House on Michaelerplatz

1909-1911

Address

1010 Wien | Michaelerplatz 3

Architect

Adolf Loos

Client

Leopold Goldman | Emanuel Aufricht

Function

Mixed use

Reachability

U1/3 Stephansplatz, U3 Herrengasse

Accessibility

Ground floor during banking hours

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Once denigrated as the “house without eyebrows” despite its sumptuous ground-floor zone adorned by a variety of high-quality materials, this former store of the exclusive tailors Goldmann & Salatsch has over the decades become the destination of many an architectural pilgrimage. Situated right opposite the splendidly ornamented ensemble of Vienna’s Imperial Palace complex, Adolf Loos’ simple, uncluttered masterpiece proved a massive shock to early-20th-century public sensibilities.

Foto

Rupert Christanell

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