The Bauhaus Architecture

In this essay I am going to discuss the principles of the Bauhaus to contemporary design using local examples.

The Bauhaus was a house that translates to building school. In it was taught the Bauhaus principles. The reason for its creation was to bring fine arts and arts and crafts together. Doing this led to the birth of Design such as interior design, graphic design, industrial design and typography. All art became united in the Bauhaus. The founder of the Bauhaus was Walter Gropius. He was an architect and professor. One of his most notable designs was the faguswerk factory in Germany. It was nearly all made glass. This created a more free flowing and accessible workspace. He was a very influential man.

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The Bauhaus principles left huge legacy in history and today’s world. Massive amounts of furniture today is inspired by Bauhaus principles. Empires like IKEA follows these principles affordable mass producing products.

Architecture designs had a huge impact from the Bauhaus principles. They wanted to use the everyday classic style architecture but use it in its most simple functional form without any major decoration. The typical Bauhaus building would have clean corners, flat roofs and cubic in shape. As the structure is kept simple so are the colours. Whites, blacks and greys would mainly be seen on the outside. As for the inside it would be kept open plan as the furniture would be the functional part of the house. More modern materials like steal frame with glass covered walls were used to build commercial and hosing architecture. Creative collaboration was also very important in the Bauhaus principles. Designing, planning, drafting and construction were all seen as equal tasks within the building

The front exterior of the building it kept very plain with minimum oriental design. The building is used as a hospital so it’s not about how it looks but how it works. Glass windows cover the front giving plenty of natural light into the interior. The buildings cubic shape and flat topped roofs gives it another Bauhaus feel and the plain natural colours all tie into the Bauhaus principles. Another structure in limerick with these characteristics is ULs medical school building.

I think this building is a more modern and vibrant take on the Bauhaus style. This particular building was shortlisted a few years ago for the royal institute of British architecture prize for best building of the year. A cubic style structure is definitely present in this building with its sharp corners, flat roof and concrete grey colour look. Large glass windows are scattered around the building letting in light and giving the illusion of a bigger brighter interior from the inside. The plain thought out style and shape of the structure gives a very clean and professional look to the building without using any decorative