Small structures compact dwellings, temporary structures, room modules / Christian Schittich (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schittich, Christian.

Series:

In detail

in DETAIL

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small houses--Designs and plans.

Small houses.

Small buildings--Designs and plans.

Small buildings.

Buildings, Temporary--Designs and plans.

Buildings, Temporary.

Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture, Modern--21st century.

Architecture, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

München Edition Detail Basel Birkhäuser [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shelters, kiosks, snack bars, market stalls, bus stops, telephone booths, toilets, advertising columns, ticket booths, mobile tents or housing units, emergency shelters, tourist information booths-this list of small, autonomously functioning buildings could be expanded almost infinitely. Small buildings shape our daily lives; they are found at the nearest street corner; they are present and indispensable, but as architecture they attract our attention only rarely. Yet these small structures occupy a definite place in the infrastructure of the city. Rather than focusing on the large attractions of architecture, architects find many potential ways to ensure the quality of everyday design hidden in these small, sometimes charming necessities. This volume in the DETAIL series spans the arc between architecture and product design, since not infrequently small buildings are located precisely in the area of tension between these two professions, and their successful realization is evident in the details of their construction.

Wartehäuschen, Kioske, Imbissbuden, Marktstände, Bushaltestellen, Telefonhäuschen, Toiletten, Litfaßsäulen, Ticketschalter, mobile Zelte oder Wohneinheiten, Notunterkünfte, Touristeninformationen - die Liste kleiner, autark funktionierender Bauten lässt sich fast unendlich erweitern. Kleine Bauten prägen unseren Alltag, man findet sie an der nächsten Straßenecke, sie sind präsent und unabdingbar, erwecken aber nur selten architektonische Aufmerksamkeit.Dabei nehmen all diese Kleinstrukturen einen festen Platz in der städtischen Infrastruktur ein. Anstatt auf die großen Attraktionen der Baukunst zu schielen, liegt für die Architekten viel Potenzial verborgen in der Qualitätssicherung des Alltagsdesigns dieser kleinen, manchmal geradezu charmanten Notwendigkeiten. Dieser Band der Im-DETAIL-Reihe spannt den Bogen zwischen Architektur und Produktdesign - denn nicht selten stehen die kleinen Bauten genau im Spannungsfeld zwischen den beiden Professionen - und zeigt deren gelungene Umsetzung bis ins konstruktive Detail.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

The fascination of small structures / Schittich, Christian

Microarchitecture - experiments in space optimisation / Haack, Lydia / Höpfner, John

Pavilions - temporary prototypes / Cachola Schmal, Peter / Sturm, Philipp

Tree house - dream house / Wenning, Andreas

Mobile architecture / Kalhöfer, Gerhard

Big and small - the convergence of architecture and design / Herwig, Oliver

Projects

Observation tower on the Mur River

"Top of Tyrol" summit platform

Temporary bamboo pavilions

Transport shelters in Darmstadt

Market stalls in Augsburg

Theatre podium in Rotterdam

Pavilion at Lake Geneva

Pavilion in Zurich

Newspaper kiosks in London

Kiosk at lake "Staufensee" near Dornbirn

Temporary bar in Porto

Tree house Restaurant near Auckland

St. Benedikt Chapel in Kolbermoor

Chapel in Lustenau

"Sehstation" in North Rhine-Westphalia

Mobile log house

Transformbox

Convertible pavilion

Tea house in Frankfurt am Main

Aero House

"Desert Seal" tent

Rucksack House

Mobile roof terrace in Cologne

Bedroom and playroom furniture

Summer houses in Berlin

Beach houses in Domburg

Residential building in Tokyo

Residential building in Munich

Renovation of students' apartments at the Olympic Village, Munich

Capsule hotel in Kyoto

Architects - Project Data

Authors

Illustration credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-0346-1518-3

OCLC:

858228530