Project 1: Villa Muller research - Part a: Drawings

 

               
 Figuring out the drawings and model for villa muller is quite a challenge simply because there is no concept of certain floors in this building. But that almost is the exact reason why villa muller is so interesting and important in the realm of architecture.

 I choose to model the centre part of the building including all important rooms and major level changing.

It took me a long time to make this model. Not only because the model itself has a lot only details, but also because villa muller itself has so many subtle changes in levels.

Project 1: Part b - Villa Muller Research

My first research is why I choose to build this specific part of villa muller. In my opinion, what villa muller means most to the architecture world is the introduction of raumplan - the concept of design spaces instead of levels and floors. My part includes most of the major space (salon, library, dining area and lady's bedroom) and the main circulation of the building that connecting these space together. I think it is the best section in this building that can represent the idea of "raumplan".

Part and whole. Level changes and raumplan.

My second research focused on how Adolf loos handled the transition from public and private in villa muller.Simply said, the material getting richer as visitor going deeper into the building. Adolf loos create this interesting "journey" through the alternation of material richness.

As people going deeper into the house, the materials are getting richer.

  My third research is about the circulation in muller house. Adolf loos designed two circulations - one for the owner and another for the servant. As you can see below in my research, the servant space tends to be small and stack together while the owner's space is much more open and comfortable. Also, Loos concerned a lot on the arrangement of the spaces so the servants wouldn't disturb the owners while they working in the house.

Yellow and red for Owner, blue and green for servant.

Week 4 Progress: Part B