Holiday home Das Del­lacher

Haus Del­lacher is con­sidered one of the most important archi­tec­tural monu­ments in Austria. The building is an early work of the Aus­trian-Ame­rican architect Raimund Abraham, who achieved inter­na­tional renown, par­ti­cu­larly through the con­s­truction of the Aus­trian Cul­tural Forum in New York. Raimund Abraham designed the house in the Bur­genland in the 1960s for his friend, the pho­to­grapher Max Del­lacher. It was vacant for over 20 years until architect Johannes Handler saved it from decay in 2015 and res­tored it true to the ori­ginal. It is open to the public not only for archi­tec­tural tours, but can now also be booked for over­night stays.

The house is situated in a land­scape park on a hillside on the out­skirts of Oberwart. It is a narrow building com­posed of several sym­me­tri­cally arranged cubes. Towards the south, the house opens up with a pergola and a double stairway to the garden with pool and a grove behind it.

Pro­viding a living area of 200 square metres and three bed­rooms, the house can accom­modate up to six people. A spiral staircase with a sky­light con­nects the north ent­rance area with the garden level. A sky­light also brings day­light into the dining room, which does not afford a view of the garden in order to create an intimate atmo­sphere. The built-in fur­niture was designed by Max Del­lacher and cha­rac­te­rises the living area with cir­cular and square ele­ments, whose shapes are also found in the lumi­n­aires. The fix­tures and lights are ori­ginal, as are the larch wood floors, carpets and other details such as the door knobs.

What to do

People with an interest in architecture will find many brutalist buildings and other contemporary to futuristic buildings in the Burgenland. These can be easily reached by car from Haus Dellacher. The southern Burgenland with its picturesque landscape offers a wide range of leisure activities: hiking or cycling in the Geschriebenstein Nature Park; the alpannonia long-distance hiking trail leads from Lower Austria through Burgenland across the Hungarian border. Numerous winegrowers and well-known wine routes are located in the surrounding area. In the centre of the area you will find Bad Tatzmannsdorf with its health and wellness facilities. Numerous castles can be visited (e.g. Bernstein Castle and Schlaining Castle).

Why we like this house

Holidays in an icon of contemporary Austrian architecture and at the same time a journey back in time to the 1960s.

This house is great for

A house for architecture enthusiasts. It can also be booked for longer stays.

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