A central column runs through the house, hiding the plumbing and also acting as a framing device on the second floor.

This center column is a grounding agent, connecting the entire house and acting as a point of reference.

It is a solid volume that is disconnected from the continuous spaces of the living and dining areas and grounds the floor to the exterior walls.

The frieze and cornice tie together the entire building while still contributing to the austere nature and seeming almost invisible.

The panels tie in the history of Western architecture and seem to project the idea that Adolf Loos was a classical architect & not a radical.

They continue the diagonal view through the second floor previously mentioned and give light where needed in the denser spaces.