LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHETHE ARCHITECT OF VILLA TUGENDHAT

Born on March 27, 1886In Aachen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire

Pursued an ambitious lifelong mission to create a new architectural language and applied a discipline design process using rational thoughts to achieve his goals

Received four awards in his career

Buildings designed and built by him includes

Barcelona Pavillion, Tugendhat House, Crown Hall, Farnsworth House, 860-880 Lake Shore DriveSeagram Building,Toronto-Dominion Centre,Westmount Square,New National Gallery.

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

He uses materials such as industrial steel and plate glass

for his buildings to define the interior

His designs has minimal framework of structural order

balanced with free-flowing open space

“Skin and bones” architecture

KEY CONCEPT OF HIS WORK

SIMPLE RECTANGULAR FORMSEAGRAM BUILDING

CONCEPT OF FLUID SPACE WITH THE WIDESPREAD USE OF GLASS

VILLA TUGENDHAT

EXPOSED AND VERY REFINED STRUCTURAL DETAILSBARCELONA PAVILLION

OPEN, FLEXIBLE AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SPACEFARNSWORTH HOUSE

MASTERED STEEL AND GLASS CONSTRUCTIONCROWN HALL

VILLA TUGENDHAT

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

1939 1967 1994 2001 20101930 20121938 1945 1969 1995 2007

The building was completed

Frietz and Greta Tugendhat left Czechoslovakia

with their children (including

philosopher Ernst Tugendhat)

Confiscated by the Gestapo and used as an apartment

and office, its interior was

modifiedIt suffered

considerable damaged during

combat at the end of World War II and

later served as quarters and

stables for Soviet Military

Greta Tugendhat returned to the

villa with a senior architect and explained the

original design to him, then a group

of Czech architects set out to repair it

It was inscribed on the National List of Cultural Heritage

The villa has been opened to the

public as a museum

administed by the city or Brno

Brno received a $15,000 grant to

pay for preliminary research to

preserve the villa

The villa was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO

The Tugendhats’ heirs applied for the restitution of

the villa

The villa was a principle location in the film Hannibal

Rising

Reconstruction and restoration

started with estimated cost

$7,895,000

The reconstruction finished in

February and the villa was reopened

to the public in March

BACKGROUND HISTORY OF VILLA TUGENDHAT

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

Side Elevation

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

FIRST LEVEL • Basement• Utility Facilities

ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

SECOND LEVEL

• Living Rooms• Kitchen• Servant Rooms

ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

THIRD LEVEL

• Main Entrance

ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

He created an influential 20th century architectural style

SECOND LEVEL

• Living Rooms• Kitchen• Servant Rooms

FIRST LEVEL

• Basement• Utility Facilities

THIRD LEVEL

• Main Entrance

ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

DESIGN CONCEPT

Site

Sloped terrain and faces to the south-west in Brno, Czech Republic

Modern

Reflects influence of German Catholic Modern Movement

1. A steel support structure in the form of columns on a cross- shaped floor plan.2. Main living space connects with external outdoors.3. Grand seating arrangement in front of the onyx wall.4. Dining room demarcated by the half-cylinder Markassar Ebony

Modern

Simple Shapes

1. Spacious and clear2. Straight lines3. Right Angles

Innovative

1. Window with electrical drive2. Ventilation-air conditioning3. Moth chamber

“Less is more”Everything is mercilessly subjected to function.

Functionalism

Functionalism

1. No fixed walls.2. Combination of partition and furniture to define the function of an area.3. Partition, made from onyx is translucent and diffuse light.

Dissolved in Green

1. Designed along the lines of the so-called ‘emphasised emptiness.

2. Architectural dominants of the city 3. Intimacy of greenery links

TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS

WINDOW WITH ELECTRIC DRIVESVILLA TUGENDHAT

VENTILATION FOR AIR CONDITIONINGVILLA TUGENDHAT

MOTH CHAMBERVILLA TUGENDHAT

RESTORATIONS

AIM OF THE RESTORATION

• Rescue and significant lifetime prolongation of the monument as a preserved original.

• Preparation and reconstruction of the house in its original form.

PLASTERThe unauthentic plasters from the additional filling of

subsequently made holes and joints for  various types of lines are removed

METAL ELEMENTSThe metal structure of the glazed wall and the door between the scullery and the

dining room on the 2nd floor has been refurbished and awaits a prime anti-rust coating

FLOORThe xylolite screed on the bedroom floor (3rd floor) was removed in the agreed

scope

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