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Stuart Jacome Arch 211- M11 Prof. Khorsandi Blog Post Villa Muller The Villa Muller was designed by famous architect Adolf Loos. The architect was commissioned to do this project by civil engineer and building contractor, Frantisek Muller.  The Villa was built in Prague, in Czech Republic 1928-30. This house is a prime example of early modern architecture and the use of raumplan. Raumplan is a planning method which is based on isolated rooms that are dynamic in section. The method emphasizes the scale each room and often times they are at different levels, therefore steps are required to access them.  The concept of the villa was to express Loos’ ideas of economy and functionality. Raumplan is spatial and clearly shown in Villa Muller through multi-level parts of each room; which hit at their importance, functionality, and symbolism. In contrast to Wright, Loos wanted to keep the public outside and private inside completely separate. Loos believed that the bui...

Stuart Jacome Arch 211- M11 Prof. Khorsandi Blog Post Rufer House This structure is a house for Josef and Marie Rufer designed by Adolf Loos in 1922 was built in Schliessmanngasse which is located in Vienna, Austria this is a densely populated urban area with many residential buildings, but also large areas of forest.   This house exemplifies a cube having an internal space of 10m by 10m the general layout  through the home is exterior walls that are load bearing leaving the interior walls to partition space as a central column runs through the house hiding the plumbing and also acting as a framing device on the second floor. This central column is a grounding agent, connecting the entire house and acting as a point of reference. This is the considered the first example of the new style of Raumplan Regarding the structure as a whole Adolf loos uses Raumplan a planning method based on discret rooms and dynamic sections; which places emphasis on the scale of indi...

The Villa Muller, located in Prague, Czech Republic, was designed by architect Adolf Loos. The clients for the house were Frantisek Muller and his wife, Milada Mullerova. This building clearly illustrates the beginning of early modernism. It is also known as a landmark for early modernist architecture. Loos’ ideas of economy and functionality are clearly depicted in this building. The spatial design of this building is expressed in multi-level parts of individual rooms. The placing of the rooms show their function and importance. This is known as the Raumplan. In Loos’ essay “Ornament and Crime,” he criticized decorated surfaces. For the exterior surfaces of the Villa Muller, he designed a white cubic facade. In the design of this building, Loos wanted to differentiate the views from the exterior and public eye from the interior private spaces of the inhabitants.   Adolf Loos once stated, “My architecture is not conceived in plans, but in spaces(cubes). I do not design floor...

Villa Müller       Villa Müller is a home built in Prauge for a doctor a his family. It was designed by Architect Adolf Loos based on his concept of “Raumplan”, and is known to be his best example of this design tactic. The Raumplan design was based on the idea that spaces do not need to be defined solely by walls, and that both ceiling height and floor level can be strategically manipulated to create interesting and connected spaces that maintain distinct boundaries. The variation in height was based on the idea that the level of privacy a room needs, should be directly related to height of the ceiling; meaning, a more private space would have a lower ceiling, and a more public space would have a higher ceiling. Special considerations were also taken when designing the program. Rooms that were related were not only easily accessible to each other, but also shared strategic sight lines. With the use of columns and knee walls, the rooms were laid out so...

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...