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Dexia banka
Hodžova 11, Žilina
Michal Maximilián Scheer
1928
1928 – 1930
1930 – 1931
1949
1998

This fiscal administration building stands on a tapering corner lot, its layout consists of two wings which closely follow the street line. At the corner, there is a semi-cylindrical glazed stairwell which dominates the building composition. It reminds of some of the works of Soviet constructivists. Originally a four-storey building, it received an additional floor later on. In the floor plan, offices are very efficiently arranged so that both wings have a simple two-aisle and sometimes just a single-aisle layout. The building is one of the best works of architect Scheer, displaying his trademark  simplicity and lightness.

Literature:
Architekt Scheer. Nová architektúra na Slovensku. Ing. architekt Maximilián Scheer, Žilina. Časť vybraných prác jeho architektonických tvorieb v dobe od 1927 – 1932. Ed. Štefan Zongor. Bratislava – Wien – Trieste, Nakl. Waldes 1932. 70 p.
KUSÝ, Martin: Architektúra na Slovensku 1918 – 1945. Bratislava, Pallas 1971. 186 p.
FOLTYN, Ladislav: Slovakische Architektur und die tschechische Avantgarde 1918 – 1939. Dresden, Verlag des Kunst 1991. 236 p.
Michal Maximilián Scheer – architektonické dielo. Katalóg. Ed. Klára Kubičková. Bratislava, SNG, SAS 1993. 36 p.
ZAJKOVÁ, Anna: Finančný palác. Architektúra & urbanizmus 29, 1995, 1 – 2, p. 70 – 73.
DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta H. – STOLIČNÁ, Elena: Architektonické diela 20. storočia na Slovensku. Žilina. Architektúra & urbanizmus 30, 1996, 3, p. X.
KUPKOVIČ, Ľudovít: Finančný palác PKB v Žiline. Projekt 40, 1998, 1, p. 50 – 51.
DULLA, Matúš – MORAVČÍKOVÁ, Henrieta: Architektúra Slovenska v 20. storočí. Bratislava, Slovart 2002. 512 p.

Source of picture: 
Department of Architecture Archive, ÚSTARCH SAV