the house without eyebrows
The “Loos – House” at the Michaelerplatz in Vienna celebrates its 100th birthday. The house without the eyebrows was the first and one of the biggest architectural scandals in Vienna. Planed by the Austrian architect Adolf Loos for the gents outfitter Goldman & Salatsch it was the first house in the Austrian capital without any ornaments.
Loos said once: “Ornaments are maledictions!“
Based on this speech he planed the first and very simple facade in the first district of Vienna, directly in front of the “Hofburg”, the home of the Austrian emperor Franz Josef the first. A legend says, that the emperor never used the back entrance again in his life.
After two years of fighting with the government Loos agreed to install flower boxes and the construction could be finished. In 1947 the house was declared as a historic monument. Over 40 years later the city realised how important the building is and renovated it.
