International style interior in the historical steam power plant in Žilina

The article deals with one of the examples of good interior design in Slovak functionalist architecture uncovered during recent restorational research (2016). It points out that even provincial, small but growing town, which Žilina in the northern Slovakia region was at that time, can be a place of...

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Main Authors: Grúňová Zuzana, Borošová Michalcová Miloslava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20168602001
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Summary:The article deals with one of the examples of good interior design in Slovak functionalist architecture uncovered during recent restorational research (2016). It points out that even provincial, small but growing town, which Žilina in the northern Slovakia region was at that time, can be a place of high-quality implementation of aesthetically valuable and structurally developed architectural design. The high level of composition, choice of color scheme, quality of materials and attention to detail prove the fact, that the architect František Bednárik mastered to apply international style ideas also to a small extent reconstruction of the original steam power plant in Žilina.
ISSN:2261-236X