Register of modern architecture in Slovakia

Architektúra povojnového modernizmu na Slovensku: identifikácia, hodnotenie a ochrana Reissue of the publication Bratislava – Atlas of Mass Housing 100 Years of Paluš!

Bratislava Mixed 1930 - 1939

Kotva insurance offices

current function
mixed
address
Vajanského nábrežie 9, Bratislava
architects
Brettschneider V. Bedřich
developer
Pittel & Brausewetter
implementation
1930
status
existing

This large corner structure, built for the branch directorate of the Wiener Allgemeine Versicherung is most striking for its ornamentation: the corner ending in a rectangular addition is adorned with the anchor emblem of the company, and a pair of steel flagstaffs also with the same motif. Otherwise, the building is relatively traditional, with small window openings and expressive horizontal bands along the facade. Also worth noting are the long running balconies with modern pipe railing. Originally, the building contained the offices of the company along with flats.

Bibliography:

DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002. 512 s., tu s. 360.