Register of modern architecture in Slovakia

Podnet na preskúmanie rozhodnutia KPÚ vo veci Polyfunkčného domu na Kamennom námestí v Bratislave SAVE SOZA . STOP DEMOLITION . RENOVATION FIRST Modernism Revisited 2026: International Conference on Architecture and Cultural Heritage

Wedding hall in Košice

original function
Administratíva
current function
culture
address
Hviezdoslavova 7, Strojárenská 2, Košice, Košický kraj
architects
Merjavý Pavol
office
Stavoprojekt Košice
investor
MNV Košice
contractor
Pozemné stavby Košice
other professions
spulupráca interiér: J. Maliňák
implementation
1971 – 1982
project
1971
status
existing

Standing in the old centre of Košice, the hall for civil marriage ceremonies is designed as an addition to the older building housing the town council. Its chief element is the massive mansard roof, which adapts the modern structure to its adjoining structure. The architect designed the hall as a single direction, functionally connecting the older wedding hall to the new one. The addition has a square outline, with the space of the actual hall composed diagonally; the compositional axis of the hall is underscored by the emphasised band of ceiling lights, leading to the front wall and the ceremonial table. The hall, situated in the roof space, has no windows, and is widened optically by a series of wall mirrors. The surfaces of the walls and the floor of the vestibule in front of the hall or the communication corridors are of natural materials – stone and wood. Several interesting artworks are an integral part of the interiors.

Bibliography:

MERJAVÝ, Pavol: Sobášna sieň v Košiciach. Projekt 22, 1980, 6, s. 47.

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