Looshaus

This building, designed by Adolf Loos, was built in 1912 in an early Modernist style and is one of Vienna’s most important landmarks of modern architecture. It stands on wave-patterned marble columns and features a strictly geometric, almost ornament-free façade, which sharply contrasts with the richly decorated historic buildings around Michaelerplatz. At the time of its completion, it caused a major public controversy and was harshly criticized for "destroying Vienna’s beauty" because of its radical rejection of classical ornament. Originally, it served as the flagship store of the luxury fashion house Goldman & Salatsch, and it is currently used for banking and administrative offices.

When tailors Goldman und Salatsch got Adolf Loos to design their new premises in the early 1900s, let’s hope they believed that any publicity was good publicity. As a pioneer of modern architecture, Loos chose to give the new building a more functional, plainer look than was common in a Vienna dominated by historicism and the aesthetics of the local brand of Art Nouveau (Jugendstil).

A beautiful and busy place to visit, take a walk around and dine especially in the night.

Best house in the scultural barroque magnificient city

As an event location this is amazing. Everything is so beautiful designed and a mixture between open and closed architecture, so you can form small groups and be private as well as having one big main spot. The service personnel is nice and the rates for renting the whole are great. Only downside is that it closes at eleven in the evening, so no long parties. Overall always a good time and experience being there