#Multifunctional building #Bratislava #Slovakia #1933
Námestie SNP 13, 14, 15
811 06
Bratislava,
Slovakia
Public transport: Centrum
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: multifunctional
Description
These houses created a metropolitan setting on this central square, as it was called at the time of its construction. The buildings of the Mestská sporiteľňa bank and the Manderlák tower block, which are also located on the square as well, emphasise this designation as a ‘city’. The buildings are designed with seven storeys. The centre building features a two-storey superstructure. Despite their height, the length dominates the optical effect. Large windows are set in a fixed rhythm, giving the building a monumental yet plain appearance. The cladding with red ceramic tiles also earned the houses the name ‘Red Houses’ (červené domy).
Originally, there was a cinema in the building alongside the shops on the ground floor. The offices of the cooperative were located on the floors above. Appartments are put on the upper floors. The inner areas are connected by passages, a type of construction rarely used in Bratislava before. These lead into the courtyard with a one-storey construction.
On the corner of house number 15 is placed a sculpture called "harvest", refering to the importance of the house as the headquarter of the agricultural cooperative.
Description
These houses created a metropolitan setting on this central square, as it was called at the time of its construction. The buildings of the Mestská sporiteľňa bank and the Manderlák tower block, which are also located on the square as well, emphasise this designation as a ‘city’. The buildings are designed with seven storeys. The centre building features a two-storey superstructure. Despite their height, the length dominates the optical effect. Large windows are set in a fixed rhythm, giving the building a monumental yet plain appearance. The cladding with red ceramic tiles also earned the houses the name ‘Red Houses’ (červené domy).
Originally, there was a cinema in the building alongside the shops on the ground floor. The offices of the cooperative were located on the floors above. Appartments are put on the upper floors. The inner areas are connected by passages, a type of construction rarely used in Bratislava before. These lead into the courtyard with a one-storey construction.
On the corner of house number 15 is placed a sculpture called "harvest", refering to the importance of the house as the headquarter of the agricultural cooperative.
History
In the 1930s, the food (and credit) cooperative was an influential institution that symbolised the rise of (Czecho)Slovakian agriculture. A Slovakian architect was sought for the main building in Bratislava. The two outer buildings were constructed from 1933 to 1935, the centre building from 1937 to 1939. In the 1950s, a similar building by Miloš Chorvát was added on the left-hand side.
Trivia: In 1966, the video for the song Depeše by Marta Kubišová was filmed on the roof of the building.
History
In the 1930s, the food (and credit) cooperative was an influential institution that symbolised the rise of (Czecho)Slovakian agriculture. A Slovakian architect was sought for the main building in Bratislava. The two outer buildings were constructed from 1933 to 1935, the centre building from 1937 to 1939. In the 1950s, a similar building by Miloš Chorvát was added on the left-hand side.
Trivia: In 1966, the video for the song Depeše by Marta Kubišová was filmed on the roof of the building.
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