Vila Miloše Havla, 1940s residential villa in Hlubočepy, Czech Republic
Vila Miloše Havla is a villa in the Barrandov garden district on the slope of Habrová hill in Prague, built from the 1930s to the design of architect Vladimír Grégr. Its interiors were reworked in 1941 by Karel Škvor, later known for film-set architecture. A separate log cabin by film architect Vilém Rittershain stands on the same plot.
Film producer Miloš Havel bought the plot overlooking the Vltava valley and had a log cabin built there to Vilém Rittershain's design. The villa itself, by architect Vladimír Grégr, was built from the 1930s, with interiors by Karel Škvor in 1941. After the 1948 coup it was confiscated and served as the Argentine embassy residence.
After the February coup the villa was confiscated from the Havel family and later served as the residence of the Argentine embassy. Since the 1990s it has been leased for corporate and social events, and the PLAYBON private club once operated here.
The villa operates today as an event venue for corporate meetings and social gatherings. Visitors should check availability beforehand, as the space is regularly booked for private and business occasions.
The log cabin at Barrandovská 56, built for Miloš Havel to Vilém Rittershain's design, is now owned by Romuald Kopún, sole shareholder of EPMAS a.s., the company that also owns the villa itself. The two buildings thus have separate owners.
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