Titus Bernhard Architekten   Augsburg

Titus Bernhard belongs to the German architectural avant-garde, a movement that has developed free of any stylistic dictate, opting instead for simplicity — a stance that demands particular care in concept and detail. Structural rigor, the reduction of forms to their essentials, the modulation of light, the adaptation of materials, asceticism : simplicity opens up surprising fields of expression and makes possible a continually renewed staging of architectural elements : « less is more ».

Titus Bernhard questions issues of a phenomenological order and the social dimension of the profession, as well as « low-budget » construction methods. The demand for impeccable execution and a high-quality aesthetic is the constant rule governing the firm’s work.

Two « key projects » illustrate this inquiry : the SML complex in Burgrieden near Ulm and the 9×9 House in Stadtbergen near Augsburg. Elements derived from classical modernism are set against a sensual architecture, in which materials are used in unusual contexts.

(Original text of 2005, machine translated in 2026.)