Publication details
Baťovský domek : mizející prvky zlínské architektury
| Title in English | The Baťa Home : Zlín's Vanishing Architectural Elements |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Exposition |
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| Description | The exhibition is dedicated to rental family homes that the Baťa Company built for their employees. During the time that it operated in Zlín, the company built more than 3500 apartments in semi-detached houses and fourplexes. Since the construction of houses was standardized, not unlike the belt production that the company used in its factories, it could be very fast: between 1926 and 1928, 1734 dwellings were built. The exhibition focuses on two aspects of buildings’ existence. Photos and meticulously drawn technical details show the variety of house types, including their spatial layout and technical details. At the same time, the exhibition presents the houses as part of the employee housing system: getting to rent a house was by no means guaranteed, and housing was subject to precise rules. The exhibition features copies of house rules, checklists, and reports on monitored and verified tenants. |
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