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.

  • Tapeta

    Původní tapeta na skříních z přírodního bavlněného textilu (juty) původem z Japonska se nedochovala, byla nahrazena obdobnou tapetou z přírodních vláken z Bornea.

  • Stuttgart

    Chybějící části obývacího pokoje byly tvarově doplněny lepenkovými kusy nábytku z dílny studentů architektonického programu IMIAD ze Stuttgartu.

  • 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

B10 10 Bendova Street
K12 10 Klatovska Street
H58 58 Husova Street
K110 110 Klatovska Street
K19 19 Klatovska Street
P6 6 Placheho Street
K140 140 Klatovska Street
NR22 22 Republic Square
  • B10

    10 Bendova Street
    The Apartment of the Kraus Family

    Accessible Part of
    Guided Tour 1

  • K12

    12 Klatovska Street
    The Apartment of Dr. Vogl

    Accessible Part of
    Guided Tour 1

  • H58

    58 Husova Street
    The Brummel House

    Accessible Part of
    Guided Tour 2

  • K110

    110 Klatovska Street
    The Semler House

    Temporarily closed

  • P6

    6 Placheho Street
    Richard Hirsch's Apartment

    Only open occasionally
    Guided Tour 4

  • K19

    19 Klatovska Street
    Hugo Semler's Apartment

    Only open occasionally
    Guided Tour 4

  • K140

    140 Klatovska Street
    Leo Brummel's Apartment

    Not accessible by the public

  • NR22

    22 Republic Square
    Weiner's Apartment

    Not accessible by the public