His father,
Václav Pichl, was a violinist, composer and court music director in Milan, for
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. His mother, Katharina, née Somogy de Koloszvar, came from a wealthy Hungarian family. His brother, Ferdinand Pichl (1775–1826), also became an architect. In 1809, he married Maria Anna Böhm (c. 1785-1856) and they had two daughters. He began his architectural studies in Italy then, in 1802, enrolled at the
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. In Vienna, he created the
Palais Modena (1811–1814) and the original building for the
Erste österreichische Spar-Casse (1834–1835, now part of the
Erste Group), as well as working on the new headquarters for the
Niederösterreichischen Landhauses (1837–1839). He was also a member of the
Accademia di San Luca in Rome. In 1962 a street in
Donaustadt was named after him. ==References==