Sandra Hofmeister (Ed.)
EN/GER
At Home Architecture for Urban Living PAGES ILLS. FORMAT
320 numerous 24.0 × 30.0 cm
PRINT SC E-BOOK
978-3-95553-569-8 EN/GER 978-3-95553-570-4 EN/GER
PRICE
€ 59.90 / $ 84.00 / £ 48.00
FEBRUARY 2022
ARCHITECTURE DETAIL
What does living in the city mean today? Urban centres promise diversity and agglomeration – they are the motors for changes in society. By means of 26 townhouses, urban multi-storey residential buildings and residential quarters for families, couples, flat/house shares and singles, this book presents a range of current lifestyle and living models. From organisation of the floor plan to construction details, various urban design and social aspects are presented. What decisions are made with regard to the degree of openness to and delimitation from the surrounding environment, which materials
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Slot House, London © Jim Stephenson
are used, how much private and communal space is planned? It is also considered how extensions, conversions and renovations can help to meet economic and ecological living requirements in the city.
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26 exemplary townhouses, urban multi-storey residential buildings and residential quarters
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Comprehensive documentation of spatial organisation, construction, materials and detail planning
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Contributions by experts on the subject of urban living
Sandra Hofmeister editor-in-chief at DETAIL
> Spectrum of current lifestyle and living models
Klopstockhöfe in Hamburg © Sebastian Glombik