Why density? : debunking the myth of the cubic watermelon = Desmontando el mito de la sandía cúbica / a+t Research Group ; editor English language version Ken Mortimer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mortimer, Ken, editor.

A+t Research Group

Series:

a+t Density series

A+t Density series

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Apartment houses--Designs and plans.

Apartment houses.

Apartment houses--Europe--Designs and plans--Case studies.

Europe.

Genre:

Case studies

Architectural drawings

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (255 pages) : color illustrations.

Other Title:

Desmontando el mito de la sandía cúbica

Place of Publication:

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain : A+t Architecture Publishers, [2015]

Language Note:

Text in English and Spanish.

Summary:

What is density? This question is the starting point of an investigation into the nature of density in the contemporary urban environment. In analysing projects located throughout Europe, the research proposes that density is not about volumetric exploitation, but based on the interaction between three elements: agents, fluxes, and territory. This book documents the findings, detailing individual buildings, cataloguing specific urban forms, and drawing conclusions as to performance and quality, also in an ecological sense. It also offers a case study concerning the former site of the Renault factory in Paris, examining how an experimental opportunity can lead to a vibrant piece of city.

Contents:

What is density and what is speculation? : The cubic watermelon ; What does density mean to us? ; Who are the agents of density? ; What are the fluxes of density?

The intense density: the Renault site case-study : Introduction ; The agents ; Fluxes

Density and urban forms: generic versus specific : How do we measure density? ; Urban forms on the plot ; Generic urban forms ; Specific urban forms : Perforated block : The Mirador building in Madrid / MVRDV and Blanca Lleó; Macrolot of super-lot : The Renault site in Paris / Patrick Chavannes and Christian Devilliers; Hybrid blocks : De Landtong in Rotterdam / Architekten Cie, Frits van Dongen and Shinonome Canal Court in Tokyo / Riken Yamamoto, Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, ADH Workstation and others; Megaforms: Schots 1 and 2 CiBoGa in Groningen, the Netherlands / S333 and 8 House in Copenhagen / BIG ; The balance of the urban form ; Catalogue of specific urban forms

Performances: the way the building act : The qualities of density ; Mirador Building case-study ; Schots 1 + 2 CiBoGa case-study ; 8 House case-study

The clean density: the ecological performance : How to disrupt the sprawl lifestyle ; The Low2No project case-study.

Notes:

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Why density?

OCLC:

1281998551

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license