1913. Sitges, Garraf. Palacio del Conde de Güel.

 

Querido Ricardo,

" Cualquier cosa creada por el ser humano ya forma
parte del gran libro de la naturaleza" (Antoni Gaudi)

Cordialmente,
R

886. Das Haus Behrens

Dear Harry,

"It isn't from individual forms in nature that we can deduce a useful pattern or model, but from its structure, its construction, the mighty law of nature" 

(Peter Behrens)

The father of the modern movement in architecture the
self-taught architect and industrial designer Peter Behrens, built his own house, in 1901 at the Darmstadt Artists' Colony. It was his first architectural commission and it represented for Behrens a turning point from the Arts and Crafts Movement ideas to a more ascetic and fresh way of design.

Regards.
R

502. Darmstadt. Villa Olbrich. Kunstler Kolonie

Dear Enric,

"Art holds fast when all else is lost" (German proverb)

Regards,
R

370. Darmstadt Kunstlerkolonie

Dear Erik,

The Haus Christiansen was designed by Olbrich who
included in the design of this house some ideas of the
owner and painter Hans Christiansen. Christiansen
himself collaborated actively in the construction
process by creating a large-scale, partly figurative
painting in one of the facades. The building was
completely destroyed during the Second World War.

Best
R