the Vienna City Building Office. Publisher Anton Pustet, Vienna 1999

Web links

Commons : Konstantin Peller  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Vienna: Section VI - Döbling main fire station, Grinzing and Neustift am Walde group stations ; accessed on April 27, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Peller, Constantine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian architect
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1969
Place of death Vienna