It is a simple cubic design with a flat roof, utilizing steel and concrete in its construction.
Saving energy was an important consideration as the deprivations of World War I fuel shortages were still fresh in mind.
The main clerestory-lit living area is at the core, with the other rooms around it.
Only the work niche of the living room has a wall that directly faces the outside.
There is a basement level for utility use such as washing and drying clothes.
The walls have three layers: an external concrete wall; an inner insulating layer made of a peat-based material called 'Torfoleum'; and the interior wall lining.
The windows were larger on the south and west sides; the northern side was almost without windows.

The house had four bedrooms, described as the lady's room, the gentleman's room, the children's room and the guest room.
It also had a kitchen, pantry and a separate dining room, a living room with a work space off it, and a separate toilet and bathroom.
It had coal-fired central heating and a gas-fueled Junkers boiler in the bathroom, and a gas kitchen stove.
Heating and ventilation shafts were fitted in the corners of the living room.

The house was built away from the main Bauhaus campus, at 61 am Horn, a street of upper-middle class Gründerzeit villas.
The plot was previously used as a vegetable garden to supply fruit and vegetables for the Bauhaus canteen.
All the furniture and fittings were made in the Bauhaus workshops.
László Moholy-Nagy designed the lights, which were made in the Bauhaus metal workshop.
Marcel Breuer, who was a student at the time, designed furniture, including the built-in cabinetry.
Alma Siedhoff-Buscher designed the furniture and toys for the children's room.

The kitchen was designed by Benita Koch-Otte and built by Erich Brendel (1898-1987).
It was a source of inspiration for the Frankfurt kitchen, designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky in 1926.
Theodor Bogler designed the kitchen ceramics, which were labeled to show what each item should contain.
Koch-Otte also designed and wove the carpet for the children's room.
 
Alfred Arndt and Josef Maltan (1902-1975) planned the interior colour scheme, which was rediscovered during restoration work carried out in 1998-99.
They used a calming green-yellow for the living room and brighter colours for the rooms on the colder side of the house.
It is a simple cubic design with a flat roof, utilizing steel and concrete in its construction. Saving energy was an important consideration as the deprivations of World War I fuel shortages were still fresh in mind. The main clerestory-lit living area is at the core, with the other rooms around it. Only the work niche of the living room has a wall that directly faces the outside. There is a basement level for utility use such as washing and drying clothes. The walls have three layers: an external concrete wall; an inner insulating layer made of a peat-based material called 'Torfoleum'; and the interior wall lining. The windows were larger on the south and west sides; the northern side was almost without windows.
The house had four bedrooms, described as the lady's room, the gentleman's room, the children's room and the guest room. It also had a kitchen, pantry and a separate dining room, a living room with a work space off it, and a separate toilet and bathroom. It had coal-fired central heating and a gas-fueled Junkers boiler in the bathroom, and a gas kitchen stove. Heating and ventilation shafts were fitted in the corners of the living room.
The house was built away from the main Bauhaus campus, at 61 am Horn, a street of upper-middle class Gründerzeit villas. The plot was previously used as a vegetable garden to supply fruit and vegetables for the Bauhaus canteen. All the furniture and fittings were made in the Bauhaus workshops. László Moholy-Nagy designed the lights, which were made in the Bauhaus metal workshop. Marcel Breuer, who was a student at the time, designed furniture, including the built-in cabinetry. Alma Siedhoff-Buscher designed the furniture and toys for the children's room.
The kitchen was designed by Benita Koch-Otte and built by Erich Brendel (1898-1987). It was a source of inspiration for the Frankfurt kitchen, designed by Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky in 1926. Theodor Bogler designed the kitchen ceramics, which were labeled to show what each item should contain. Koch-Otte also designed and wove the carpet for the children's room.  
Alfred Arndt and Josef Maltan (1902-1975) planned the interior colour scheme, which was rediscovered during restoration work carried out in 1998-99. They used a calming green-yellow for the living room and brighter colours for the rooms on the colder side of the house.
Haus am Horn