CIRCULATION
In the Southern part of the building, a stair core runs from the ground floor to the Roof Terence, this can be seen as the servant stair case both literally and figuratively. This provision of functional access allows Loos to reinforce his spatial sequencing through the choreographed access that weaves through the house centrally and to the North. As Loos varies the volume of rooms in line with his constructed hierarchy, circulation through the public route seeks to reinforce these relationships. This is perhaps best seen in the dining room and boudoir’s relationship to the main hall - the dining room has an open connection to other rooms through half-walled columns and a level change. This connection reinforces the importance of the broad stair linking main hall, dining room and first floor landing. The broad staircase opens to both dining room and main hall, providing a second visual link between dining room and main hall via the circulation. In contrast, the boudoir has a muted relationship to the main hall, its single opening is subtly masked with a timber carpentry screen, and access between rooms takes the form of a narrower winding stair, tucked away within marble recesses.
FTLTBR Figure34: Entrance hallway Figure35: Main Hall looking to dining room and connecting stairs Figure36: Main Hall looking to stairs leading to the Boudoir Figure37: Second Floor (bedroom level) looking at stairwell skylight
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