Prusa 5 house, Wrocław
Prusa 5 house is a residential building in Wrocław built in 1902 in the Art Nouveau style with an unusual curved floor plan instead of a sharp corner. The five-story structure features two entrances, vertical bay windows with decorative iron balconies, a wide gable with colorful murals of the sun and ivy, and carved plant motifs on doors and windows.
The house was designed in 1902 by architect Wilhelm Heller for Bruno Löffelholtz and represented innovative housing ideas of that era. It suffered gunfire damage during World War II and fell into disrepair for decades until 2006, when a city program funded its major renovation and restored many original details and colors.
The building reflects how residents in the early 20th century wanted their homes to show artistic creativity and natural beauty through decoration. The floral motifs and colorful murals on the facade tell the story of a time when people valued craftsmanship and took pride in the appearance of their neighborhoods.
The building sits at a corner location near the city center and is easy to reach on foot; its position makes the unusual curves and facade details very visible from the street. You get the best view of the entire structure from across the way, where you can see the full height of the bay windows and upper ornaments.
The building's floor plan is deliberately asymmetrical, with trapezoid-shaped rooms on the ground floor and external staircases that emphasize the curved outer shape. This unconventional layout was unusual for residential buildings at the time and made it an experimental example of modern housing design.
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