Mölzerova vila, Functionalist villa in Dejvice, Czech Republic.
Mölzerova vila is a residential building designed in the functionalist style located in Prague's Dejvice district. The structure features straight lines, large windows, and geometric forms that define the modernist approach to architecture.
The functionalist villa was built in 1938–1939 to a design by architect František Maria Černý for JUDr. Jaroslav Oberthor and his wife Věra. Věra's father, Eustach Mölzer, was the investor. It has been protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 22 August 2011.
The building showcases how Czech architecture moved away from ornamental traditions toward practical design principles in the early 20th century. You can see this shift reflected in the clean lines and straightforward approach of the structure.
The villa stands at the corner of Na Špitálce and Na Kodymce streets in Hanspaulka, Dejvice, Prague 6. It is a private family and rental house, so visitors view the exterior from the street; the garden with its mosaic-tiled pool is not open to the public. The plot is enclosed by a fence of metal posts with wire infill.
The villa was built for JUDr. Jaroslav Oberthor and his wife Věra; her father, Eustach Mölzer, financed the project, which is why the house bears his name rather than the owners'. The garden was designed as a single unit with the house, and its northern part holds a pool with mosaic tiling.
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