The third architectural aspect I have chosen to examine is:
Track the use of dimensional and geometric systems in the house and the relationship between these and patterns of occupation or an implied life.
Raumplan is a major architectural aspect of Villa Muller and what was Loos' inspiration for creating spaces of such dimensions and proportions. I decided to look into the use of geometric scales and symmetry to try and understand deeper his ideas about Raumplan.
The Villa Muller is a house following very strict geometrical plans. The house is set to an aspect ratio of 3:2 and each subsequence division of room uses a rectangular division of 2:1. The plans of the house can be broken up into sets of similar triangles, all of the same proportion to that original triangle 3a:2a, "a" being a common term Loos used to describe his geometrical planning. The house is bound by the two axis' of symmetry running from the East to West façade and from North to South façade. The imaginary division created by the North and South axis along with the proportion system assisted Loos in his allocation of spaces. In coherence with this was Loos' understanding of the dominant rooms of the house which would be the capital room in which the other smaller rooms would connect to. The began the basis of his inspirational work on Raumplan.
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