Ten-house residential complex

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The ten houses (also 10 houses ) are a residential complex in St. Pölten . They were built and operated by Erste Österreichische Glanzstoff-Fabrik AG to accommodate workers in the nearby new factory. Completed in 1908, the complex consists of ten houses that are lined up in a row to form a square with an inner courtyard.

location

The residential building is located on a larger lot, which is surrounded by Mühlweg, Feldgasse, Schwammelgasse and Peppertstraße.

history

The municipality of St. Pölten subsidized the construction of the workers' apartments with 3,700 kroner . The complex was built from 1907 to 1908 according to plans by the architect Rudolf Wondracek . At the end of 1908, most of the apartments had already been occupied; at the end of the 1920s, around 100 families lived in the ten houses. Today (2006) many of the tenants are guest workers .

The apartments were typical workers' apartments at the time and consisted of a room, a kitchen and sometimes a cabinet. Less than half of the 100 apartments had their own toilet.

The ten houses are now owned by Domus Liegenschaftsverwaltungs-GmbH and were completely renovated by the latter from 1993 to 1998. Until the general renovation, these were substandard apartments. The building stock was gutted down to the load-bearing walls. 85 new residential units were created through new partition walls, wall openings and masonry, so that studio apartments from 30 m² to family apartments of 85 m² were created. The buildings are connected to the municipal district heating network. All supply and sewage pipes as well as electrical, sanitary and heating installations were renewed, as well as windows, interior and exterior doors, wall and floor coverings, plastering and painting. The roof structures were renovated and covered with new Prefa roofs. The well-preserved part of the ornate ornaments and plastering remained on the facades, the remaining areas were reconstructed. The total construction costs were around 5 million euros.

literature

  • Renate Gamsjäger: The history of the first Austrian Glanzstoff factory seen in the light of new research. In: Bulletin of the cultural administration of the city of St. Pölten , number 40, 1991
  • Thomas Karl among other things: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities. Berger, Horn 1999, ISBN 3-85028-310-0 , p. 405
  • Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria. History-technology-architecture. Böhlau, Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-205-77460-0 , p. 617

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d Gerhard A. Stadler: The industrial heritage of Lower Austria. History-technology-architecture. Böhlau, Vienna 2006, p. 617.
  2. ↑ Thomas Karl among others: The art monuments of the city of St. Pölten and its incorporated localities. Berger, Horn 1999, p. 405.
  3. ↑ Own presentation on www.domus.co.at (accessed on July 10, 2013).

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 1.6 ″  N , 15 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  E