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During the years before World War I, in keeping with the general trend of European architectural development, Hoffmann turned increasingly towards classicism and the vernacular in his formal language, although he never directly copied classical or neo-classical forms; rather he modified them in various ways, often by denying their tectonic significance. Examples of this were several private residences, such as the sumptuous Ast house (1909-11) at the Hohe Warte, the Bernatzik house (1912-13) in Vienna, the Kaasgraben estate (1912-13), and the large Skywa-Primavesi house (1913-15), Gloriettegasse, Vienna.
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