overview about the place There are not many functionalist buildings in Prague comparable to the Gibián family’s spacious villa in Bubeneč. In 1927, Dr Richard Gibián, a successful businessman and expert in printing machinery, commissioned architect J. Krejcar to design the house. Krejcar’s designs were renowned for their unusual structural and spatial solutions. Jaromír Krejcar (1895—1950), a former student of Jan Kotěra and Josef Gočár, was already one of the leading figures of the functionalist architectural avant-garde at that time. history The completed design, with its accessible roof terraces and solarium, was highly unusual for its time and location. Large glazed sliding doors created a seamless connection between the rooms. The living quarters comprised several bedrooms, a dining room, a children’s dining room, a library and a music room. The flat roof also served as a terrace. The villa included a large garage, utility rooms and a two-room caretaker’s flat. The villa was completed in June 1929, just 18 months after planning permission had been granted. During the Second World War, the house was temporarily requisitioned by the Germans, while in 1961 it was nationalised and divided into six apartments, destroying Krejcar’s original spatial concept. The building subsequently fell into gradual decline, and the garden was partly built over. The restoration work carried out in the early 21st century proved unable to restore the villa’s original authenticity. Interesting fact: During the filming of Wanted in 2007, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt lived in the villa with their children for five weeks.