#Villa #Brno #1929
Grete Tugendhat , Fritz Tugendhat
Černopolní 237/45
613 00
Brno,
Czechia
Public transport: Tomanova
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: museum
Description
The villa Tugendhat is one of the style icons in the canon of classic modern architecture. The location on the slope, the view to the city centre and the design of the garden put the villa in an exciting context of the city.
The construction of steel beams for the entire building, which was borrowed from industrial construction and was used for the first time for a residential building, made possible the free space inside of the house. The walls serve exclusively to separate the rooms according to their function. In the living areas, the steel beams were covered with aluminum and therefore appear very valuable. These are best seen on the middle floor, housing the large living room, library and consultation. The large window panes, the largest that could be made at the time, illuminate the room. Two panes can be completely lowered using an electric motor and moved into the basement area. As the sun sets, the light floods the onyx wall with fascinating orange and yellow colours. From the living area there is a beautiful view of the city centre and Brno Castle, as well as the garden. The connection between inside and outside becomes very clear. As the house is set on a slope, it is just the upper floor you can see from the street. In addition to a large anteroom, on this floor were once used the parents', children's and nanny's rooms . It was very modern back then that the rooms were equipped with sinks. The bathroom is also on this upper floor. The roof terrace faces the garden side and the city. The cellar were used as the place with the heating and cooling technology, as room for the fur coats with infrared radiation and the motor for the motorized living room windows.
Description
The villa Tugendhat is one of the style icons in the canon of classic modern architecture. The location on the slope, the view to the city centre and the design of the garden put the villa in an exciting context of the city.
The construction of steel beams for the entire building, which was borrowed from industrial construction and was used for the first time for a residential building, made possible the free space inside of the house. The walls serve exclusively to separate the rooms according to their function. In the living areas, the steel beams were covered with aluminum and therefore appear very valuable. These are best seen on the middle floor, housing the large living room, library and consultation. The large window panes, the largest that could be made at the time, illuminate the room. Two panes can be completely lowered using an electric motor and moved into the basement area. As the sun sets, the light floods the onyx wall with fascinating orange and yellow colours. From the living area there is a beautiful view of the city centre and Brno Castle, as well as the garden. The connection between inside and outside becomes very clear. As the house is set on a slope, it is just the upper floor you can see from the street. In addition to a large anteroom, on this floor were once used the parents', children's and nanny's rooms . It was very modern back then that the rooms were equipped with sinks. The bathroom is also on this upper floor. The roof terrace faces the garden side and the city. The cellar were used as the place with the heating and cooling technology, as room for the fur coats with infrared radiation and the motor for the motorized living room windows.
History
A pretty impressive wedding gift that Greta Tugendhat received from her father. The Jewish family Löw-Beer, which was one of the large textile producers in Brno, owned the Villa Löw-Beer below this villa. The new villa was built at the upper end of the garden according to plans by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe from 1928. Construction took place between 1929 and 1930 and money was literally pumped into the house. Grete lived in the house with her husband Fritz Tugendhat and the three children. They lived in the house for just eight years and fled to Switzerland in 1938 because Germany was already occupying the border areas of Czechoslovakia. The Jewish property was subsequently confiscated by the Nazis. After World War II, the Soviet commandery used the premises for a short time before everything was set up as a children's convalescent home in 1950. In 1963 the house was listed as a historical monument and during the liberal Prague Spring in 1968 the first exhibition about the architect was shown. In 1992 the villa was a place for political changes, as the division of Czechoslovakia was decided and signed here. In 1994 the villa was declared municipal and opened to the public. The last big event was the entry into the UNESCO register in 2001.
History
A pretty impressive wedding gift that Greta Tugendhat received from her father. The Jewish family Löw-Beer, which was one of the large textile producers in Brno, owned the Villa Löw-Beer below this villa. The new villa was built at the upper end of the garden according to plans by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe from 1928. Construction took place between 1929 and 1930 and money was literally pumped into the house. Grete lived in the house with her husband Fritz Tugendhat and the three children. They lived in the house for just eight years and fled to Switzerland in 1938 because Germany was already occupying the border areas of Czechoslovakia. The Jewish property was subsequently confiscated by the Nazis. After World War II, the Soviet commandery used the premises for a short time before everything was set up as a children's convalescent home in 1950. In 1963 the house was listed as a historical monument and during the liberal Prague Spring in 1968 the first exhibition about the architect was shown. In 1992 the villa was a place for political changes, as the division of Czechoslovakia was decided and signed here. In 1994 the villa was declared municipal and opened to the public. The last big event was the entry into the UNESCO register in 2001.
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