e. Exterior Appearence
The abstraction of exterior appearence of Villa Muller like a white cube-which Loo's favorite element and he repeated used in his interiors. The exteriors looks like very simple and this symbolized minimalism, means less is more. However, I make it purely white simple cube to contrast with the interior of building.
The interior used various, rich materials and vivid colour wich makes a big contrast to the exterior.
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The corridor is arresting at first sight for the polychrome harmony of the emerald green and deep terracotta colours. The walls of the surprisingly narrow passage are clad to their full heights by large, green tinted opaque glass tiles. Earthen coloured tiles cover the floor. The harmonious colours are offset by the deep red colour used on the radiator. To the sides of the entrance are two, white painted doors. To the left of the entrance is the former reception room, where guests were received when it was not necessary for them to come into the private parts of the villa. The doors on the right lead to the service areas of the house. Along the axis of the corridor are glazed, double loose-leaf doors with glass handles, leading to the hall.
The hall has, in turn, its own unique colour scheme: muted red, white and dark blue. A dark red oriental carpet covers the terracotta tiling. The wooden panelling with the repeated motif of an irregular square is painted white. The ceiling is dark blue, while the radiators are painted a rich red. The basic colours are complemented by the golden yellow silk curtains and the white shades of the ceiling lights, similar in shape to the lights in the corridor and in the entrance porch.
The living room, also called the residential hall, is exceptionally large, measuring 11 x 5.6m, and 4.3 m high. Adolf Loos used the contrast between the smaller dimensions of the entrance recess and the large room to create a moment of surprise that affects everyone entering. The extent of the room is augmented by the absence of a single longitudinal wall, these being reduced to load-bearing pillars which thus enable other parts of the house to be seen - the dining room on the mezzanine and the staircase to the upper floor. The living room contains seating concentrated into two groups along the shorter walls. The central space within the living room was left free by Loos, cleared of furnishing, which again strengthens the overall impression of size. Loos' original spatial conception, known as Raumplan, is clearly visible in the living roof of Müller Villa: it has no doors, and its space is freely linked to the small entrance recess and via this to the entrance hall. Neither is the dining room separated by doors, this by contrast separated from the living room by a height differential. Finally, even the start of the stairway to the upper floor is not separated from the living room by a door. The one longitudinal wall is broken by the windows and door to the balcony. All of the windows in the living room are marked by their unusual, Japanising details of the crosspieces, partly veiled by the bright yellow silk curtains that appear throughout the villa with the exception of the family bedroom.
There are two children's rooms - a bedroom and a playroom - linked to each other by a doorway. Both rooms have their own access to the gallery on the main staircase. The master bedroom can be reached from the children's bedroom via the lady's dressing room, and the balcony above the dining room bay can also reached this way. The furniture in the children's rooms is made of soft wood in smooth, geometric shapes, lacquered in bright yellow, blue and green; it was made by S.B.S. Brno. The metal beds did not survive, and were remade according to the documentation available; they are lacquered a dark red colour, matching the radiators. The linoleum - which for reasons of hygiene had no carpet over it - was also red.
References
Websites:
1.http://www.mullerovavila.cz/?q=english/node/429
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xfKtTOG61U&feature=related
3.http://architectuul.com/architecture/villa-muller
4.http://www.ribablogs.com/?tag=adolf-loos |
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