ADOLF LOOS is one of the few Architekts in my hall of fame.
I first discovered his great talent during a trip to Prague in the late ’80s.
Later as a young architecture student in Venice, I focused all my studies on his work.
His love for classical architecture, together with his minimalism and modernism, had a strong influence on my cultural background and my personal style.
I love the clear lines, rigid interior spaces, flat roof terraces and the absence of any ornament and decoration that characterize all of his works.
There are so many wonderful buildings and projects, but Villa Müller and Villa Winternitz in Praha, Haus Scheu and Villa Moller in Wien, the project for the Chicago Tribune and the project for the Villa for JOSEPHINE BAKER in Paris are milestones in my private encyclopedia.
In 1925, in Paris, he built this little bijou on the hill of Montmartre for his friend, the dadaist essayist TRISTAN TZARA, and his wife, GRETA KNUTSON.
The house has five floors and a terrace, with the façade divided in two parts and slightly curved inward. Inside there is a guest apartment on the first floor, an atelier for his wife, and private living spaces.
Every floor has access to a terrace.
Maison Tzara became an artistic meeting place for Surrealist and Dada artists such as MARCEL DUCHAMP, MAN RAY, JEAN METZINGER, JEAN COCTEAU, SONIA DELAUNAY, HANS ARP and many others.
Maison Tzara is very close to the heartbreaking cobbled Côte de la Butte, the famous final climb of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games men’s road race.
So now you have two good reasons to visit this wonderful place next time you visit Paris!
Maison Tzara – 15, avenue Junot, 75018 Paris