House of Small Rodents (Budapest Municipal Zoological and Botanical Gardens)

The shingle roof of the small, single-floor building was originally decorated with elaborately carved and painted rabbits and small rodents. The special feature of the facades are the entrances, all of them complete with a jutting wooden roof resting on carved wooden posts. The main elevation is dominated by a long veranda, likewise with wooden posts holding the roof. The back wall, in turn, was meant by the architect to receive a mural, depicting characters from children’s stories, surrounded by natural stone surfaces and the texture of the wooden shingles. This wall was originally made more homely with a set of carved wooden benches for the visitors to sit on.

Many of the fine details of the building, including the shake shingled roof and the painted decorations can be seen again after the renovation of 2004.