Gesamtensemble Bauhaus
3. Planting and green spaces (The relationship to nature) The Bauhaus did not see the garden as an „ornamental garden“, but as an expanded architectural space (the „garden space“). The plants serve to emphasize the geometry of the house. Structured planting: No colorful, wild flower beds. Instead, monolithic, geometrically cut hedge corridors (e.g. made of yew or hornbeam) guide the sightlines like green walls. Solitary plants & lawns: Large, geometrically laid lawn areas that abut the concrete slabs directly (without ornate flowerbed borders). A single, sculpturally grown tree (e.g. a serviceberry or a multi-stemmed maple) is suitable as an accent, contrasting with the strict lines of the architecture.
An aerial architectural view of the exterior grounds and garden of a functionalist house designed by Walter Gropius in Starnberg. Strict orthogonal layout. Monolithic, sharply geometric yew hedges trimmed like green architectural walls guiding the sightlines. Large, perfectly rectangular green lawns meeting the concrete pathways without any borders. A single, sculpturally shaped multi-stem amelanchier tree (Felsenbirne) stands as a natural artistic accent contrasting the straight lines. Clean, minimalist, no playful flower beds, focus on form and function, bright Nordic afternoon light, architectural sketch-like realism, ultra-detailed. --ar 16:9