Studio: international art (40.1907)

F. von Krauss, Architect

cided to reside there all the
year round, for though ex-
posed to storms and winds,
neither the one nor the
other has harmed it, and
it is doubtful whether a
hurricane could do that.
It furnishes, therefore, a
good example of Baron
Krauss’s thoroughness.
The villa contains few
rooms, but these are all of
fair size. In summer the
Viennese live as much as
possible in the open air,
and therefore the verandah
is a very important feature
in all summer residences.
No villa is complete with-
out this adjunct, which
is usually of substantial
dimensions.

The Villa Weiss, of
which a series of illustra-

LOUNGE CORNER IN SITTING-ROOM, FREIWALDAU DESIGNED BY F. VON KRAUSS

tions are here given, is
at Freiwaldau, in Silesia,

live in the inner city. The Viennese are only just on the outskirts of a manufacturing town. The
beginning to think of its beautiful suburbs as places building is surrounded by a garden, through which

INGLE-NOOK IN DINING-ROOM AT FREIWALDAU DESIGNED BY F. VON KRAUSS
OAK STAINED DARK GREEN, GREEN VELVET UPHOLSTERY, COPPER FI1 TINGS

of residence, and here most
of the houses owe their
existence to the more or
less speculative builder who
contrives to dispense with
the superior knowledge of
the architect. Nevertheless,
one villa which Krauss has
already built at Grinzing,
one of the most beautiful
of the outlying districts of
Vienna, calls for notice.
The villa is built on an
elevation between two lines
of the Vienna forest moun-
tains. Except for a peasant’s
cottage no other house is
near. The red roof can be
seen a long • way off, and
serves as a kind of land-
mark to the villagers below.
It was originally designed
for a summer residence, but
its owner, Dr. Frank, who
is senior physician at the
General Hospital, has de-

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