Ernst Plischke, Seewalchen am Attersee, Austria, 1933-34
OfHouses guest curated by Adam Štěch : “Historically, the oldest example of my selection is the Gamerith house. It was built by the Austrian architect Ernst Plischke for the painter
Walter Gamerith on the sunny slopes of Lake Attersee in 1934. It is a
single-story building interpreting the period work of Le Corbusier and
using his five points of modern architecture. Strip windows open the
intimate residential building to the
landscape, which is symbolically framed by the overhanging roof and the
thin pillars built in front of the facade. The interior is fully lined
with light wood to create a contrast with the white and stark exterior.
The Gamerith house is one of the few buildings Plischke built in Austria
before he left to New Zealand where, after the war, he became a pioneer
of modernist architecture.“ (All recent photos © Adam Štěch.)
