Overview
- .bauhaus is a brand generic top-level domain (gTLD) created under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- It represents the BAUHAUS brand and is intended for use in connection with the BAUHAUS Group and its related operations.
History
- Application for .bauhaus was part of the New gTLD Program (Reveal Day: 13 June 2012).
- The string was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 05 April 2015.
- The TLD is categorized as a brand gTLD and its status is Delegated.
- Registry information in the available record lists Knipp (Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH); the article body notes WERKHAUS (WERKHAUS GmbH) as managing the TLD on behalf of the BAUHAUS Group.
Usage and Audience
- Intended audience aligns with the BAUHAUS Group's customers and business activities, including private customers, craftsmen and small businesses across multiple European countries.
- The TLD is positioned for brand-specific uses by BAUHAUS rather than broad public registrations.
Registration Rules
- According to the applicant's statements, BAUHAUS (WERKHAUS GmbH) does not intend to sell domains broadly to third parties.
- Second-level domains will be offered or assigned based on BAUHAUS business requirements and internal priorities; requesters do not have a guaranteed right to a particular domain.
- The registry indicated it will maintain its own registration policies for assigning second-level domains and policies to maintain content integrity.
Notable Cases or Examples
- .bauhaus is specifically a brand gTLD for the BAUHAUS Group, reflecting the company's identity and retail history in DIY and building supplies across Europe.
Operator
Werkhaus GmbH
Whois
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domain: BAUHAUS
organisation: Werkhaus GmbH
address: Gutenbergstrasse 21
address: Mannheim 68167
address: Germany
contact: administrative
name: Digital Commerce | Head of Foundation
organisation: BAHAG Baus Handelsgesellschaft AG Zug/Schweiz Zweigniederlassung Mannheim
address: Gutenbergstrasse 21
address: Mannheim 68167
address: Germany
phone: +49 621 3905 393
fax-no: +49 621 3905 7393
e-mail: domains@bahag.com
contact: technical
name: ironDNS Support
organisation: Knipp Medien und Kommunikation GmbH
address: Martin-Schmeisser-Weg 9
address: Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia 44227
address: Germany
phone: +49-231-9703-0
fax-no: +49-231-9703-200
e-mail: dnsmaster@irondns.net
nserver: ANYCAST10.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.12 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:c
nserver: ANYCAST23.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.11 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:b
nserver: ANYCAST24.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.65.12 2a01:5b0:5:0:0:0:0:c
nserver: ANYCAST9.IRONDNS.NET 195.253.64.11 2a01:5b0:4:0:0:0:0:b
ds-rdata: 3408 10 2 8e5c6c53e04001f14305794f1b28eb612b8d297cc190f8662b53e3710ce82456
whois: whois.nic.bauhaus
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: http://www.bauhaus.info
created: 2015-03-12
changed: 2023-07-07
source: IANA
