A quick insight about the design, thoughts and facilities behind Villa Tugendhat, Brno, Czech Republic by Mies van der Rohe

1. LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE
THE ARCHITECT OF VILLA TUGENDHAT
Born on March 27, 1886
In 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 Drive
Seagram 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

2. KEY CONCEPT OF HIS
WORK

3. SIMPLE RECTANGULAR FORM
SEAGRAM BUILDING

4. CONCEPT OF FLUID SPACE WITH THE
WIDESPREAD USE OF GLASS
VILLA TUGENDHAT

5. EXPOSED AND VERY REFINED STRUCTURAL DETAILS
BARCELONA PAVILLION

6. OPEN, FLEXIBLE AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SPACE
FARNSWORTH HOUSE

7. MASTERED STEEL AND GLASS CONSTRUCTION
CROWN HALL

8. VILLA TUGENDHAT

9. 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
modified
It 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

10. He created an influential 20th century architectural style
ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

11. He created an influential 20th century architectural style
Side Elevation

12. He created an influential 20th century architectural style
FIRST LEVEL
• Basement
• Utility Facilities
ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

13. He created an influential 20th century architectural style
SECOND LEVEL
• Living Rooms
• Kitchen
• Servant Rooms
ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

14. He created an influential 20th century architectural style

15. He created an influential 20th century architectural style
THIRD LEVEL
• Main Entrance
ELEVATION VIEW OF THE VILLA

16. He created an influential 20th century architectural style

17. He created an influential 20th century architectural style

18. 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

19. DESIGN CONCEPT

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

21. Modern
Reflects influence of German Catholic
Modern Movement

22. 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

23. Simple Shapes
1. Spacious and clear
2. Straight lines
3. Right Angles

24. Innovative
1. Window with electrical drive
2. Ventilation-air conditioning
3. Moth chamber

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

26. 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.

27. 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

28. TECHNICAL
INNOVATIONS

29. WINDOW WITH ELECTRIC DRIVES
VILLA TUGENDHAT

30. VENTILATION FOR AIR CONDITIONING
VILLA TUGENDHAT

31. MOTH CHAMBER
VILLA TUGENDHAT

32. RESTORATIONS

33. 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.

34. PLASTER
The unauthentic plasters from the additional filling of subsequently
made holes and joints for various types of lines are removed

35. METAL ELEMENTS
The 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

36. FLOOR
The xylolite screed on the bedroom floor (3rd floor) was removed in the agreed scope

37. Thank You