Curmanska villan, Renaissance villa in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Curmanska villan is a single-family house at Floragatan 3 in the Villastaden district of Östermalm, Stockholm. Architect Fritz Eckert designed it from a sketch by Carl Curman, drawing on Karl Friedrich Schinkel's buildings in Berlin and Potsdam. The plan is a free interpretation of a Roman country house, with rooms arranged symmetrically around a tall, glass-covered atrium at the centre.
This residence was built between 1880 and 1881 for Carl and Calla Curman following designs by architect Fritz Eckert. The project drew from an initial concept developed by Carl Curman himself.
In the 1880s and 1890s the villa was a meeting place for Stockholm's cultural circles, hosted by Carl Curman, a physician and professor, and his wife Calla, a writer and salon host. Guests gathered in the glass-roofed atrium, the house's central room. The property stayed in the Curman family until the 1950s.
The building is located centrally in Stockholm at Floragatan 3 and remains visible from the street, though it now serves as an embassy building. The original architectural features are preserved and can be observed from outside.
Carl Curman himself played an unusual role as both patron and designer, shaping the final form of the house through his direct involvement. His personal vision thus became a defining feature of this Stockholm residence.
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