Rock me Amadeus – Hammerhouse Vienna, Austria

The “Hammerhouse” house was built in 14th century as a residence that grew larger as time passed, the owner family acquired it through marriage in the early 18ths expanding it as their logging and iron empire grew.
It has long been known as the Hammerhaus, or “hammer house,” after the tools used to temper iron.

The 5,380-square-foot building had fallen into disrepair. Mold covered many of the walls, floors were caving in and the roof leaked. The stream was not only running past the house, but also through part of its foundation.
Each room has a distinct personality and an antique chandelier hangs from the ornately carved wooden ceiling.
On the second floor, an airy master bedroom opens into a brightly colored salon, where an arrangement of antlers hangs on the wall over 19th-century chairs.

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