Type Tenement Client Otto Riedl Opened 1912 Architectural style Modern architecture Architect Paul Sellner | Completed 1912 Floor count 5 Floors 5 Groundbreaking 1911 | |
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Location Świętojańska Street 2, at the intersection with Gdanska Street, Bydgoszcz, Poland Similar Gęsinowy Szlak Kulinarny, Brda, Esperanto Bridge | ||
Otto Riedl Tenement is a habitation building located at Świętojańska Street 2, in Bydgoszcz.
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Location
The building stands on the western side of Gdańska street at the intersection with Świętojańska Street. It stands close to remarkable tenements in the same street:
History
The house was built in 1911–1912 for the baker (German: bäckermeister) Otto Riedel, according to a design by the architect Paul Sellner.
Paul Sellner has been a student of Karl Bergner. In 1904, he opened his own architectural study office in Bydgoszcz, where he stayed at least until 1922. In Bydgoszcz Paul Sellner also designed, the habitation house at Gdanska St.95 in 1912–1913.
Otto Riedel moved to Świętojańska Street 2, then "Danzigerstrasse 48", in 1891 to establish his bakery. He had the house rebuilt in 1911–1912 and kept his business running in the new building. The new edifice also housed a hardware store, German: Engelhardt Droguen since 1915. Otto Riedel lived there until at least 1933.
Vincent Bigoński established his bakery in 1924. After his death his son and now his grand-niece are still running the shop at Gdanska Street.
There is still today a hardware store ("Drogeria Aster") at this address.
Features
The house reflects the architectural characteristic of years 1900–1910, as far as early Modern architecture is concerned.
The building block is massive, in that way it balances the symmetry with the opposite building.
Both facades have a modest decoration but it is underlined by various components (pilasters, balconies).