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Villa Karma

building, Clarens, Switzerland

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design by Loos

  • Loos, Adolf
    In Adolf Loos

    His first building, the Villa Karma, Clarens, near Montreux, Switzerland (1904–06), was notable for its geometric simplicity. It was followed by the Steiner House, Vienna (1910), which has been referred to by some architectural historians as the first completely modern dwelling; the main (rear) facade is a symmetrical, skillfully…

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