House Zickert Hermann, Dr.

Built by architect Ernst Sommerlad (1895-1977) in 1932/33 for the financier Dr. Hermann Zickert, the residential building, which is often referred to as the "quarter-circle house", is considered an architectural icon of modern building in Liechtenstein. Sommerlad deliberately placed the south-facing, two-storey building in the northern part of the property in order to integrate the garden into the overall work as an essential part of the modern architectural concept. He softens modernism, of which he is admittedly a supporter, by skillfully blending it with the local building tradition. Although he built a flat roof, he did not dispense with the customary, historically traditional eaves. His windows are still punched holes in the wall and not horizontal ribbon windows. With a radius of 10.5 m, the quarter-circle house is tight in terms of space, but Sommerlad achieves maximum usability by cleverly organizing the rooms. The creation of flowing transitions between interior and exterior spaces and the formal reduction of the architecture to the essentials were important components of his work. Return to the original state of the building in 2017.