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Florian Aicher (Hrsg.)
be baumschlager eberle 2226 Portrait of an Energy Self-Sufficient House PAGES ILLS. FORMAT PRINT
approx. 128 70 color illustrations, 30 monochrome graphics 27.0 × 24.0 cm, Hardcover UR 34.95 / USD 49.00 E 978-3-0356-0381-1 English / German
EBOOK EUR 34.95 / USD 49.00
PDF 978-3-0356-0387-3 English / German EPUB 978-3-0356-0390-3 English / German PRINT + EBOOK EUR 59.95 / USD 84.00
978-3-0356-0388-0 English / German Available March 2015
Low-tech: office building without heating system The “haus 2226” project was completed in 2013 and received an outstanding response from the media. The reason is the clever design of this office building - it manages completely without air conditioning, heating and ventilation systems. “If today we are installing a disproportionate amount of air- and water-based services in buildings in order to create comfortable conditions, we should ask ourselves whether there are not more effective methods”, says Dietmar Eberle. His building demonstrates that low-tech is an alternative to the Passivhaus with its extensive services installations. However, ecological and economical building should also meet architectural criteria - proportion, spatial effect, surface texture and light are essential components affecting the comfort of users.
The book documents this seminal model for a new architecture with a comprehensive range of photographs by Eduard Hueber, and uses drawings to explain the architectural and energy concepts. Knowledgeable essays by recognized experts on the perfectly balanced construction and function complete this unpretentious and yet sophisticated monograph of a building.
Monograph of an icon of new green architecture Drawings illustrate the building and energy concept Essays by Kristin Feireiss, Dietmar Steiner, Florian Aicher and Peter Widerin amongst others; photos by Eduard Hueber
Florian Aicher is a practicing architect
English / German
baumschlager eberle Office Building 2226, Lustenau, Austria Photos: Eduard Hueber