The Rufer House (Vienna, Austria) 1922
The Rufer House ( Vienna, Austria ) 1922 The Rufer house was designed by architect Adolf loos. He was an Austrian and Czech architect and influential theorist. The house was designed for Josef and Mar ie Rufer. Josef Rufer was an Austrian musicologist. This house was considered to be the first example of Raumplan which is a planning method based on discreet rooms. The house is considered like a cube with internal space of 10m by 10m. The exterior walls are load bearing which leaves the interior walls to partition space. A column runs through the whole house hiding the plumbing and also acts as framing for the second floor. This system allows structural minimize internal dividing walls, being replaced by thin walls. The main entrance of the house is on ground level, slightly elevated above the natural ground level, giving access to the hall. The upper floors are access ed b...