Auf der Aquarellzeichnung im Querformat ist ein großzügiger verglaster Raum in der Zentralperspektive dargestellt. In der Mitte stehen auf einem dunklen Teppich vier breite gelbe „Barcelona-Sessel“ um einen Glastisch. Hinter der Glasfront erstreckt sich links ein Garten mit Bäumen, rechts und geradezu verläuft eine hohe rote Grundstücksmauer.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was, in the literal sense, an exemplary teacher. His design principles and presentation techniques, as well as his preference for high-quality materials and his generous use of space, were adopted by his students and later his private pupils in their designs. His Barcelona Pavilion from 1929, with its floor-to-ceiling windows, slender steel supports and free-standing walls, was an important point of reference in this regard. Even the famous Barcelona Chair, designed for the pavilion by Mies van der Rohe and his partner Lilly Reich, can be found in numerous student designs, such as this one by Heinrich-Siegfried Bormann.