Family villa with two dwelling units at Wilhelminenberg

The best air in Vienna - Family refuge at Wilhelminenberg Embedded in old-growth trees, with views in every direction and rooms that change with the light - this is Villa Kokoschka - designed by Johannes Spalt Oskar Kokoschka bought, about 100 years ago, the villa built around 1900 on the Gallitzinberg, which has since been in family ownership. Kokoschkas connection to Vienna formed already during his school years, which he spent at the K.&.k. Staatsrealschule Währing and at the Kunstgewerbeschule, the present-day University of Applied Arts. Through his earnings as a young, up-and-coming artist, in the 1920s he had enough money to acquire a villa on the Wilhelminenberg for his family. There, where the air in Vienna is best, he wanted the family to be united, as his father suffered from a lung disease. From 1925 to 1935, in the Works Catalogue of the Fondation Kokoschka, five works remain, on which the artist captured the view onto the Liebhartstal. But you do not have to be a Kokoschka lover to fall in love with this magnificent villa at first sight. Even in Oskar Kokoschka’s lifetime, at the end of the 1970s, the two upper floors of the villa were subjected to a radical transformation by the well-known architect Johannes Spalt. The previously modest, simple turn-of-the-century villa with a narrow roof was converted into an architectural monument, in the best tradition of the Bauhaus style, with its representatives Kokoschka has been deeply connected since its founding. Spalt, a student of Clemens Holzmeister and later Rector of the University of Applied Arts, expanded the villa and added to it. The result is a Gesamtkunstwerk. The completely independent garden apartment was only a few years ago extensively renovated, has a terrace and an exit into the garden. Also here nothing was spared, e.g. the kitchen by Steininger The interiors of the Johannes Spalt Ensemble: The interior design of the upper floors was taken over by another well-known colleague of Johannes Spalt, architect Franz Kiener. The furnishings of the living spaces in Villa Kokoschka are given a two-page feature in the works show about Franz Kiener (published by the Central Association of Architects - pages 92-93). In the living area, bookcases made of blank steel struts with white compartments were designed, with a marble table in Carrara marble placed in the middle. In addition, there is a seating group of Hoffmann chairs covered in white leather. In the dining room there is a glass table with original Hoffmann chairs. Above the table is a Otto Wagner brass chandelier with glass bodies. For the bust of Oskar Kokoschka, which sits in the foyer on the first upper floor, a stand made of acrylic glass was designed. The radical transformation and expansion give the three-story house a unique character that draws you in as soon as you enter. The character of the house arises from the clear, geometric forms and the use of large, divided window surfaces and a lot of wood. The newly created attic without slopes is a masterpiece and has a nearly Japanese aura: a wraparound terrace creates a perfect connection of inside and outside and offers wide views to the Vienna skyline and to Schloss Wilhelminenberg. The pure living area of the house amounts to around 350 m² and is distributed on a ground-floor apartment of nearly 120 m² as well as a large living unit above it on 2 levels with a wraparound terrace in the attic. The villa, with the double address Liebhartstalstraße/Starchantgasse, lies in the middle of a 1240 m² plot and consists of 3 floors, and is fully basemented. The room layout: Ground-floor apartment:

• Hall 8,20 m² (counted as half)
• Entrance 5,44 m²
• Kitchen 17,41 m²
• WC 2,20 m²
• Bathroom 4,65 m²
• Corridor 4,80 m²
• Bedroom 26,35 m²
• Bedroom/Dining room 14,28 m²
• Living room 34,26 m²

Total 117,59 m² plus a terrace (not assessed)

Living area on the upper floor and attic: Upper floor:

• Entrance from ground floor half 8,20 m²
• Stairs
• Foyer 7,09 m²
• Kitchen 9,88 m²
• Living room 34,26 m²
• Library 23,80 m²
• Bedroom 22,14 m²
• Balcony 3,00 m²
• Bathroom with WC 4,60 m²
• Dining room 26,25 m²
• Stair to the attic

Total 139,22 m²

Attic:

• Foyer 22,30 m²
• Bedroom 20,04 m²
• Wardrobe room 13,00 m²
• WC 1,20 m²
• Bathroom 8,72 m²
• Office 9,12 m²
• Bedroom 20,04 m²

Total 94,42 m²

Net living area: 351,23 m²

Terrace (weighting 33%) 23,43 m²

Cellar (weighting 20%) 21,87 m²

Garage (weighting 50%) 9,00 m²

Without major alterations the house currently has 6 bedrooms, a seventh can be created by converting an additional door.

The wraparound terrace in front of the living spaces is about 71 m² and is valued at one third. It offers wonderful exits and views in every direction. The garden frames the house.

Cellar:

The property is almost fully cellared, the cellar measures 109,37 m². Here there is also a sauna and a shower. Two rooms house oil tanks, which can be used alternatively to the existing gas-fired heating for heating and hot water.

Garage:

The garage adjoins the street directly and has about 18 m².

We look forward to showing you this extraordinary property in person and are happy to arrange a viewing.

Elisabeth Rohr 

and the team from Elisabeth Rohr Real Estate

The broker acts as a dual agent.