#Administration building #Zlín #1936
Description
This administrative building of the Baťa shoe factory illustrates the importance of the world's largest shoe manufacturer in the 1930s. It stands at the point, forming the transition between the factory and to the main square náměstí Práce of the New Zlín. With its 16 storeys, the building reaches a height of 77.5 metres. The typical construction feature of many Baťa buildings was also applied to this building with modules of 6.15 x 6.15 m in a reinforced concrete grid. The green metal frames of the windows were even kept original. The lift, also called the mobile office, which was intended to serve the director Jan Antonín Baťa, is nowadays part of the historical exhibition in the building. The dimensions of the lift are 6 x 6 metres, as it is inserted exactly into one module of the facade.
The original furnishings on the 8th floor, the so-called director's floor, have been preserved. Inside, new materials were used for the time, such as rubber as flooring.
On the roof is placed a terrace, which Karfík adopted into his work as an idea by Le Corbusier. It was planned as a green oasis and is in used today as a café. Visitors enjoy the fantastic view over the city.
Description
This administrative building of the Baťa shoe factory illustrates the importance of the world's largest shoe manufacturer in the 1930s. It stands at the point, forming the transition between the factory and to the main square náměstí Práce of the New Zlín. With its 16 storeys, the building reaches a height of 77.5 metres. The typical construction feature of many Baťa buildings was also applied to this building with modules of 6.15 x 6.15 m in a reinforced concrete grid. The green metal frames of the windows were even kept original. The lift, also called the mobile office, which was intended to serve the director Jan Antonín Baťa, is nowadays part of the historical exhibition in the building. The dimensions of the lift are 6 x 6 metres, as it is inserted exactly into one module of the facade.
The original furnishings on the 8th floor, the so-called director's floor, have been preserved. Inside, new materials were used for the time, such as rubber as flooring.
On the roof is placed a terrace, which Karfík adopted into his work as an idea by Le Corbusier. It was planned as a green oasis and is in used today as a café. Visitors enjoy the fantastic view over the city.
History
Built between 1936 and 1939 it was the highest building of pre-war Czechoslovakia. That's why it is called Baťův mrakodrap, Baťa's high-rise. The last major reconstructions took place in 2003/04. To make the building more recognisable, it was given the number 21. In its form as a free-standing high-rise building it is unique in the Czechia.
A small exhibition on the history of the high-rise and the Baťa company is housed on the ground floor. The house is used by the Zlín district office and the finance office and a cafe on the roof terrace since the last renovation.
History
Built between 1936 and 1939 it was the highest building of pre-war Czechoslovakia. That's why it is called Baťův mrakodrap, Baťa's high-rise. The last major reconstructions took place in 2003/04. To make the building more recognisable, it was given the number 21. In its form as a free-standing high-rise building it is unique in the Czechia.
A small exhibition on the history of the high-rise and the Baťa company is housed on the ground floor. The house is used by the Zlín district office and the finance office and a cafe on the roof terrace since the last renovation.
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