Vila L. Hofmannové-Staré, Protected residential villa in Nová Ulice, Czech Republic.
Vila L. Hofmannové-Staré is a three-storey late Art Nouveau tenement house at Resslova 20, built 1911–1912 on a rectangular garden plot with its narrow side facing the street. The ground-floor facade has structured plaster, the upper floors are smooth with ochre stucco elements, and a two-storey bay window on the right of the street front sits above a niche with a fountain. A sloping roof with folded sheet-metal covering tops the building.
Karel Starý mladší, a pupil of Jan Kotěra, built the villa in 1911–1912 for his sister, the painter Ludmila Hofmanová, née Stará. It was conceived as a late Art Nouveau tenement house. Before his death in 1918, Starý extended the building with a Purist addition. It has been a cultural monument of the Czech Republic since 1991.
The house is named after the painter Ludmila Hofmanová, née Stará, for whom her brother Karel Starý ml. built it in 1911–1912. A separate side staircase led from her apartment to the attic studio, a detail tied to her work as an artist.
The exterior is visible from public space and can be reached on foot. The area has limited parking, so public transportation is a better option.
The architect was Karel Starý mladší, a pupil of Jan Kotěra, who built the house in 1911–1912 for his sister, the painter Ludmila Hofmanová, née Stará. A separate side staircase led from her flat up to an attic studio. Before his death in 1918 he extended the house with a Purist addition.
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