A Bauhaus Bathroom

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Requests for Information Responses

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Site Plans and Sections

A 1945 site plan of the property for Gropius House.
1945 Plan
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Site Plan
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A thumbnail representing the PDF of the Site Section through Driveway.
Site Section
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Gropius House – Site Plan
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Gropius House – Long Section
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Existing Building Floor Plans and Elevations

A drawing of the garage.
1938 Garage Drawing
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Building Floor Plans and Elevations
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Gropius House – Elevations
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Group House – Visitor Elevations
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Garage Floor Plans
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Photographs and Background

Background

A thumbnail of the PDF for the Gropius House Conservation Management Plan.
Gropius House Conservation Management Plan
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Select Gropius Quotes
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Floor plans for Gropius House.Garden Gropius House SW cornerGarden Gropius HouseThe bathroom in Gropius House showing two sinks with mirrors.Screened porch - Walter and Ise Gropius considered the screened porch to be among the best practical New England responses to the environment. They noted, however, that porches usually darkened interior living spaces and were often placed at the front or side of a house. In past decades a porch overlooking the road would be quite pleasant, with neighbors and infrequent slow-moving vehicles passing by. However, modern living dictated that a porch should not force the occupants of the house to endure the noise of the street. Gropius adapted the basic idea to a private garden facade, placing the porch perpendicular to the house to capture every available breeze, provide total privacy from the road, and darken only a service room.The study in Gropius House showing office chairs and multiple desks.A sleeping nook in Gropius House showing a bed, lamp, bench with counter and an end table.Master bathroom in Gropius House showing the sink, bathtub, and toilet. There is a window in the background.A photo showing the corner of the living room in Gropius House showing end tables and a chair in front of a large window.A glass desk lamp with a rounded shade.A large window of smaller squares with sunlight streaming in.A spiralling staircase with light coming in from a large window.A photo of the master bathroom showing towel racks along a hallway.A photo of a hallway in Gropius house showing entrances to two rooms and the bottom of a staircase.Weimar Desk, 1923, birch & cherry Designed by Walter Gropius for his office in the Weimar Bauhaus, this piece of furniture is the oldest in the house. It was handcrafted in the woodwork shop of the Bauhaus school in 1923. This desk served Gropius well during the years in Weimar and Dessau until 1928 when he took it to Berlin for use in his architectural practice. Part of the desk, the four glass shelves and the wooden support brackets on the right side, were broken in the transport to America and were never repaired or replaced. In 1938 when the family moved into the Lincoln house, Ati, Walter and Ise's twelve-year-old daughter, chose to have this desk in her bedroom.A photo of a long table underneath two ceiling lamps.A photo of a toilet in the Gropius Bathroom, next to a radiator.A black and white photo of Walter and Ilse Gropius standing outside.A photo of a man walking past the outside of Gropius House.A photo of the outside of Gropius House from a vantage point a ways away.Blueprints for Gropius House.A closeup photo of a lightbulb on a wall.A photo of a wall in Gropius House with artwork.A photo from the top of a wooden staircase inside of Gropius House.A photo showing Ise, Walter, and Ati Gropius at the dining room table in Gropius House.A black and white photo showing the Gropius family posing in front of a Christmas tree.A black and white photo of the Gropius family seated in front of a large fireplace.A photo showing a set dining room table inside of Gropius House.A black and white photo of Walter Gropius playing ping pong.A view of Gropius House, and the garage, from behind a stone wall.A view of the Gropius House garage, closed.A view of the Gropius House garage, open.A view of Gropius House and the garage from far down the road. The Historic New England sign for the property is visible.

Material Palette

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Materials Palette
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Virtual Tours

A photo of the doorway leading into Gropius House.

Tour of Gropius House

A photo of the outside of the garage at Gropius House, used for the visitor center.

Tour of Garage / Visitor Center