Reconstruction

In 2007, the city of Prague bought the house from the architect’s son. Thanks to the respect and devotion that the architect’s son Jan Rothmayer, a prominent photographer and student of Josef Sudek (2. 2. 1932 Prague-Břevnov – 25. 2. 2010 Prague-Břevnov) showed to his father’s work, the house itself and its interiors, the number of non-original elements and additional construction interventions was small. In 2012–2013, the villa underwent restoration, including the interiors and part of the garden. The restoration work included the restoration of external and internal plasterwork, stone elements, windows and doors, joinery elements and built-in and free-standing furniture, sanitary ware or tiled stoves and some artefacts in the garden. The house then regained its appearance from the turn of the 1950s and 1960s and was only re-equipped with authentic objects that were originally there. After the construction work was completed, the villa was entrusted to the Museum of the City of Prague in 2014, which prepared an exhibition entitled The Story of One House and One Family. It was opened to the public in September 2015.