scheu house
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SCHEU HOUSE
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LIFE AND WORK
A D O L F L O O S W A S B O R N I N B R N O ( B R U E N N ) , M O R A V I A , N O W C Z E C H R E P U B L I C , O N D E C E M B E R 1 0 , 1 8 7 0 .A D O L F L O O S W A S I N T R O D U C E D T O T H E C R A F T O F B U I L D I N G AT A N E A R LY A G E W H I L E W O R K I N G I N H I S F A T H E R ’ S M A S O N R Y S H O P.F R O M 1 8 9 0 T O 1 8 9 3 , A D O L F L O O S S T U D I E D A R C H I T E C T U R E A T T H E T E C H N I C A L C O L L E G E I N D R E S D E N . A S A S T U D E N T, A D O L F
L O O S W A S P A R T I C U L A R LY I N T E R E S T E D I N T H E W O R K S O F C L A S S I C I S T S C H I N K E L A N D A B O V E A L L , T H E W O R K S O F V I T R U V I U S .A D O L F L O O S ’ S D E V E L O P I N G TA S T E S W E R E C O N S I D E R A B LY B R O A D E N E D D U R I N G A T H R E E -Y E A R S TA Y I N T H E U N I T E D S TAT E , W H I C H B E G A N I N 1 8 9 3 .I N 1 8 9 6 , A D O L F L O O S R E T U R N E D T O V I E N N A W H E R E A D O L F L O O S B E G A N W O R K I N G I N T H E B U I L D I N G O F F I R M O F C A R L M AY R E D E R .
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A D O L F L O O S R A N K S A S O N E O F T H E M O S T I M P O R TA N T P I O N E E R S O F T H E M O D E R N M O V E M E N T I N A R C H I T E C T U R E .H I S I N F L U E N C E W A S B A S E D L A R G E LY O N A F E W I N T E R I O R D E S I G N S A N D A B O D Y O F C O N T R O V E R S I A L E S S AY S .A D O L F L O O S ’ S B U I L D I N G S W E R E R I G O R O U S E X A M P L E S O F A U S T E R E B E A U T Y, R A N G I N G F R O M C O N V E N T I O N A L C O U N T R Y C O T TA G E S T O P L A N A R C O M P O S I T I O N S W E R E L I T T L E K N O W N O U T S I D E H I S N AT I V E S A U S T R I A D U R I N G E A R LY Y E A R S O F P R A C T I C E .
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VILLA MULLER
STEINER HOUSE
HIS WORK
S
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SCHEU HOUSE• O W N E R : G U S TA V S C H E U• L O C A T I O N : L A R O C H E G A S S E 3 ,
1 1 3 0 V I E N N A• T I M E : 1 9 1 2 - 1 9 1 3 • S C H E U H O U S E W H I C H W A S T H E
F I R S T H O U S E I N E U R O P E T O H A V E A R O O F T E R R A C E
• T H E B A S I C I D E A O F T H E S T R U C T U R E I S T H A T O N E C A N S T E P O N T O T H E E A S T T E R R A C E F R O M E A C H B E D R O O M , A S A S Y M B O L O F P E R S O N A L F R E E D O M .
• T H E “ O P E N - A I R F E E L I N G ” O F T H E O C C U P A N T S R E F L E C T S A N E W B O D I LY C O N S C I O U S N E S S O F T H E B O U R G E O I S A V A N T- G R A N D E .
• A D O L F L O O S H A D B E E N D E V E L O P I N G A B O U T S P A C E T H R O U G H O U T H I S C A R E E R A N D H I S PA R T I C U L A R A P P R O A C H , W H I C H H A S B E E N T E R M E D ‘ R A U M P L A N ’, O R S P AT I A L P L A N N I N G .
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WHAT IS RAUMPLAN?A P L A N N I N G M E T H O D I S O N
D I S C R E T E R O O M S A N D A D Y N A M I C
S E C T I O N . T H I S I S A M E T H O D
P L A C E S G R E AT E M P H A S I Z E O N T H E
S C A L E O F I N D I V I D U A L R O O M S A N D
O F T E N R E Q U I R E S S T E P S I N T O E A C H
R O O M O R C L U S T E R O F R O O M S . T H E
M E T H O D L A R G E LY B E L O N G S T O T H E
A R C H I T E C T A D O L F L O O S A N D
R E Q U I R E S A H I G H L E V E L O F
S T R U C T U R A L A W E R E N E S S A N D
A B I L I T Y T O M O D E L S S P A C E S .
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FLOOR PLAN
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RAISED GROUND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
TOP FLOOR
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DIMENSIONS• BASE AREA: 11x16 M ON
GROUND FLOOR• ROOM HEIGHT (GROSS):
RAISED GROUND FLOOR: 3.45M; FIRST FLOOR: 3.45M; TOP FLOOR: 3.45M.
• LEVELS: 4• STORIES: 4 (BASEMENT,
RAISED GROUND FLOOR, FIRST FLOOR, TOP FLOOR.
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RAISED GROUND FLOOR
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FIRST FLOOR
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TOP FLOOR
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EXTERIOR• PLAIN EXTERIOR• EXAMPLIFIES
PERSONAL LIBERTY (DIFFERENT FROM THE SURROUNDING HOUSES) AND SIMPLICITY.
• LOOKS LIKE GIANT STAIRCASE
PRESENT VIEW ON GARDEN FAÇADE. GLAZED VERANDA, SMALL TERRACE WITH CLOSED WALL AS PARAPET AND LATERAL STAIR IN GARDEN LEVEL.
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INTERIOR
HALL IN RAISED GROUND FLOOR WITH STAIRS TO
PRIVATE ROOM
VIEW TO INGLENOOK WITH LOWER CEILING AND MUSIC SALON WITH LIBRARY. LOOS
MOTIF: UPHOLSTERED LEATHER BENCH IN FRONT OF
BOOKSHELVES
RAISED GROUND FLOOR
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VIEW TO VERANDA WITH TRANSLUCENT
GLAZING TO NEIGHBORING VILLA
VIEW FROM DINING ROOM TO INGLENOOK. LOOS MOTIF: DINING
TABLE EXACTLY IN CENTER OF ROOM; MIRROR OVER
CUPBOARD AT HEADHEIGHT BY SITTING.
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“ THE HOUSE SHOULD BE SILENT TO THE OUTSIDE, INSIDE IT SHOULD
REVEAL ALL ITS WEALTH “
-ADOLF LOOS-
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REFERENCES• ADOLF LOOS, WORK AND PROJECT BY RALF BOCK, 2007,SKIRA EDITORE• LOOS BY AUGUST SARNITZH 2003, TASCHEN• THE DETAILS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE BY EDWARD R. FORD, 2003, FIRST MIT
PRESS• THE STORY OF ARCHITECTURE OF THE 20TH CENTRY BY JURGEN TIETZ 1999
KONEMANN• MODERN ARCHITECTURE A CRITICAL HISTORY BY KENNETH FRAMPTON, 1992,
THAMES & HUDSON LTD• THE STORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE BY PAOLO FAVOL, 2012, PRESTEL• https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Scheu_House• www.galinsky.com/buildings/scheu/• http://thearchitectureblog.co.uk/tag/raumplan/• http://architect.architecture.sk/adolf-loos-architect/adolf-loos-architect.php