The construction joint analysis of the villa Tugendhat interior furnishing

Abstract

The functionalist villa Tugendhat in Brno is a first monument of modern architecture in the Czech Republic. This monument was registered in 2001 to the list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Among the most experts this building is usually regarded as a greatest work of German architect and designer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The complete renewal of this monument was ini­tia­ted due to unsatisfactory technical condition and because of the higher operational requirements. In this work we deal with the technical analysis of the villa Tugendhat interior furnishing, or more precisely with the structural analysis of its furniture joints. The goal of this work is to highlight the original construction and material solutions of the furniture in connection with the creation of production-technical documentation for the renewal. Project scope includes the complete constructional drawing documentation of the 53 pieces of furniture, documents relating to the surface treatment of the furniture, as well as documentation of manufacturing and constructional details. Described part of the project was prepared a few years ago by the Department of furniture, design and habitation. Nowadays, the project documentation is completed. Protracted legal disputes concerning this state contract still postpone the beginning of reconstruction of this monument.

Keywords

• furniture
• construction joints
• villa Tugendhat
• renewal