Off Season

OFF SEASON je kniha venovan� jedn�mu monumentu modernej architekt�ry lie�ebn�hmu domu Machn�� v Tren�ianskych Tepliciach. Liecebn� dom Machn�c patr� k najhodnotnej��m architektonick�m dielam postaven�m v Ceskoslovensku v medzivojnovom obdob� a je v�znamn�m pr�kladom eur�pskeho funkcionalizmu. Jeho autorom je pra�sk� architekt Jarom�r Krejcar (1895 1950). Architektonick� rie�enie tejto jedine�nej stavby je oslavou technologick�ho a spolo�ensk�ho pokroku, zhmotnila sa v �om tie� autorova predstava humanizmu. Lie�ebn� dom Machn�� po prv� kr�t otvorili 1. j�na 1932, v roku 1969 bol zaraden� do prv�ho s�pisu pamiatok v �eskoslovensku, v roku 1996 bol vyhl�sen� za n�rodn� kult�rnu pamiatku, zatvorili ho v roku 2002, dodnes je opusten� a ch�tra. Pr�beh tejto v�znamnej funkcionalistickej pamiatky bol uplynul�ch �es� rokov cielom aktiv�t umeleckej skupiny Opusten� (re)kre�cia, ktor� vytvorila mno�stvo site specific in�tal�cii a akci� ako poctu tejto stavbe. Tie s� �a�iskom obsahu a obrazov�m sprievodom k odborn�mu textu knihy. Publik�cia OFF SEASON je textovou a obrazovou reflexiou fenom�nu ikony �eskoslovenskej architekt�ry funkcionalizmu a eur�pskej avantgardy ako aj sondou do �ivota jej autora, Jarom�ra Krejcara.. OFF SEASON is a book dedicated to a monument of modern architecture - the Machn�� sanatorium in Tren�ianske Teplice. The Machn�� sanatorium ranks among the most precious works of architecture built in Czechoslovakia in the interwar period and is a significant representative of European functionalism. It was designed by the Prague architect Jarom�r Krejcar (1895-1950). The architectural solution of this unique building is a celebration of technological and social progress, embodying its author�s humanistic vision. The Machn�� sanatorium was first opened on June 1st 1932, included in the first register of national heritage of Czechoslovakia in 1969, closed in 2002, and has been abandoned and decaying since. The story of this significant functionalist heritage has been the target for the artist group Abandoned (re)creation and their activities for six years, they have created a variety of site specific installations to honour this building. These activities build up the fundamentals of the contents and illustrations accompanying the book�s expert texts. The OFF SEASON publication is a textual and visual reflexion of the phenomenon of the icon of Czechoslovak functionalist architecture and European avant-garde, as well as an insight into the personal life of its author, Jarom�r Krejcar.