Radical architecture in Vienna: a tour beyond the Ringstraße
A self-guided route to Vienna’s unconventional modern buildings, starting at the Domenig-Haus in Favoriten.
1975–1979
Stainless steel, curved
The façade of curved stainless steel panels flows outward and seems to be squeezed between the neighbouring houses.
Günther Domenig
The house with the kink
That is what the architect himself called it. Vienna spoke of a crashed spaceship and the “tin Gaudí”.
When night falls
The lights are on for you
Design apartments inside the Domenig-Haus. Come in.
Rooftop Suite
Above the rooftops of Favoriten
Living room with three large roof windows, separate bedroom, kitchenette and balcony.
- Living room with double bed and sofa
- Separate bedroom
- Kitchenette
- Balcony
Sleep inside a Vienna landmark
Design apartments inside Günther Domenig’s listed Domenig-Haus.
Favoritenstraße 118
Stay
The suite in pictures
At the very top of the Domenig-Haus: a living room with three large roof windows, a separate bedroom, a kitchenette and a balcony above the rooftops of Favoriten.
- Living room with double bed and sofa
- Separate bedroom
- Kitchenette
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
Inside
Bones, tendons, skins
Inside, the house continues like a body. Ventilation pipes wind through the first two floors like veins, and straight lines are nowhere to be found.
Many details were not planned but improvised on site. Domenig described the house as the key building of his architecture.
“… an organ-like body with an aesthetic density and unity of its own …”
Timeline
A house that made waves
- 1934
Günther Domenig is born in Klagenfurt.
- 1975–1979
The house is built as a branch of the Zentralsparkasse: reinforced concrete behind a skin of curved stainless steel.
- 1981
The building receives the Austrian Bauherrenpreis.
- 2004
Domenig is awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize for Architecture.
- 2005
The façade and the first two floors become a listed monument.
- Today
Design apartments inside the Domenig-Haus.
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Questions
Short and clear
Where is Domenig House?
At Favoritenstraße 118, 1100 Vienna, in the Favoritenstraße pedestrian zone. The U1 underground station Keplerplatz is right outside the house.
Who designed the Domenig-Haus?
The Austrian architect Günther Domenig (1934–2012). He built the house from 1975 to 1979 as a branch of the Zentralsparkasse bank.
Is the Domenig-Haus a listed building?
Yes. The façade and the artistically designed first two floors have been a listed monument since October 2005.
Why is it called the “Haus mit dem Knick”?
That is what Günther Domenig himself called it: the curved stainless steel façade folds in between the upper and the lower volume.
How can I enquire about an apartment?
By WhatsApp or by phone on +43 676 5763838.
Contact
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Address
Domenig House
Favoritenstraße 118
1100 Wien
Getting here
U1 Keplerplatz, right outside the house