Kotěrova vila, Protected villa in Bechyně, Czech Republic

Kotěrova vila is a Secessionist villa built in 1903 to Jan Kotěra's design at the corner of Lázeňská and Libušina streets, northeast of Bechyně's historic centre. Modelled on English family houses, it has a saddle roof with half-hipped ends, a south loggia divided by pillars into four framed bays, and a triangular half-timbered gable on the east stair hall.

Jan Kotěra rebuilt the summer residence of Prague bakery owner and art patron Vendelín Mácha in 1903 as a Art Nouveau villa. From 1950 it served as a kindergarten and later a Pioneer house; in 1994 the Ministry of the Interior used it briefly. In 1996 it was extensively rebuilt for the Jupiter Spa, and since 2025 the whole complex belongs to Lázně Bechyně.

The villa is also called Vila Vlasta or Vila Vendelína Máchy, after the Prague-Smíchov bakery owner and art patron who had his summer residence rebuilt here by Jan Kotěra in 1903. From 1950 it served as a kindergarten and later a pioneer house; since 1996 it has been used for spa services, and from 2025 the whole grounds belong to Lázně Bechyně.

The villa stands northeast of the historic centre, at the corner of Lázeňská and Libušina streets. Since 1996 it has been rebuilt for the Lázně Jupiter spa, and from 2025 the whole complex belongs to Lázně Bechyně, so it is not a house open to casual visitors. Look for the sundial emblem with the villa's name on the west facade.

On the west facade, beside two windows of the library, an emblem carries a sundial and the villa's name; the house is also called vila Vlasta or vila Vendelína Máchy. The south side has a loggia opening onto the garden, divided by pillars into four framed fields.