Hauenstein came from Dietikon and worked at the Federal Geniebureau from 1890 to 1894 and as a map lithographer at the Federal Topographical Bureau from 1895 to 1908. He acquired a patent in Bern for the production of small tourist relief models.

Terrain model made by Hauenstein (details on Swiss Relief Catalogue)

• Arth–Rigi Railway, around 1890

[1] This article bases on Mair, Toni. Grieder, Susanne. Das Landschaftsrelief – Symbiose von Wissenschaft und Kunsthandwerk. Mit Schweizer Reliefkatalog. Verlag hier+jetzt. Baden, Schweiz. 2006. S.159.