Kotěrova vila, Cultural monument villa in Vinohrady, Czech Republic

Kotěrova vila is a multi-storey house at Hradešínská 1542/6 in Vinohrady, built into a sloping plot. Its plain mass is clad in exposed white brick and vertically scratched plaster, with a tower-like projection and two-arm staircase facing the street and a lower garden wing that originally opened through a rounded bay window.

Czech architect Jan Kotera designed and built this residential house between 1908 and 1909 as an expression of rationalist modern architecture. The villa was created when new design principles were spreading in Prague and the rejection of ornament became a hallmark of modernity.

The house was built for Jan Kotěra and his wife Berta, who bought the plot in Hradešínská Street in 1907. Its rooms were arranged around the family's daily life: a music room followed the dining room, and the kitchen was linked to it only by a serving hatch. Kotěra's own study and studio occupied the first floor.

The villa stands at Hradešínská 1542/6 in Vinohrady, Prague 10, on a plot sloping down from the street. The main entrance from Hradešínská leads through a vaulted covered porch that also opens onto the terrace, which a masonry staircase links to the garden.

The layout follows a clear concept: the ground floor holds bedrooms and the salon, while the upper floor contains Kotera's study and studio. This separation of private living spaces from work areas was typical for houses of that era.