Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles

This study focuses on early works of Semih Rüstem and Farkas Molnár, who were both members of a group called KURI (an acronym for constructive, utilitarian, rational, international), which was established at Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, in 1922. Two house projects of each architect, built between 193...

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Main Author: Duygu Saban
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Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2018-03-01
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=megaron&un=MEGARON-10437
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description This study focuses on early works of Semih Rüstem and Farkas Molnár, who were both members of a group called KURI (an acronym for constructive, utilitarian, rational, international), which was established at Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, in 1922. Two house projects of each architect, built between 1930 and 1932, were selected and evaluated according to Bauhaus and KURI principles. The assessment comprised two stages: first, the spatial organization of the house was analyzed, and second, a shape grammar examination of the ground floor and the mass of the buildings was performed to comprehensively reveal the design principles of the architects. It was evident that Semih Rüstem and Farkas Molnár had common priorities in terms of house design, and that their designs were creative, harmonious in terms of elements, and expressionist, which is consistent with Bauhaus principles. Furthermore, the functional and rational planning of the houses, as well as the exterior and interior designs with a deliberate lack of ornamentation, and the use of geometric shapes, demonstrate that both architects produced work that observed the principles stated in the KURI manifesto. The study further revealed that Semih Rüstem was arguably also inspired by the spatial organization and facades of traditional Turkish houses.
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spelling doaj.art-318a8acf73d948cfb1e9f85180f7a89f2023-02-15T16:10:59ZengKARE PublishingMegaron1309-69152018-03-0113111713110.5505/megaron.2017.10437MEGARON-10437Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI PrinciplesDuygu Saban0Department of Engineering-Architecture, Çukurova University, Adana, TurkeyThis study focuses on early works of Semih Rüstem and Farkas Molnár, who were both members of a group called KURI (an acronym for constructive, utilitarian, rational, international), which was established at Bauhaus in Weimar, Germany, in 1922. Two house projects of each architect, built between 1930 and 1932, were selected and evaluated according to Bauhaus and KURI principles. The assessment comprised two stages: first, the spatial organization of the house was analyzed, and second, a shape grammar examination of the ground floor and the mass of the buildings was performed to comprehensively reveal the design principles of the architects. It was evident that Semih Rüstem and Farkas Molnár had common priorities in terms of house design, and that their designs were creative, harmonious in terms of elements, and expressionist, which is consistent with Bauhaus principles. Furthermore, the functional and rational planning of the houses, as well as the exterior and interior designs with a deliberate lack of ornamentation, and the use of geometric shapes, demonstrate that both architects produced work that observed the principles stated in the KURI manifesto. The study further revealed that Semih Rüstem was arguably also inspired by the spatial organization and facades of traditional Turkish houses.https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=megaron&un=MEGARON-10437bauhausfarkas molnár; kuri; semih rüstem.
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Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
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title Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
title_full Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
title_fullStr Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
title_full_unstemmed Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
title_short Early Houses Designed By Farkas Molnár and Semih Rüstem: An Examination Based on Bauhaus and KURI Principles
title_sort early houses designed by farkas molnar and semih rustem an examination based on bauhaus and kuri principles
topic bauhaus
farkas molnár; kuri; semih rüstem.
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