Gropius single-family house in Weissenhof

Walter Gropius – Single-family house in Weissenhof Germany, 1927

Gropius bet on the massive production of houses made with prefabricated components that allowed the combination of different parts to create different shapes. In the two houses designed, all the components were industrially produced and then assembled on site. The structure is made of steel and the walls are made of expanded cork and fiber blocks with a thickness of 8 cm to ensure insulation. 
In prefabricated buildings, this new way of building, Gropius sees the beginning of a new and important technological era in the field of construction.