It was built at the same time as Mies’ Barcelona Pavilion (“German Pavilion”), the exhibition pavilion for the German Reich at the 1929 Barcelona World Exhibition, also designed by Mies.
Villa Tugendhat is located on the slope of Černá pole, in the northeastern part of Brno, on a vast plot of 0.73 hectares. The architect took advantage of the topography of the site and designed a three-story building with a steel frame structure, with the top floor accessed from the street, and the two lower levels visible from the garden, where the building is integrated into the slope.
From the street side, the house presents itself as a small, unimpressive, one-story pavilion, while from the garden side, the façade is dominated by large glazing. Thanks to them, the interior is perfectly illuminated, and the residents are provided with a beautiful view of the garden and the surroundings. The glazing, made of high-quality glass, is one of the villa’s most distinctive elements.
