International studio (23.1904)

The Vienna Artist's Colony

In Dr. Henncberg’s villa the street door
opens on to a small passage, from which a flight
of seven steps leads into a finely constructed
vestibule; the hall is reached by a door on the
right. Behind the vestibule is the butler’s
pantry, fitted with practical and artistic cupboards,
enamelled white; while the tones of the vestibule
are chrome yellow. The dining-room is originally
treated, not only in the form of the furniture, but
also in colouring. The sideboard, which runs the
whole length of the room, is of maple enamelled
white, with fittings of black steel. It has slabs of
black marble, and the receptacles have glass
doors through which the silver can be seen to
advantage. On the opposite side of the room
is a long lattice window, which occupies nearly
the whole length of the room, and as it is placed
high the light is good. The chairs are of ebony,
with emerald - green leather seats; while the
table is of the same wood, with brass mountings
for the feet. There is an air of refreshment about
the room—a daintiness savouring of that scenery
which lies outside. The hall runs the entire length
of the villa. It is very spacious and lofty, the
light from one end being obtained from the bay-

formed window, and at the far end from the
windows of the corridor above, to which the stair-
case leads. This staircase, though placed at the
side, seems to divide the hall into two parts, though
there is no real division. The furniture is of
maple, stained a kind of green-black to harmonise
with the tones of the gum - photographs by Dr.
Henneberg. The tables have grey marble slabs
and brass mountings, and the chairs are upholstered
in grey goatskin, with a narrow border of white
leather fastened on by large, round-headed brass
nails. The upholstery of the library end is of
blue-grey; and this tone predominates in the
ornaments. Though each villa has a central heating
apparatus, the halls have fireplaces, and to the
architectural structure of these Professor Hoffmann
has given much thought. In Dr. Henneberg’s villa,
this is placed in the upper part of the side of the
hall so that its beauty is not at once seen, but it is
a good piece of architectural design and artistic
colouring. The grey and the black marble slabs
tell well, and help to form the harmony which pre-
vails over this part of the house.
The bedrooms are generally somewhat cold,
though no two are alike either in form or colour.


KITCHEN IN DR. HENNEBERG’S HOUSE
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l'ROFESSOR HOFFMANN, ARCHITECT