A Bauhaus beauty in the Dublin foothills

The modernist showpiece built for two sculptors lies in a tranquil wooded location a mere 15 minutes drive from St Stephen’s Green, and is on the market for €1.95 million

Bauhaus on Stocking Lane in Rathfarnham in Dublin 14, in which modernist sculptors Werner Schürmann and Gerda Frömel raised their family and created some of their best-known works

Creatives from any domain of influence will tell you that functionality need not be boring and that’s especially so when it comes to unique buildings such as Bauhaus on Stocking Lane in Rathfarnham in Dublin 14, an architectural showpiece built for modernist artists.

The aesthetically striking modernist residence, obscured from the road in its lush wooded three-acre setting at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains, is the ultimate escape from city life.

The property was ...