Podenhaus

Transporting the old style into the modern age while retaining its imperfect charm was the challenge of restoring the Podenhaus. 

 

With its centuries-old building history and baroque façade, the ‘Podenhaus’ in Kirchengasse is a historical gem in the townscape of Bad Aussee. Owned by the Paradeiser family for decades, the façade in particular has been repeatedly maintained and the house has been revitalised through its use as a residential property. Between 2021 and 2023, the listed building underwent a comprehensive refurbishment and was put to its new use. The fabric of the building was preserved as far as possible, but some of it also had to be extensively refurbished. 

Surfaces such as wooden floors, plastered walls and the original ceilings have been preserved as far as possible. The interior design reflects the thoroughly historicising building tradition and combines old and new: some of the furnishings are closely linked to the history of the building itself: Many pieces of furniture and antiques that have been in the Podenhaus for decades have been lovingly restored and have now found their place there again. They are combined with modern-classic upholstered furniture, minimalist side tables and the high-quality box-spring beds or modern iron four-poster beds. The result is a symbiosis of valuable individual pieces that all tell a story and a casual living design in the contemporary spirit of the times.