Villa (1906/07)

Bern, Switzerland

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Built in 1907 on Lombachweg in Bern, this villa represents the Vienna Secession style in Switzerland. Designed by architect Albert Gerster, the residence exemplifies the aesthetic principles of early twentieth-century modernism that the Vienna Secession movement championed across central Europe. Today recognized as a Swiss cultural property of cantonal or local significance, the villa stands as a testament to the international influence of Austro-Hungarian design during the Belle Époque period.