From 1855 to 1863 Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau employed him to rebuild the palace and gardens of Branitz (near Cottbus). 1862 saw him become the advisor on courtly architecture in the Potsdam department of Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse (1795–1876).
From 1855 to 1863 Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau employed him to rebuild the Branitz palace and gardens. In 1862, he was appointed as an advisor on courtly architecture for Ludwig Ferdinand Hesse's Potsdam department.