The first apartment in Pilsen designed by Adolf Loos was located in the Neo-Renaissance home of Vilém and Marta Hirsch. In 1907, Adolf Loos designed a luxurious apartment for this newly-married couple, taking up the entire first floor of the house. Twenty years later, Loos extended the apartment even more, adding a small extension to the porch. In addition, he designed a bachelor’s apartment for the young Richard Hirsch, son of Vilém and Marta, on the second floor. Unfortunately, only a few fragments of the original apartment on the first floor survived. However, nearly all of Richard’s bedroom from 1927 was preserved, including the characteristic built-in wardrobes. Loos used a combination of green-painted wardrobe frames with orient-themed wallpaper on the wardrobe door. In 2015, the original furniture was completely restored. In the 1980s, the furniture from the adjoined lounge was taken away by a private collector, and today it can be found in a new location in Prague. Interestingly, two rare portraits of Vilém and Marta Hirsch, painted by Oskar Kokoschka, survived and are now part of gallery collections in Berlin and New York.
Interesting details
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Tapeta
Původní tapeta na skříních z přírodního bavlněného textilu (juty) původem z Japonska se nedochovala, byla nahrazena obdobnou tapetou z přírodních vláken z Bornea.
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Stuttgart
Chybějící části obývacího pokoje byly tvarově doplněny lepenkovými kusy nábytku z dílny studentů architektonického programu IMIAD ze Stuttgartu.
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Kuchyně
Prostorově skromný byt zcela postrádal kuchyni. V bytě mladého Richarda nebyla potřeba, neboť servis zajišťoval personál jeho rodičů.

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Other interiors
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B10
10 Bendova Street
The Apartment of the Kraus FamilyAccessible Part of
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K12
12 Klatovska Street
The Apartment of Dr. VoglAccessible Part of
Guided Tour 1 -
H58
58 Husova Street
The Brummel HouseAccessible Part of
Guided Tour 2 -
K110
110 Klatovska Street
The Semler HouseTemporarily closed
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P6
6 Placheho Street
Richard Hirsch's ApartmentOnly open occasionally
Guided Tour 4 -
K19
19 Klatovska Street
Hugo Semler's ApartmentOnly open occasionally
Guided Tour 4 -
K140
140 Klatovska Street
Leo Brummel's ApartmentNot accessible by the public
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NR22
22 Republic Square
Weiner's ApartmentNot accessible by the public