This simple three-storey villa is most likely the first realisation by Weinwurm in which he presented the key principles of his authorial programme. The rational interior organisation of spaces, grounded in an orthogonal scheme, was consistently reflected in the simple compact exterior, enlivened only by the Constructivist volume of the side terrace. The simple facades without ornament are articulated by traditional windows grouped in twos or threes, and a flat protruding cornice. In 1924, the villa’s completion formed a decisive precedent in connection with the emergence of modern architecture in the built environment of Bratislava. And for Weinwurm himself, it was also a personal breakthrough: in the following months and years, he realised in the house’s immediate vicinity several dozen modern buildings that even today give the neighbourhood its unique character. The villa has survived in an almost unchanged condition. Inside the apartment in the raised ground floor is a small museum to the author Janko Jesenský, who once lived in these rooms.
author of the description: Henrieta Moravčíková
Bibliography:
Weinwurm, Fritz: Zeitgemässe Baukunst. Moderne Welt 1924, č. / no. 10, s. / p. 19. Adler, Leo: Bauten von Fritz Weinwurm, Pressburg. Wasmuth´s Monatshefte 12, 1928, s. / p. 62.
Fridrich Weinwurm – Architekt Novej doby. Ed. Š. Šlachta, Bratislava, SAS 1993.
Dulla, Matúš – Moravčíková, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002, 512 s., tu s. 89 a 330.
