Vjekoslav "Alojz" Bastl (1872–1947) was a Croatia

Croatia

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n architect

Architect

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 known for his diverse secessionist

Art Nouveau

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 architectural style. His work circulated mostly within the boundaries of Zagreb

Zagreb

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, where he resided. Later in life, he got heavily influenced by modernism

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Today, he is regarded as one of the highlights of early modern architecture in Croatia.

Biography

Bastl was born on 13 August 1872. to an ethnic Czech family originating from a Bohemia

Bohemia

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n village Přibram. He eventually moved to Zagreb where he established a status as an architect working for the Hönigsberg & Deutsch

Hönigsberg & Deutsch

Hönigsberg & Deutsch was an architecture studio and construction company formed in Zagreb by architects Leo Hönigsberg and Julio Deutsch, active between 1889 and 1911. They produced over 90 known works in the Lower Town area of Zagreb, built during the redevelopment in the years following the 1880...

 atelier. His motives for emigrating to Croatia remain unknown. Upon arrival, he enrolled in the Royal crafts school, graduating in 1896.

Work

Arranged chronologically:

• Pečić House - 43 Ilica st. (1899)
• Zagreb Ethnographic Museum (1902)
• Rado House - 5 Ban Jelačić square
  Ban Jelacic Square
  Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia, named after ban Josip Jelačić. The official name is Trg bana Jelačića...
  
   (1904–1905)
• Feller House - Ban Jelačić square (1905–1906)
• Kallina House
  Kallina House
  The Kallina House is a historic residential building in Zagreb, Croatia. The house is located in the city centre on the corner of Masarykova and Gundulićeva streets and is regarded as "one of the finest examples of Secessionist-style street architecture in Zagreb."The house was built between 1903...
  
  , 20 Gundulićeva st.
• Hrvatsko-slavonska zemaljska štedionica - Ilica 25
• Goršak House - 166 Ilica st. (1906)
• Hodovsky House - 47 Gajeva st. (1909–1910)
• Hotel Manduševac - Vlaška st. (1920)

External links

• Artnet.com
• Elza Fluid - Antikviteti.net
• WWAR.com - extensive information resource about Vjekoslav Bastl