Looshaus
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Looshaus is a pioneering early modernist building in Vienna, Austria, designed by architect Adolf Loos and renowned for its radical rejection of ornament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Looshaus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9064766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looshaus Context triple: [Adolf Loos, notableWork, Looshaus]
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A.
Ballhaus
Ballhaus is a German surname most notably associated with a family of prominent cinematographers, including Michael and Florian Ballhaus.
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B.
Trippenhuis
Trippenhuis is a historic 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam that serves as the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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C.
Woermannhaus
Woermannhaus is a historic German colonial-era building in Swakopmund, Namibia, known for its distinctive architecture and prominent tower.
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D.
Driehuis
Driehuis is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its residential character and proximity to the North Sea coast and nearby dunes.
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E.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looshaus Target entity description: Looshaus is a pioneering early modernist building in Vienna, Austria, designed by architect Adolf Loos and renowned for its radical rejection of ornament.
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A.
Ballhaus
Ballhaus is a German surname most notably associated with a family of prominent cinematographers, including Michael and Florian Ballhaus.
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B.
Trippenhuis
Trippenhuis is a historic 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam that serves as the headquarters of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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C.
Woermannhaus
Woermannhaus is a historic German colonial-era building in Swakopmund, Namibia, known for its distinctive architecture and prominent tower.
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D.
Driehuis
Driehuis is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its residential character and proximity to the North Sea coast and nearby dunes.
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E.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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early modernist building ⓘ |
| address | Michaelerplatz 3, 1010 Vienna ⓘ |
| architect | Adolf Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalSignificance |
key work of Viennese modernism
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landmark of early 20th-century architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | modern architecture movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Adolf Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| client | Goldman & Salatsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1909 ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized at the time for lack of ornament ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| currentUse |
bank branch
ⓘ
offices ⓘ |
| façadeFeature |
columned lower façade
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large shop windows at ground level ⓘ unornamented upper stories ⓘ |
| floorCount | 6 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Goldman & Salatsch building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
attic storey
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balconies ⓘ columns ⓘ cornice ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
richly finished interiors
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use of fine materials such as marble and wood ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman | Looshaus am Michaelerplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Adolf Loos’s theory "Ornament and Crime" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Michaelerplatz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Innere Stadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | Hofburg Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
marble
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plaster ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| near | St. Michael’s Church, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast with historicist surroundings
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plain, unornamented façade ⓘ radical rejection of ornament ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | tailor shop and office building ⓘ |
| partOf | historic center of Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Early modernism
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Modern architecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Looshaus Description of subject: Looshaus is a pioneering early modernist building in Vienna, Austria, designed by architect Adolf Loos and renowned for its radical rejection of ornament.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.