The Fagus Factory in Germany was originally designed in 1913 by Edward Werner as a shoe last factory. Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer added the outer facades in 1925, representing Gropius's new modern architectural style. The iconic building featured a steel frame structure with brick columns, glass curtain walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows, representing Gropius's belief in "form follows function" through its functional design and use of new materials like glass and steel.

1. FAGUS FACTORY
PRESENTED BY-
ANANYA SREYANSRI NANDA
3RD YEAR, B.ARCH

2. ARCHITECT
1. AR. Walter Gropius designed this iconic
building.
2. He was a pioneer of modern
architecture.
3. He studied architecture in Munich yet
didn’t receive any degree.
4. He was a German architect.
5. He believed in the famous saying , ’form
follows function’.
6. He had a straight forward design
approach.

3. FORM FOLLOW FUNCTION
AR. Walter Gropius believed in this famous saying.
Characteristics –
a. Flat roofs
b. Colors used- white , black , grey or beige
c. Functional
d. Smooth facades
e. Cubic shapes
f. Open floor plans

4. FAGUS FACTORY
o The Fagus Factory is a shoe last factory in Alfred in Germany.
o The building was originally designed by Edward Werner in 1913.
o The outer facades were added by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer in
1925.
o This was a new invention of architecture done by Walter Gropius.
o The building had a rectangular plan and steel framework.

6. FAGUS FACTORY
o This was a structure made up of brick columns, steel beams, concrete
floor slabs and stairways.
o Glass curtain wall was used for the very first time.
o Slender pillars were used behind the façade so as to realize the
curtain character of glass.
o Plane surfaces.
o The glass and wall were joint cleanly.
o It was a steel framed structure.
o New building materials were used in this building.

8. FAGUS FACTORY
o Black bricks were used at the bottom and yellow bricks were used at
top.
o This was done to create optical etherealization.
o Greater horizontal elements are provided in the building.
o The floor-to-ceiling glass windows were the main features of this
building.
o The Fagus factory was included in UNESCO world heritage in 2011.

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