Robust Architecture. Low Tech Design.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haselsteiner, Edeltraud.

Series:

DETAIL Special Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable architecture--Design and construction.

Sustainable architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

München : Detail Business Information GmbH, The, 2023.

Summary:

Robust architecture is designed to meet needs; its structures are sufficient, resilient and suited to the location. It embraces the potential of simplicity, traditional building methods and alternative ways of building sustainable architecture, with an emphasis on local building materials, solid craftsmanship, proven construction methods and user participation. Its design strategies, combined with state-of-the-art planning tools and research findings, look ahead to a climate-positive future. The book gives detailed information on the concepts behind Robust Architecture and Low-Tech Design. It illuminates various strategies and demonstrates how they can be easily implemented. Examples of realised projects with very different demands and requirement profiles show how straightforward robust building can be.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Robust Architecture

Introduction

Low Tech - Utopia or Realistic Option?

The Sustainable Low-tech Building

probBuilding with Natural Materials and Local Resources

Analysis

Low-tech Focus: Design, Concept, System

Low-tech Focus: Building Technology

Low-tech Focus: Materials Choosing Sustainable Building Materials

Low-tech Focus: Renovation Utilising Existing Buildings

Assessments

Low Tech in the Context of International Building Evaluation Systems and Standards

Building Evaluations and Life Cycle Assessments

Best Practice

Between Tradition and Low Tech

2226-Durability Instead of Technology

Low-tech as Design Principle

New Use for an Old Structure

Newly Interpreted Tradition

Strategies

Planning and Design Strategies

APPENDIX

Image Credits

Bibliography

Authors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9783955536022

3955536025

OCLC:

1389489752