Unfertige Häuser
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3869050314
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9783869050317
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Edition Axel Menges
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Publication Date
Jun 6th, 2022
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128 Pages
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Architecture
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Architectsusually trytocreate»finished«buildings,i.e.coherentworksofarchitecturefor eternity.Butdoesthisclaimstanduptoreality? Shouldthatbetheclaimatall? Afterall,itcan- notberuledoutthatthebuildingwillchangeaftercompletion.Inspiredbyreferencesfromarchitecturalhistory,artandanthropology,theyoung Kaiser Shenstudiodevelopedvariousthesesat thebeginningofitspracticeandtestedthemon thebasisofitsownprojects.Centraltothisisthequestionofhowbuildingschangeintheir lifespanduetoexternalinfluencesandwhatthis changemeansforpermanenceinarchitecture andfortheideaofspace.
Inearliertimes,itwascommonpracticeto buildonexistingstructures.Thus,inmostbuildingsthathavesurvivedforseveralcenturies, countlesslayersoftimeoverlap.Thiscanbe seenparticularlyclearlyintheadditionsandconversionsofchurchesforexample.Duetonew frameworkconditionsandrequirementsforuse, buildingswerealwayspragmaticallydeveloped furtherinthecurrentlyvalidarchitecturalstyle. Often,onlyexpertsareabletodistinguishbe- tweenthedifferenttimeperiods.Onlyafewbuildingsareconsideredsooutstandingbysociety thattheyareconservedandmusealisedina
fixedtimelayer.However,suchconservationis ratherunnaturalandcanonlybejustifiedinexceptionalcases.Inthisbook,therefore,promisingstrategiesaretobepointedoutastohow»unfinished«houses,withroomslackingspecial qualities,canbefurtherbuiltandadaptedtothepresentframeworkconditions.
ForAtelier Kaiser Shen,agoodstructure meansdevelopingafuture-proofspatialidea, andthiscannotbereducedtothesupporting structure.Whenbuildingfurther,itshouldbe possibletobuildonthisarchitectural-spatial idea.Sinceaconversioncanevendestroyitin extremecases,itisimportanttocreateapotentialthatisrecognisedandtakenupbythose whocontinuetobuild.Ideally,thebuildingshouldhavesuchastrongspatialideathatit cansurvivefuturerenovationsandstill beviable.
Inearliertimes,itwascommonpracticeto buildonexistingstructures.Thus,inmostbuildingsthathavesurvivedforseveralcenturies, countlesslayersoftimeoverlap.Thiscanbe seenparticularlyclearlyintheadditionsandconversionsofchurchesforexample.Duetonew frameworkconditionsandrequirementsforuse, buildingswerealwayspragmaticallydeveloped furtherinthecurrentlyvalidarchitecturalstyle. Often,onlyexpertsareabletodistinguishbe- tweenthedifferenttimeperiods.Onlyafewbuildingsareconsideredsooutstandingbysociety thattheyareconservedandmusealisedina
fixedtimelayer.However,suchconservationis ratherunnaturalandcanonlybejustifiedinexceptionalcases.Inthisbook,therefore,promisingstrategiesaretobepointedoutastohow»unfinished«houses,withroomslackingspecial qualities,canbefurtherbuiltandadaptedtothepresentframeworkconditions.
ForAtelier Kaiser Shen,agoodstructure meansdevelopingafuture-proofspatialidea, andthiscannotbereducedtothesupporting structure.Whenbuildingfurther,itshouldbe possibletobuildonthisarchitectural-spatial idea.Sinceaconversioncanevendestroyitin extremecases,itisimportanttocreateapotentialthatisrecognisedandtakenupbythose whocontinuetobuild.Ideally,thebuildingshouldhavesuchastrongspatialideathatit cansurvivefuturerenovationsandstill beviable.
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