The paper analyzes two works of Hana Kučerová Zaveská, Czech architect and designer who made an important contribution to the Modern Movement, dealing with social housing and social services and placing the emphasis on improving the status of women. One of the first women to represent Modern Architecture at the ‘Exhibition of Contemporary Culture’ in Brno in 1928, with Villa Balling she contributed, as only woman, to the edification of district Baba in Prague, presented at the residential architecture as a field of experimentation with minimal houses. Since 1933, she worked to the summer residence for the parents in the district Dobřichovice in Prague. Both villas have great flexibility through a renewable and modifiable space as needed. The design also affects the furniture that is designed for each room of the house, in a simple and convenient way, to promote the liberation of women from unnecessary home work. Hana Kučerová Zaveská has been able to re-read the history of architecture, managing to develop solutions that are still among the best examples of “feminine architecture”. Redrawing projects Hana Kučerová Zaveská through new and unreleased representations and graphical analysis, wants to provide an original key to the spatial thought of the architect.

Garofalo, V. (2017). Redrawing as Key to the Spatial Thought of Hana Kučerová Zaveská. In Women Designers, Craftswomen, Architects and Engineers between 1918 and 1945 (Edited by Marjan Groot, Helena Seražin, Caterina Franchini, Emilia Garda with assistance of Alenka Di Battista) (pp.404-419). Ljubljana : Založba ZRC [10.3986/momowo2013420208].

Redrawing as Key to the Spatial Thought of Hana Kučerová Zaveská

Garofalo, Vincenza
2017-01-01

Abstract

The paper analyzes two works of Hana Kučerová Zaveská, Czech architect and designer who made an important contribution to the Modern Movement, dealing with social housing and social services and placing the emphasis on improving the status of women. One of the first women to represent Modern Architecture at the ‘Exhibition of Contemporary Culture’ in Brno in 1928, with Villa Balling she contributed, as only woman, to the edification of district Baba in Prague, presented at the residential architecture as a field of experimentation with minimal houses. Since 1933, she worked to the summer residence for the parents in the district Dobřichovice in Prague. Both villas have great flexibility through a renewable and modifiable space as needed. The design also affects the furniture that is designed for each room of the house, in a simple and convenient way, to promote the liberation of women from unnecessary home work. Hana Kučerová Zaveská has been able to re-read the history of architecture, managing to develop solutions that are still among the best examples of “feminine architecture”. Redrawing projects Hana Kučerová Zaveská through new and unreleased representations and graphical analysis, wants to provide an original key to the spatial thought of the architect.
Settore ICAR/17 - Disegno
24-set-2015
1st MOMOWO CONFERENCE—WORKSHOP On women designers, craftswomen, architects and engineers active between 1918 and 1945
Leiden
23-25 settembre 2015
1
2015
2017
16
Online
https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/index.php/WoCrea/issue/view/485/showToc
La pubblicazione online fa parte della rivista digitale "Women's Creativity" (n. 1-2017) ISSN: 2591-0639 che è indicizzata da Dlib e CrossRef. Pubblicazione del progetto MoMoWo – Women’s Creativity since the Modern Movement (co-funded 50% by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Commission).
Garofalo, V. (2017). Redrawing as Key to the Spatial Thought of Hana Kučerová Zaveská. In Women Designers, Craftswomen, Architects and Engineers between 1918 and 1945 (Edited by Marjan Groot, Helena Seražin, Caterina Franchini, Emilia Garda with assistance of Alenka Di Battista) (pp.404-419). Ljubljana : Založba ZRC [10.3986/momowo2013420208].
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