Kolektivní dům in Zlín, Cultural monument in Zlín, Czech Republic

The Kolektivní dům is a twelve-storey residential building in central Zlín, built between 1945 and 1950 to the design of architect Jiří Voženílek. It contains 102 apartments of varying layouts, whose partitions could be rearranged, along with a restaurant and a nursery. Each apartment had only a small kitchen, as communal dining was planned.

The Kolektivní dům was built in 1945–1950 in central Zlín as the first collective house realised in Czechoslovakia. Its architect, Jiří Voženílek, had already worked for the Baťa works. A second collective house was later built in Litvínov.

The building embodies ideas about shared living, with common rooms designed to bring residents together in daily interaction. You can still see today how these shared spaces shaped the way people lived side by side.

The building is located near the city center and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors can observe the exterior architecture and the openings to different areas from the public street.

Apartments of different layouts could be reconfigured by moving partition walls. Each had only a small kitchen because collective dining was planned: the lease even obliged tenants to take at least 20 meals per person per month. The restaurant later served as a university canteen.