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Sandra Hofmeister (Ed.)

EN/GER

At Home Architecture for Urban Living PAGES ILLS. FORMAT

320 numerous 24.0 × 30.0 cm

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978-3-95553-569-8 EN/GER 978-3-95553-570-4 EN/GER

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€ 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


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