He spent his childhood and youth in Chernivtsi, where he attended a local gymnasium. His passion for architecture shaped his future path, leading him to enroll in an engineering and construction school, specializing in building and architectural design. During this time, he gained his first professional experience working at the bureau of the renowned architect Franciszek Kosiński.
In addition to architectural studies, he had a strong interest in law and mathematics, which he pursued at Chernivtsi University. Later, he decided to continue his education at the Vienna Polytechnic, where he was exposed to the latest European architectural trends.
After completing his studies, he worked in Warsaw from 1903 to 1905 at the prestigious architectural bureau of Bronisław Chosnowski. There, he participated in the design of key city landmarks, including the Trade Bank and the Savoy Hotel. This period was instrumental in his professional growth, as he gained valuable experience working on large-scale projects in the Art Nouveau style.
In 1905, he moved to Lviv and joined the renowned architectural firm of Alfred Zachariewicz and Józef Sosnowski. Between 1908 and 1909, he collaborated with the bureau of Edmund Żykowicz. On April 15, 1909, he obtained official permission to conduct independent architectural work and established his own firm. His pre-war projects combined elements of Art Nouveau with historical styles, reinterpreted through the lens of modernism.
With the outbreak of World War I, he was drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army. He served in Hungary and later took part in the construction of fortifications in Italy. After the war, he returned to Lviv and resumed the work of his architectural firm. During this period, he gradually moved away from Art Nouveau, embracing Art Deco and later transitioning to functionalism, creating groundbreaking projects that helped shape the interwar architectural landscape of Lviv.