Brno city councilors approved increasing funds for the renovation of the Tugendhat villa

Brno - Brno city council has approved an increase in funding for the repair of the rare Tugendhat villa, which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The restoration was originally estimated to cost 112 million, but due to the thorough approach of the conservationists, the costs have risen to 200 million crowns. The council's recommendation still needs to be approved by the assembly, said councilor Jan Holík (KDU-ČSL) to journalists today.
   "This decision is linked to the commencement of work that we have been waiting for five years," emphasized the councilor. Almost everything will be repaired, he added. The reconstruction will also affect the foundations, which are structurally compromised. A significant investment will be required to restore the monument to its original historic form. Most of the costs will be covered by the city from its own budget.
    Some city officials have previously criticized conservationists for going into excessive detail with their demands. Deputy Mayor Miroslav Hoška (ODS), for instance, was opposed to the planned handmade production of fittings, sinks, and other furniture parts exactly according to the original plans and using original materials.
    However, the conservationists stood by their position. The villa is a UNESCO site, where a method known as conservation is required, which involves exact restoration in all details, said Petr Kroupa, the director of the Brno office of the National Heritage Institute, to ČTK.
    The Tugendhat villa in Brno's Černá Pole was designed in 1928 by the world-renowned German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building is unique in its spatial conception, choice of materials, and interior furnishings. After a series of ups and downs and being used for various purposes, the unique structure finally received recognition - it was inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2001.

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