Topic: SOLVED - oko050 : 1923 Lancia project by Adolf Loos

[oko94]

Not German

[AlexFrance]

Was the drawing made by someone famous for other types of designs but not car design?

[oko94]

Absolutely !

[richard cuyler]

It's architect Albert Loos' 1923 'Loosmobile', but on the original sketch it was annotated as 'Lancia'. I have no idea what he was trying to do with this idea, perhaps the biggest possible passenger space? Compared to le Corbusier's car ideas of a few years later, it's pretty crude and un-aerodynamic. I have to say, though, le Corbusier's original sketch of his car was just as crude!

[oko94]

And we have a winner ! One more point for you

[oko94]

I have no idea what he was trying to do with this idea, perhaps the biggest possible passenger space?

Yes indeed. Basically it's an attempt to apply his Raumplan concept of three-dimensionally-optimized space to car design. Interestingly in some drawings the body is enlarged to full-car width between front and rear axle, which was quite a novelty in 1923.

[oko94]

It's architect Albert Loos' 1923 'Loosmobile'

It's of course Adolf and not Albert, I didn't even notice when I first read your aswer ! You can keep your point anyway 

[richard cuyler]

Oops!   Thanks for the point, though!