Title
Villa Sáva
Date
1929: Completion of construction
Authors
Bohuslav Fuchs
Code
Fuchs14
Type
Address
Nádražní 474, 763 26 Luhačovice, Česko
GPS
49.100405, 17.755102

The builder of the Sáva guesthouse was Kristýna Ambrožová, Bohuslav Fuchs' aunt, who had already built the Avion guesthouse in the Bílá čtvrť a year earlier with her husband, based on Fuchs's design. For this building, the architect applied the knowledge and experience he had gained during his participation in the extensive architectural project of the Nový dům exhibition colony in Brno-Žabovřesky, an important part of the Exhibition of Contemporary Culture in Czechoslovakia in 1928. Sáva was to resemble the style of buildings in seaside resorts and at the same time become a clear example of a modern and financially undemanding way of building and living in a spa town. It was not only intended to serve as a place for relaxation and rest, but due to its economical layout it was also to become a prototype of a "house for everyone".

                  The choice of the building site on a slope outside the spa center probably had a role to play in the proximity of the railway station and the price of the land. The guesthouse was situated on the edge of the Malá Kamenná hill, where with the development of the spa, new rental villas began to be built up to the mill drive. The ditch from the drive led in front of the villa entrance and had to be bridged and secured with a fence. The application for the construction of a one-story family villa on a plot in the city district of Luhačovice dates from January 22, 1929. According to Fuchs' architectural design, the Sáva was built by the local builder Josef Vyška.

                  The architect designed the building as a rest guesthouse for seasonal rental to spa guests and applied a new concept of optimal spatial composition assuming perfect organization of operation. Sáva had nine rooms, a kitchen with accessories, a common dining room and cellars with a laundry partially recessed into the slope. The horizontally designed form of the facade was achieved by a flat roof and a strip of windows on the ground and first floors. The intended creation of the atmosphere of a seaside resort was underlined by the original color solution, complementing the white facade with a bright blue roof underlay and yellow window frames. An entrance was broken deep into the facade. A round corner column carried the floor above it. An entrance terrace was created on the front side, accessible from the main road by a walkway over a bridge over the mill drive. The terrace also allowed for seating in front of the entrance and direct access to the surrounding garden.

                  In 1931, a young couple acquired the villa Sáva from Kristýna Ambrožová – her niece and ward Marie Weberová and her husband Adolf Fučík, a builder who started in the studio of Bohuslav Fuchs in Brno and came with him to Luhačovice to build guesthouses in the White Quarter. In 1934, the new owner bought the villa and continued to operate it as a guesthouse. The building renovations took place in 1940, when the veranda was glazed and a woodshed was added. The drive was later filled in and a staircase and walkway lead from the road to the entrance. During the repair of the facade, the name of the villa Sáva was changed in 1961. In 1967, the first floor was converted into an apartment and the villa was inhabited by two families. The interior preserved the original built-in furniture, wooden doors, partial kitchen and bathroom equipment, and ceramic tiles and wall tiles. In 2025, the villa was purchased by a new owner.

Ladislava Horňáková

Literature

  • Ladislava Horňáková, Blanka Petráková. Architekt Bohuslav Fuchs a Luhačovice. Zlín, Pavel Jungmann Archa, 2025, p. 32–37. ISBN 978-80-87545-99-7.

  • Iloš Crhonek. Architekt Bohuslav Fuchs. Celoživotní dílo. Brno, Petrov, 1995.

  • Zdeněk Kudělka. Bohuslav Fuchs. Praha, NČSVU, 1966.

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