Breuer Houses

Joachim Driller

Foreword

Introduction
Marcel Breuer: Architect of houses
Breuer’s houses the language of form

Buildings and Projects
Small Metal House, 1925(?)–6
BAMBOS Houses, 1927 – Dessau, Germany
House for a Sportsman, 1931 – Berlin Building Exhibition, Germany
Harnischmacher House 1, 1932 – Wiesbadon, Germany
Doldertal Apartments, 1932–6 – Zurich, Switzerland
Gane’s Pavilion, 1936 – Royal Agricultural Show, Bristol, England
Sea Lane House, 1936–8 (?) – Angmering-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Winter Sports Hotel, 1937–8 – Ober-Gurgl, Tyrol, Austria
Interlude – the partnership of Gropius and Breuer: establishing design authorship
Gropius House, 1937–8 – Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Hagerty House, 1937–8 (?) – Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Breuer House I, 1938–9 – Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA
Frank House, 1938–40 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Chamberlain Cottage, 1940–1 – Wayland, Massachusetts, USA
Geller House I, 1944–6 – Lawrence, Long Island, New York, USA
Robinson House, 1946–8 – Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Breuer House II, 1947–8 – New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
House in Museum Garden, 1948–9 – The Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Harnischmacher House II, 1953–4 – Wiesbaden, Germany
Alworth (Starkey) House, 1954–5 – Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Staeholn House, 1956–9 – Feldmeilen near Zurich, Switzerland
Hooper House II, 1956–9 – Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Van der Wal House, 1962–3 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Koerfer House, 1963–7 – Ascona, Ticino, Switzerland
Saier House, 1972–3 – Glanville, Calvados, France
Stillman House III, 1972–3 – Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Complete catalogue of houses

Notes

Bibliography

List of abbreviations

List of houses by country

Illustration credits

Index