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More than 70 years after it was built, Vila Müller...
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More than 70 years after it was built, Vila Müller still holds surprises
By Kristina Alda
Staff Writer, The Prague Post
August 10, 2005
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More than 70 years after it was built, Vila Müller still holds surprises
By Kristina Alda
Staff Writer, The Prague Post
August 10, 2005
Blindingly white and uncompromisingly geometrical, Vila Müller perches on the slope of Prague's Ořechovka like a spectacular anachronism. Compared to the surrounding family dwellings that have over time faded to comforting shades of gray and beige, the villa appears stark, even ugly. Oddly positioned, uneven-sized, yellow-framed windows are the only elements that break up the smooth monotony of the facade.
But don't be fooled by the exterior.
Inside, a surprising spectrum of colors blood-red radiators, an indigo-blue ceiling, salmon-colored linoleum and green marble paneling quickly obliterates any impression of austerity. The multilevel rooms, high-ceilinged open spaces and private nooks combine to create a cozy, very livable environment.
Which is precisely what Adolf Loos, the Viennese architect who created the building in the late 1920s, was trying to achieve. When commissioned to design the villa for the three-person family of Frantiek Müller, the director of a large building company in Plzeň, Loos took an almost psychological approach. He questioned the family about the most intimate details of their daily routine to create spaces specifically suited to their lifestyle.
Today the villa is part of the Prague City Museum, but the atmosphere is still downright homey, (....)
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