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This massive block with interior courtyard fills the entire space between Legionárská and Šancova ulica. It consists of four wings, three facing the street and one into the courtyard; the individual flats are reached from a small inner court with four staircases, itself linked to the street through a passageway in the ground floor. The spatial limitations imposed by the site are also reflected in the restrained dimensions of the shared non-residential spaces. The layout of the 1- to 3-room flats, each with kitchenette, WC, bath and vestibule, is noticeably more sensible than the overall arrangement of spaces within the building’s interior. The facades are decorated with flat framing; the portal above the passageway takes the form of a stepped frame, and the main volume of the facades is also outlined with raised flat surrounds. The corner loggias are adorned by circular target-shapes; the balcony railings are articulated by Cubist-Constructivist ornament.

Bibliography:

HAMMEROVÁ, Henrieta: Klement Šilinger a architektúra rondokubizmu. Pamiatky a príroda 19, 1988, 2, s. 16 – 19.
DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002. 512 s., tu s. 326.