#Single family house #Dessau-Roßlau #1925
Ebertallee 59, 61/63, 65/67, 69/71
06846
Dessau-Roßlau,
Germany
Public transport: Meisterhäuser
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: Museum
Description
The three semi-detached houses are accessible on their north sides. The studios are located above the entrances on the first floor behind the large windows. The north side was suitable for this, since the lack of sunlight allows almost the same lighting conditions for the whole day. The two halves of the house are identical, just rotated 90 degrees. On the ground floor are intended for the kitchen, a dining and living room. The bathroom and other rooms are on the two upper floors. A balcony on the first floor and a roof terrace could be used by the residents. The former home of the Gropius family was built as a single family house. Only the garage remains.
The forest around the houses was already there before they were built. This creates an excellent integration of the architecture into the environment. The houses No. 59 and 61 were recreated by the architect Bruno Fioretti Marquez. But only the proportions and the position of the windows are reconstructed, the rest of the building is a reinterpretation.
Description
The three semi-detached houses are accessible on their north sides. The studios are located above the entrances on the first floor behind the large windows. The north side was suitable for this, since the lack of sunlight allows almost the same lighting conditions for the whole day. The two halves of the house are identical, just rotated 90 degrees. On the ground floor are intended for the kitchen, a dining and living room. The bathroom and other rooms are on the two upper floors. A balcony on the first floor and a roof terrace could be used by the residents. The former home of the Gropius family was built as a single family house. Only the garage remains.
The forest around the houses was already there before they were built. This creates an excellent integration of the architecture into the environment. The houses No. 59 and 61 were recreated by the architect Bruno Fioretti Marquez. But only the proportions and the position of the windows are reconstructed, the rest of the building is a reinterpretation.
History
The houses were designed by Walter Gropius in 1925 on behalf of the Dessau municipality. The tenants statzed to live here in 1926, the year in which the Bauhaus Dessau was opened. The houses should represent the new architecture and clarify the functionality inside. This includes built-in cupboards, short distances and the interlocking of living and working.
The three semi-detached houses were intended for the masters (professors) of the Bauhaus. Walter Gropius and his wife Ise Gropius lived in the detached house No. 59. With the closure of the Bauhaus in Dessau in 1932, the houses were converted into residential buildings and later also into a polyclinic. House No. 59 was destroyed in a bomb attack in 1945, as was the neighboring building No. 61, which was once inhabited by László Moholy-Nagy.
In 1992 the comprehensive renovation of the houses began. A picture on this website is showing the house's condition at this time. After being included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list in 1996, it was decided to rebuild the two houses destroyed in World War II in their original proportions. They differ visually from the old buildings in the choice of materials.
All houses are used for different exhibitions.
History
The houses were designed by Walter Gropius in 1925 on behalf of the Dessau municipality. The tenants statzed to live here in 1926, the year in which the Bauhaus Dessau was opened. The houses should represent the new architecture and clarify the functionality inside. This includes built-in cupboards, short distances and the interlocking of living and working.
The three semi-detached houses were intended for the masters (professors) of the Bauhaus. Walter Gropius and his wife Ise Gropius lived in the detached house No. 59. With the closure of the Bauhaus in Dessau in 1932, the houses were converted into residential buildings and later also into a polyclinic. House No. 59 was destroyed in a bomb attack in 1945, as was the neighboring building No. 61, which was once inhabited by László Moholy-Nagy.
In 1992 the comprehensive renovation of the houses began. A picture on this website is showing the house's condition at this time. After being included in the UNESCO cultural heritage list in 1996, it was decided to rebuild the two houses destroyed in World War II in their original proportions. They differ visually from the old buildings in the choice of materials.
All houses are used for different exhibitions.
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