베를린

여기 바우하우스는 세계로 나아갑니다. 베를린은 정치, 문화, 산업의 긴장 지대가 됩니다. 방법은 분산되고 변형됩니다.

바이마르

여기에서 바우하우스는 시스템이 됩니다. 데사우는 삶을 조직합니다: 건축, 거주, 작업이 하나의 일관된 구조로서. 그 방법이 형성됩니다.

'Dessau' can be translated to '데사우' in Korean.

여기에 바우하우스가 세워진다. 데사우는 방법을 형성한다: 구조, 일상 생활, 건축이 하나의 일관된 시스템으로. 여기에서 바우하우스가 시작된다.

구조가 나타난 곳

프로그램과 여행 날짜를 선택하세요. 우리는 구조, 명확성, 그리고 전문적인 실행에 의해 형성된 집중적인 경험을 가능하게 하기 위해 바우하우스 사이트 전반에 걸쳐 접근, 경로 및 일정을 조정합니다.

DESIGN AS A SYSTEM

Dessau · Where it worked

After Weimar’s experimental beginning, Dessau is the chapter of implementation: a school built as a machine for learning, housing built as an industrial process, and public architecture that turns method into everyday reality.

Bauhaus Experience Journey Dessau

From idea to infrastructure

In Dessau, Bauhaus stops being a promise — and becomes a functioning model across school, housing and civic life.

Bauhaus Experience Journey Dessau

Walter Gropius · Where Bauhaus became a system

In Dessau, Walter Gropius translates Bauhaus ideas into a functioning system. Architecture, teaching and everyday life are organized as one coherent structure — scalable, repeatable and designed for society.

Bauhaus locations in Dessau

Clear structure. Short reading. Optional depth.

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Bauhaus Building Dessau

A built manifesto (1925–26): glass, concrete and circulation turned into an operating system for learning.

In Dessau, the school becomes architecture: workshops, studios and shared life organized for collaboration and production.

  • Designed by Walter Gropius as a functional complex
  • Workshops and interiors developed inside the Bauhaus itself
  • Teaching becomes readable in space: movement, light, and workflow
Living 02

Masters’ Houses

A cluster of living and working spaces (1926): private life, color, furniture and practice as one continuum.

Not villas, but prototypes of modern living: daily routines, interiors and artistic thinking aligned with Bauhaus method.

  • Director’s House and semi-detached houses by Walter Gropius
  • Associated with figures like Kandinsky, Klee, Moholy-Nagy, Feininger, Muche, Schlemmer
  • Interior color concepts and furnishings become part of the work
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Bauhaus Museum Dessau

Bauhaus in the 21st century (opened 2019): collection, evidence, and reflection — method made legible through objects.

The Dessau chapter is read through originals: prototypes, documents and material culture that reveal how the system worked.

  • Home of the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau collection display
  • Focus on process: experiments, standards, and everyday objects
  • Contextual framing rather than nostalgia
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Kornhaus

Functional architecture for public life (1930): an everyday place designed with Bauhaus clarity at the Elbe river.

Here, modern design is not a lecture — it is a social setting: terrace, rhythm, signage, and atmosphere for daily use.

  • Designed by Carl Fieger (Bauhaus context), 1929–30
  • Public leisure as a design problem
  • Modernism becomes hospitality: light, views, and structure
Civic 05

Employment Office

Architecture in public service (1928–29): rationalized movement and clarity of function for everyday administration.

A Bauhaus logic applied to the city: workflows, waiting, guidance — designed as a legible system rather than ornament.

  • Competition-winning design by Walter Gropius (with Carl Fieger in his office)
  • Public-facing functions organized for efficient circulation
  • Modernism as civic infrastructure
Housing 06

Laubenganghäuser

Social housing as system solution (1929–30): access galleries, repetition and economy — built for real need.

The shift is visible: from the single experiment to scalable housing logic — rational, collective and socially oriented.

  • Designed under Hannes Meyer with the Bauhaus building department
  • Gallery access as spatial efficiency
  • Architecture tuned to “need” rather than luxury
Estate 07

Dessau-Törten Estate

Industrialized housing construction (1926–28): standardized row houses as an experiment in affordability and production.

This is Bauhaus thinking at scale: modularity, speed and cost — housing as an industrial process with human consequences.

  • Planned and built by Walter Gropius’ office as a trial estate
  • Standardization as a response to housing shortage
  • Urban infrastructure becomes part of the modern image
Prototype 08

Steel House

Material experiment & prefabrication (1926–27): a prototype exploring dry construction and industrial skin.

The ambition is clear: build faster, lighter, and with repeatable parts — a laboratory for modern production methods.

  • Developed by Georg Muche and Richard Paulick
  • Prototype logic: industrial panels and assembly thinking
  • A Bauhaus “test house” inside a real housing context
Culture 09

Anhaltisches Theater

A multi-genre stage for the city: performance, music, and public culture as part of Dessau’s modern identity.

Dessau is not only buildings — it is a civic rhythm. Theater makes the social dimension visible: gathering, emotion, and form.

  • Mehrspartentheater: drama, music theater, ballet, concerts
  • A cultural counterpoint to housing and administration
  • Public life as a designed experience

Walter Gropius · Where it worked

System · Space · Society

Continue with The Journey.

Dessau is the system chapter. The Journey connects the next layers — Berlin and further Bauhaus contexts — into one readable route with clear structure and depth where it matters.

View The Journey

Good to know

Journeys · Group formats · Booking logic

Is this a tour or a structured journey?

It’s a journey: a paced sequence that turns sites into method. We connect Weimar, Dessau and Berlin into one readable logic — with clear structure and optional depth where it matters.

How much time should we plan for Dessau?

For the “system chapter” (school, housing, civic buildings), plan a full day. For deeper study (museum + estates + context), consider an additional half day — especially for groups.

Do we need tickets in advance?

For key institutions and peak dates, yes. We recommend early booking for museums and special access (e.g., specific houses or limited capacities). Group formats are coordinated with availability windows.

What is the difference between Journey and Masterpiece?

The Journey is the core programme (method + sequence). The Masterpiece Tour adds a material anchor — a designed object that carries the method into everyday life. It’s an edition layer, not “extra sightseeing.”

How does a group booking work?

Groups don’t run through a standard checkout. You request dates, size and focus. We return a structured proposal with modules, timings, and partner integration (universities, institutions, companies, DMC).

Can we combine Dessau with other contexts?

Yes. Dessau is the “system” chapter. It connects naturally to Weimar (origin), Berlin (continuity), and optional legacy layers (e.g., Stuttgart / Weissenhof or Ulm) depending on your timeframe and focus.