Register of modern architecture in Slovakia

We introduce a new collection Czechoslovak Republic and Slovak architectural avant-garde New publication 101: Slovak architecture Uvedenie publikácie OSVĚTA, KULTURA, ZÁBAVA: KULTÚRNÍ DOMY V ČESKOSLOVENSKU

Bratislava Mixed 1930 - 1939

Kotva insurance offices

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

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.

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