A Vierkanthof is a typical regional farm building that encloses a rectangular central square. Its quad is entirely occupied by thick walls. Made out of stone or brick the walls measure between 50 cm up to 1 meter. The roofridge is the same height on every side of the building. Vierkanthöfe are widely spread in the rural parts of Upper and Lower Austria and some remainders can also be found in Simmering, an outer district of Vienna with its residual vegetable farmlands. The extended family that runs this particular estate formerly grew pickles and sold them to the Viennese Hilton hotel, serving its affluent guests fresh vegetables from the area. But the times of big pickle business are over. Simmering is drawing back from agricutlural use. The owners of the Vierkanthof are retired and take their rest in the blooming allotment. Yet as the grandchild tells us, they still keep a semi-rural privilege: “Our own vegetables, we grow them in the backyard.”

Recent Session(s) at this location

• Willard Grant Conspiracy „Hi, how are you doing, buddie? “, Robert Fisher addresses the grayed shepherd dog in an old lady’s wintergarden in an outskirt of Vienna. The lead singer and mastermind of Willard Grant Conspiracy – a California-based collective with up to thirty other musicians occasionally contributing to the deep folk rock with rumbling guitars and orchestrating strings – performs solo this time. From the bare car wash to the carefully decorated wintergard... more ... August 25th, 2008 - (0 Comments)

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