Villa Tugendhat
1930Brno, CzechiaUNESCO
A Brno hillside villa—a masterpiece of modern housing in steel frame and vast glass. UNESCO World Heritage.
Key: section that uses the slope, living-room onyx wall, and curved glass. Read it as Barcelona Pavilion spatial experiments translated into daily living.
Highlights
- Living-room glass wall — Is continuity with the garden a window, or an absence of wall?
- Onyx wall — Is the partition structure, furniture, or a light device?