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Gropius
Gropius
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PRINCIPLES
BUILDINGS
"The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building! The artist is a heightened manifestation
of the craftsman... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in
one: architecture and sculpture and painting." -Walter Gropius
FAMOUS BUILDINGS
Fagus Factory (1911-1913)
Bauhaus
Gropius House (1937-38 )
Josephine M. Hagerty House 1938
J.f. Kennedy Federal Building : 1963-1966
Pan Am Building(now Metlife Building) 1960-1963
Waldenmark 1939
FAGUS FACTORY
Open space
Flat-roofed structure
Vaulted entrance
FAGUS FACTORY
Slender piers
Iron frame
BAUHAUS
Designed By Gropius And His Partner Meyer With Certain
Amount of Participation From Students.
Bauhaus, Was An Art School In Germany That Combined
Crafts And The Fine Arts.
It Operated From 1919 To 1933. At That Time the German
Term about This Sound Bauhaus literally "house Of
Construction"—was Understood As Meaning "school Of
Building".
The Complex Consists Of Five Main Elements Fully
Glazed 3 Storeyed:
Workshop Block.
Teaching Block.
Social Areas.
“The Bauhaus was not an institution… it was an
A 5-storeyed Study Block.
idea.”- Mies van der Rohe, its last director
An Administrative Wing Spanning the Roadway
1953
BAUHAUS SITE PLAN
BAUHAUS
To Produce A Separation Of Each Of These Functions
From Others, At The Same Time Not Isolating Them
But Bringing Them Together Into Efficient Integration.
Workshops Noticeably More Industrial, Particularly In
Their Window
The Square Pedalled Metal Windows Are Typical Of
Mass Produced Industrial Units.
VS
Early decorative
door knob
FAÇADE OF THE STUDENTS STUDIO APARTMENTS WITH
GENERAL VIEW OF THE BAUHAUS THEIR CANTILEVERED BALCONIES AND LARGE OPENINGS
BUILDING
BAUHAUS, DESSAU. ADMINISTRATION WING OVER BAUHAUS, DESSAU. STUDENT’S
THE STREET, CONNECTING THE SCHOOL DIVISIONS. STUDIOS IN FOREGROUND
•Every aspect of the house and its surrounding landscape was planned for maximum
efficiency and simplicity.
•The Gropius House mixes up the traditional materials of New England architecture
(wood, brick, and fieldstone) with industrial materials such as glass block , acoustic
plaster, and chrome banisters.
•The house structure consists of a traditional New England post and beam wooden
frame.
•It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
Building facts:
Architects: Walter Gropius and The Architects Collaborative with Samuel
Glaser
Construction Dates: 1963-1966
Architectural Style: Sixties Modern
Primary Materials: Steel, Reinforced Concrete, and Glass
Prominent Features: Monolithic towers; Landscaped Plaza; Public Art
J.F. KENNEDY FEDERAL BUILDING
The exterior of the towers is constructed of pre-cast reinforced concrete.
The lower sections are faced with polished granite.
All aluminum work has a dark anodized finish in a medium gray tone.
A glass-enclosed walkway connects the four-story building to the towers.
Like the towers, the low building's facade is made of concrete and glass.