PHILIP STEJSKAL ARCHITECTURE
STUDIO: 391 CANNING HIGHWAY, PALMYRA WA 6157
PHONE: +61 (0) 401 727 405
PHONE: +61 (0) 401 727 405
OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY | GESAMTKUNSTWERK
At Philip Stejskal Architecture, our approach to design is guided by the German word, Gesamtkunstwerk.
It was popularised by the Bauhaus, an art and design school established by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, that operated from 1919 to 1933.
As a leading voice in the early Modern movement, the Bauhaus focussed on designing every part of a space, from architecture and interiors to upholstery fabrics, cutlery, lighting. Every part of the architecture and interior was carefully considered and designed, to create harmonious environment for living and working.
The Bauhaus movement facilitated the uptake of mass-produced industrial design in Europe and later the USA, because its proponents embraced mechanised production that had been developed during WW2, after the war was over.
Bauhaus teachers – including architects Hannes Meyer (1928 to 1930) and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1930 until 1933), and artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy – created products for the burgeoning middle class, bringing good design to the masses.
It was popularised by the Bauhaus, an art and design school established by architect Walter Gropius in Weimar, that operated from 1919 to 1933.
As a leading voice in the early Modern movement, the Bauhaus focussed on designing every part of a space, from architecture and interiors to upholstery fabrics, cutlery, lighting. Every part of the architecture and interior was carefully considered and designed, to create harmonious environment for living and working.
The Bauhaus movement facilitated the uptake of mass-produced industrial design in Europe and later the USA, because its proponents embraced mechanised production that had been developed during WW2, after the war was over.
Bauhaus teachers – including architects Hannes Meyer (1928 to 1930) and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1930 until 1933), and artists Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and László Moholy-Nagy – created products for the burgeoning middle class, bringing good design to the masses.
WE SHARE THOSE AIMS
Architect and practice founder Philip Stejskal has Austrian heritage, so the word Gesamtkunstwerk creates a bridge to the past, both in terms of his family history and to this important egalitarian design movement.
Our practice is equally concerned with designing holistically, for all of us. On each project – residential or commercial, public or private, large or small – we take into account our clients’ emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual requirements.
Our considered approach results in places and spaces that are finely attuned to our clients’ needs and wants, and that provide comfortable and flexible backdrops for their lives to unfold in an enjoyable way.
Our practice is equally concerned with designing holistically, for all of us. On each project – residential or commercial, public or private, large or small – we take into account our clients’ emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual requirements.
Our considered approach results in places and spaces that are finely attuned to our clients’ needs and wants, and that provide comfortable and flexible backdrops for their lives to unfold in an enjoyable way.