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A Very Bauhaus German Home for an Extended Family

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The Strauss Residence by Alexander Brenner Architekten is an imposing structure reminiscenmt of the Bauhaus movement.

Located in  in Stuttgart, Germany, it houses a large multigenerational family – a couple, with their two children, and their parents.

Its all-natural material palette is somber, deliberate and weighty: stone, stucco, serious hardwoods.

Delineating the scultural exterior, highly polished black marble is juxtaposed with slabs of smooth matte white stucco.

The carefully sculpted exterior includes an interesting L shape shelf over the front door.

Despite the no nonsense practicality, there’s an amusing contrast in the sweet romance of the chandelier and the deer antlers.

The kitchen is along a wide corridor that offers visual connection directly to the garden at both ends.

It also has a sightline directly out to the pool area of the garden.

The small pool is sheltered in the corner of the high walled compound.

An abstract crazy quilt of cupboards in the kitchen is well disguised as a sculptural piece.

The large home is a live work office for the couple at the below-ground level, while the two stories above are the family quarters.