Villa Wolf (Zwickau)
The Villa Wolf rises directly in front of the city center of the western Saxon city of Zwickau . Built as a representative residence of the Wolf entrepreneurial family , the villa later became a popular mocha bar . Today the house is a listed building and is a place for various social events.
history
The history of the house, also known in Zwickau as the Wolfsche Villa, is very eventful. The representative upper-class house was built from 1910 to 1911 according to the designs of the Zwickau architect Johannes Zimmermann. The client and builder was Paul Wolf, the son of the Zwickau entrepreneur Carl Wolf, who invented the explosion-proof miner's lamp and was a co-founder of the Zwickau company Friemann & Wolf . He had the Hasslinger Villa, which had been in the same place up to that point, demolished in order to build his Villa Wolf here. Until 1945 the villa was used as a residential building. In 1954 the family was expropriated by the SED and the house was used as a commercial building until 1960, including a sign painting. After a renovation, the villa became an HO restaurant in 1960 as a "Mocha Milk Bar" . Because of the special ambience , stylish dance evenings and the central location, the house became a popular meeting place for Zwickau's youth despite the high price level. In 1989 the "Mokka-Milch-Bar" was initially closed, until 1994 it was privately managed and then transferred back to Paul Wolf's heirs.
In the following year Bernhard Götz, the owner of the Zwickau discotheque "Nachtwerk", opened the Moccabar as managing director. The bar was specifically designed to attract the younger crowd. The “Mocc” soon became the meeting point in Zwickau. However, in 2004 the bar had to be closed. A building contractor from Leipzig then tried to continue the building. Just two years later, the new operator gave up again. After extensive renovations by “aboa” architects, the facility was reopened as a Moccabar in November 2007.
Architectural style and special features
The design and layout of the Villa Wolf resulted from a limited architectural competition. The architectural design of the building caught the attention of experts. In 1913, the Deutsche Bauzeitung published an article about the magnificent building made of sandstone , in which, among other things, the grouping of the building dimensions was appreciated. The architecture of the villa, which is now a listed building, was modeled on the Baroque and therefore classified as a neo-baroque building . Because of its dome architecture and the associated outdoor area, the building, located in the immediate vicinity of the city center, is one of the most representative villas in Saxony.
One of the structural features of the building is the basement , which was created instead of the usual basement. Different floor heights accommodate the entrance area. This created side rooms that can be used as a caretaker's apartment and technical rooms. The living and sleeping rooms of the Wolf family extended over a total area of approx. 540 m² on the ground and first floors. In addition, the more than 20 rooms housed a salon, dining room, winter garden, dressing room, rooms for the children and their teachers, as well as guest rooms and rooms for the service staff. The breakfast room was under the dome. French windows with abundant decorations as well as the two sandstone sphinxes on the border wall attract attention.
Todays use
The Villa Wolf ties in with the tradition of dance events in GDR times and offers a stylish ambience, especially for upscale private events. The Villa Wolf can be rented for any occasion. Dance or fashionable events take place regularly in the Moccabar.
literature
- Villa Wolf in Zwickau . In: Deutsche Bauzeitung . 47th volume, no. 23 , March 19, 1913, pp. 205-209 .
Web links
- Villa Wolf website
- History of Villa Wolf and the Moccabar
- Reconstruction and renovation of Moccabar in Villa Wolf (2007 to 2010) - ABOA Architects
Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 52.6 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 48.8" E