Olbrich House, Cultural heritage mansion in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Olbrich House is a residence in Darmstadt designed around 1900 by an Austrian architect as part of the Artists' Colony. The building combines craft details with new design principles and shows a transitional form between traditional and modern residential architecture.
An Austrian artist and co-founder of an artistic movement designed this house in the early 1900s. It was created as part of an experiment to enable new ways of living and creating for artists.
The house shows how artists of that time wanted to live and work. The rooms and their design reflect a desire to rethink residential space and make everyday objects more beautiful.
The house is located near the train station and is easy to find. You can view the exterior and study the architecture from different angles.
Some windows carry etched signatures from important figures in the art world. These hidden features tell the story of visitors and supporters who shaped the project.
Location: Darmstadt
Address: Alexandraweg 28
GPS coordinates: 49.87618,8.66854
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:08
Art Nouveau emerged between 1890 and 1910 as one of Europe's most influential architectural and decorative movements. Architects of this period broke from historical precedents to develop a new visual language characterized by curved lines, plant motifs and richly ornamented facades. The movement took different names across countries: Modernisme in Catalonia, Jugendstil in German-speaking regions, Secession in Austria and Liberty in Italy. This diversity led to regional interpretations that incorporated local craft traditions and cultural characteristics. This collection includes buildings across Barcelona, Paris, Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Brussels and other European cities. In Barcelona, works by Antoni Gaudí and his contemporaries shape entire streetscapes, including Casa Batlló with its undulating facade and the Sant Pau Recinte Modernista. Paris preserves the celebrated metro stations by Hector Guimard, while Budapest features the Gresham Palace, Museum of Applied Arts and Gellért Baths. Vienna presents characteristic examples of the Austrian variant with the Secession Building and Majolica House. The collection also includes less visited sites such as the Kőrössy Villa in Kecskemét, Horta Museum in Brussels and the railway station in Helsingør, Denmark.
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