This document provides biographical information about Austrian architect Adolf Loos and discusses his Scheu House built in Vienna between 1912-1913. It was one of Loos's first houses to have a roof terrace and exemplified his concept of Raummplan, which emphasized the scale of individual rooms. The floor plans and exterior/interior images displayed the house's raised ground floor, open plan layout, simple exterior, and Loos's emphasis on privacy and personal freedom for occupants.

1. SCHEU

2. LIFE AND
WORK
A D O L F L O O S WA S B O R N I N B R N O
( B R U E N N ) , M O R AV 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 WA 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 FAT 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 AT
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 WA S PA 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 TAY 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 .

3. A D O L F LO 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 RS O F T H E M O D E R N
M OV 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 LU E N C E WA 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 DY O F
C O N T R OV E RS I A L E S S AY S .
A D O L F LO 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 RY
C OT TA G E S TO 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 OW 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 RS O F P R A C T I C E .

4. VILLA MULLER
STEINER HOUSE
HIS
WORK
S

5. SCHEU HOUSE
• O W N E R : G U S TAV S C H E U
• L O C AT 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 WA 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 AV 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 AT 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 PA 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 AVA 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 PA 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 PAT I A L
P L A N N I N G .

6. 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 PA C E S .

7. FLOOR PLAN

8. RAISED GROUND
FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
TOP FLOOR

9. 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.

10. RAISED GROUND
FLOOR

11. FIRST FLOOR

12. TOP FLOOR

13. 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.

14. INTERIO
R
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

15. 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.

16. “ THE HOUSE SHOULD BE
SILENT TO THE OUTSIDE,
INSIDE IT SHOULD REVEAL ALL
ITS WEALTH “
-ADOLF LOOS-

17. 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