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Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier

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Designed by architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret for the 1927 Werkbund-Ausstellung, the 2 semi detached houses Rathenaustrasse 1-3 (and another detached house) were listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2016.

www.unesco.de/staette/das-architektonische-werk-von-le-corbusier-ein-herausragender-beitrag-zur-moderne

The interiour was designed with sliding doors and built-in furniture (the beds for instance could be stored in the wardrobes during the day) and painted in typical Bauhaus colours.
For the people living in the houses this concept was rather alien and they started changing the original design until all original features were lost. Finally in 2006 the semi detached houses were turned into a museum and the original interiour was restored after old photos and plans.

weissenhofmuseum.de/en/museum


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46 comments

LotharW said:

Alles schön schlicht und zweckmäßig! Schöne Aufnahmen!
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to LotharW:

Besten Dank, Lothar! Das war Raum-Optimierung par excellence:-)
6 days ago ( translate )

Stephan Fey said:

Ein gemütliches Zimmer, oder?!
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Stephan Fey:

Schönen Dank, Stephan! Tagsüber wurde die Schiebetür zum Elternschlafzimmer aufgemacht und man hatte einen großen Raum...
6 days ago ( translate )

Don Sutherland said:

Very beautiful interior. Great series.
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Don Sutherland:

Thanks a lot, Don!
6 days ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

Great design should be preserved. I now feel as if our home is very cluttered. ;-)
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Amelia:

Thank you so much, Amelia! Haha, same here, even though I try to hide most of the clutter;-)
6 days ago

Adele said:

Amazingly modern and functional, too modern to be appreciated at that time!
Fine series!
6 days ago

Gudrun replied to Adele:

Thanks very much, Adele! They certainly were ahead of their time.
6 days ago

polytropos said:

Da war ich auch noch nie.
6 days ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to polytropos:

Ich war auch zum ersten Mal, wozu Besuch nicht gut ist!
6 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

what a wonderful story

Happy Sunday!
6 days ago

Gudrun replied to Annemarie:

Thanks a lot, Annemarie!
6 days ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

I think these interiors look pretty soulless. I wouldn't want to live in one. I can understand why people started changing things.

Nevertheless, I like the photos and it's important that this sort of thing is preserved for future generations to see. A nicely captured series and an interesting narrative Gudrun.
6 days ago