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Courtyard Houses (v. 1)
Gunter Pfeifer
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Description for Courtyard Houses (v. 1)
Paperback. This volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation of the courtyard as a building block of the city is followed by coverage of the complete spectrum of types cluster, network, carpet, terraces, etc." Translator(s): Engelmann, Usch. Num Pages: 112 pages, 112 p. BIC Classification: AMKD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 232 x 9. Weight in Grams: 606.
To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations. For this typology of residential buildings, the authors have developed systematic new presentations of the most innovative types. Each individual volume lays out the possibilities for using and transforming a particular form of residential structure. ... Read more
To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations. For this typology of residential buildings, the authors have developed systematic new presentations of the most innovative types. Each individual volume lays out the possibilities for using and transforming a particular form of residential structure. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhäuser Architecture
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Basel, Switzerland
ISBN
9783764378400
SKU
V9783764378400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Gunter Pfeifer
Gunter Pfeifer is a professor of design and residential building at the Technische Universitat Darmstadt (Darmstadt University of Technology). As a practicing architect he has worked with Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Alvaro Siza, and others. He taught design and building construction for ten years and is active today in the intelligent, energy-saving, sustainable development of existing building types. ... Read more
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