Non-Baťa Zlín

The route presents architecturally valuable buildings from the 1920s and 1930s, designed by architects working independently of the Baťa company. These are primarily houses that were built in the city centre by Zlín businessmen and affluent townspeople. In addition to single-family houses, a new type of apartment rental building began to appear, combining the residential part on the upper floors with the ground-floor commercial premises. The combination of these functions creates a whole, which in times of economic instability was a relatively safe investment bringing income from rents. The Non-Baťa Zlín route is dedicated to lesser-known designers such as Max Tintner, Viktor Jandásek, Miroslav Lorenc, as well as František Lýdie Gahuras original designs. Gahura intervenes in the cityscape of Zlín, both with his realisations in the functionalist style, and also as a city architect who approved the form of the "non-Baťa" part of the city.

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