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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...