Building in Existing Fabric : : Refurbishment, Extensions, New Design / / ed. by Christian Schittich.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
• MitwirkendeR: Burkhardt, Berthold,; Jessen, Johann,; Moewes, Günther,; Schittich, Christian,; Schneider, Jochem,
• HerausgeberIn: Schittich, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2012]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: in DETAIL
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This publication examines a wide range of unconventional concepts for reusing existing buildings, highlighting successful and innovative solutions, from the reuse of a gothic monastery or the former industrial buildings of Fiat Lingotto to the renovation of structures made of pre-cast concrete panels.

a disused power station is converted into a cultural centre, an old barn is made into a residential house. All around us we encounter buildings whose original purpose has rendered them obsolete, and which now offer space for new uses. The construction and building requirements confronting the architect are as varied and individual as the buildings themselves. This publication examines a wide range of realized examples, highlighting successful and innovative solutions, from the rehabilitation of preserved monuments to the renovation or renewal of existing buildings, from the reuse of a gothic monastery or the former industrial buildings of Fiat Lingotto to the renovation of structures made of pre-cast concrete panels. Introductory essays by specialist authors examine the economical, technical, historical aspects of the topic, and the projects presented are documented fully with illustrations, plans and details which have been specially produced by the editorial department of DETAIL.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Creative Conversions -- Conversions – the new normal -- There’s nothing green about building in the countryside -- Preservation of Buildings from the Modern Era -- The Projects -- Urban Renewal in Salemi -- Cultural Centre in Toledo -- Museum in Colmenar Viejo -- Shop Entrance in New York -- Visitors’ Centre in Criewen -- Yellow House in Flims -- House and Studio Building in Sent -- Church Community Centre in Schwindkirchen -- Loft Conversion in Berlin -- House Extension in Montrouge -- House Extension in Munich -- House on Lake Starnberg -- House Extension in Remscheid -- Parasite in Rotterdam -- Restaurant in Oporto -- Panel Construction Housing in Dresden -- Housing Development in Chur -- Insurance Building in Munich -- Alf Lechner Museum in Ingolstadt -- MoMA QNS in New York -- Tate Modern in London -- Cultural and Business Centre in Turin -- Documentation Centre in the Reichs Party Congress Complex in Nuremberg -- British Museum Courtyard in London -- Architects -- Authors -- Illustration credits