Gropius House

The directors´ house of Walter Gropius originally lead a row of four similar houses. Designed by his office in 1925, they were built as homes for the teachers at the Bauhaus.
Different to the others, the directors´ house was destroyed during the Second World War in 1945. Just the basement remained. In 1957 this foundation was reused to carry a standard “Satteldach-Haus”.

At present, a debate is going on about the question, whether the directors´ house of Walter Gropius should be reconstructed in its original shape. As an alternative, the actual situation could be kept. Or something new could stand for the new sight on what is “Modern” of today.

Dessau Summer School of Architecture 2004 elaborated a contribution to this question.

Participants 2004