Paul Speiser Hof

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The listed Paul-Speiser-Hof in Vienna's Floridsdorf district

The Paul-Speiser-Hof is one of several urban residential complexes in Vienna's 21st district of Floridsdorf . The municipal housing was partly built on the Floridsdorfer AC property from 1929 and was completed in 1931 and 1932 during the third construction phase by Leopold Bauer . The community housing was named in 1948 after the politician Paul Speiser . Between 1997 and 2000 the yard was renovated.

architecture

The residential complex consists of three independent apartment blocks, which were planned by the architects Leopold Bauer , Karl Scheffel , Ernst Lichtblau and Hans Glaser . The first component, a by risalits , bay greatly plastically structured and essays lanes Complex with Torhalle and Straßenhof to Broßmannplatz located south and extends over a U-shaped plan. Part I was designed by Hans Glaser and Karl Scheffel and, with its three arched passages and the pointed gable on the main facade, is reminiscent of old apartment buildings . The second component planned by Ernst Lichtblau, which adjoins the north, has four floors and the shape of a square courtyard. In addition, this courtyard has glazed loggias and balconies, which were added in the course of a courtyard renovation in an international style. The third component by Leopold Bauer, a five-storey residential building, also extends along Freytaggasse and is divided into risalit-like components above the staircases. In addition, its rows of windows are grouped together by means of framing cornices . Like the second component, this also forms a contrast to the first residential building, as the complex was designed in a restrained, functional style.

Ernst Lichtblau realized two municipal buildings in the course of his career, the Paul-Speiser-Hof being the second. Until then, the Viennese, who had been mainly concerned with individual buildings and interior design, broke away from the design of municipal buildings that had been customary until then with the design of construction phase II of the Paul-Speiser-Hof. He was guided by functional criteria that corresponded to the time of origin, for example by preferring smooth facades and glazed bay windows. The Paul-Speiser-Hof also has some architectural features. The planned and implemented part of light blue in particular is considered particularly successful. The interplay of trees as a natural component and the existing loggias and balconies creates a coherent image and is therefore an oasis of calm for the residents during the springtime . During this time of year, heralds of spring in the form of meadow flowers can be discovered in a quiet environment. Even Karl Mang , an eminent architect and architectural theorist, was a great admirer of this residential building.

history

The first construction phase of the Paul-Speiser-Hof, which is located near the U6 and Floridsdorf S-Bahn station, was started in 1929 by Hans Glaser and Karl Scheffel. The farm was partly built on the grounds of the Floridsdorfer Athletics Club (FAC) and on the raised area of ​​the Danube regulation (1870-1875). The second construction phase (1930–1931), planned by Ernst Lichtblau, extended the facility over Franklinstrasse. Leopold Bauer completed the construction work on the Paul-Speiser-Hof in the third construction phase (1931–1932).

During the February fighting in 1934 , the Paul-Speiser-Hof, which was then called the FAC-Hof, was an important place of resistance by the Schutzbund . In the area of ​​the northern railway embankment and the allotment gardens, the workers defended this house against the troops of the Dollfuss regime . The resistance fighters represented a major problem for the police and the military, who had to use force to gain entry to the courtyard. The FAC yard, in which important activities of the Schutzbund took place, was partially destroyed by mine throwers.

To this day, a memorial plaque in Freytagstrasse reminds of the name giver of the Paul-Speiser-Hof. Paul Speiser (1877–1947) was not only active as a teacher, but was also involved in the Social Democratic Party as deputy mayor and city councilor before and after the Second World War . Until 1948 the Paul-Speiser-Hof was known as the FAC Bau, as it was built on parts of the Floridsdorfer Athletics Club. On October 12, 1948, the municipal committee for culture decided to change the name from FAC Bau to Paul-Speiser-Hof. The building is characterized by its cubic features and the glazed facade design on the angular protrusions.

In the southern section of the building there is a memorial and a plaque commemorating the name of the farm. In 1988, renovation work began in which elevators were installed, followed by renovation work from 1997 to 2000, in which the municipal housing was connected to the district heating system in Vienna . In the course of this, the roof, windows, doors and facade were modernized, which made it possible to reduce heating costs and environmental pollution.

Web links

Commons : Paul-Speiser-Hof  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  3. Ursula Prokop: Ernst Lichtblau In: Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770 - 1945 Architekturzentrum Wien . , November 1, 2005, accessed October 17, 2015
  4. ^ Karl Mang: Writings, Sketches, Memories. With a foreword by Friedrich Achleitner. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne / Weimar 2007, ISBN 978-3-205-77657-4 , Chapter Architecture and Space - Thoughts on Housing in Red Vienna (1993) , p. 37.
  5. Peter Schubert: Schauplatz Österreich. Topographic lexicon on contemporary history in three volumes. Volume 1. Vienna. Hollinek , Vienna 1976, ISBN 3-85119-147-1 , p. 62.
  6. ^ Raimund Hinkel: Vienna XXI; Floridsdorf. The home book. Jedlesee, Schwarzlackenau, Strebersdorf, Jedlersdorf, Leopoldau, Stammersdorf, intermediate bridges, Donaufeld, Floridsdorf, Jedlersdorf am Spitz. Brandstätter, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-85447-528-4 , p. 171.
  7. Doris Warlitsch: Memorials in Floridsdorf. The civil war in February 1934. Thesis . University of Vienna, Vienna 2009, p. 126.
  8. ^ Paul Speiser Hof in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  9. Paul Speiser Hof. In: dasrotewien.at - Web dictionary of the Viennese social democracy. SPÖ Vienna (Ed.)

Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '9.8 "  N , 16 ° 23' 59.2"  E