Bernd & Hilla Becher: Framework Houses
The domestic buildings and industrial structures, uniformly composed within the frame, are presented as studies of utilitarian sculpture. As Hilla Becher has said of the couple’s architectural subjects, “They are functional, and they reflect what they do.”
![Black and white photograph of a house facade](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BHB-07-012-675x900.jpg)
Framework House: Heuslingstraße 342, Oberheuslingen, 1970
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a house facade](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BHB-07-014-722x900.jpg)
Framework House: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1, Niederfischbach, 1962
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![black and white photograph of a house facade](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BHB-07-018-681x900.jpg)
Framework House: Oststraße 16, Freudenberg, 1971
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-010-1.jpg)
Framework House: Holzhäuser Straße 25, Allendorf, 1973
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-013-1.jpg)
Framework House: Hagener Straße 37, Wilnsdorf, 1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-017.jpg)
Framework House: Siegtalstraße 50, Grissenbach, 1972
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-015.jpg)
Framework House: Krottorfer Straße 43, Freudenberg, 1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-011.jpg)
Framework House: Wiesenstraße 35, Siegen, 1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-010.jpg)
Framework House: Holzhäuser Straße 25, Allendorf, 1973
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-013.jpg)
Framework House: Hagener Straße 37, Wilnsdorf, 1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a house facade](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BHB-07-012.jpg?fit=675%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Heuslingstraße 342, Oberheuslingen
1970
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![Black and white photograph of a house facade](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BHB-07-014.jpg?fit=675%2C841&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1, Niederfischbach
1962
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![black and white photograph of a house facade](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/BHB-07-018.jpg?fit=675%2C892&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Oststraße 16, Freudenberg
1971
gelatin silver print, 36-1/2 x 22-3/8 inches (framed) [92.7 x 59.4 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-010-1.jpg?fit=675%2C892&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Holzhäuser Straße 25, Allendorf
1973
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-013-1.jpg?fit=675%2C902&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Hagener Straße 37, Wilnsdorf
1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-017.jpg?fit=675%2C901&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Siegtalstraße 50, Grissenbach
1972
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-015.jpg?fit=675%2C902&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Krottorfer Straße 43, Freudenberg
1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-011.jpg?fit=675%2C889&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Wiesenstraße 35, Siegen
1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-010.jpg?fit=675%2C892&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Berenice AbbottFramework House: Holzhäuser Straße 25, Allendorf
1973
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]
![Black and white photograph of the exterior facade of a framework house](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BHB-07-013.jpg?fit=675%2C902&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Bernd & Hilla BecherFramework House: Hagener Straße 37, Wilnsdorf
1970
gelatin silver print, 24 x 20 inches (sheet) [61 x 50.8 cm]