Reuse in Construction: A Compendium of Circular Architecture - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 3038602957 ISBN 13: 9783038602958

Casa editrice: Park Book, 2022

Riassunto

A unique and lavishly illustrated compendium of circular architecture today.
 
Re-using entire parts and components of existing buildings that could last for decades longer, rather than destroying them, offers huge potential in saving increasingly scarce resources. Moreover, it makes construction more climate-friendly through deep cuts in energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gases. For millennia, disused buildings have been cannibalized for the construction of new ones. Yet, in today’s world, what is known as circular architecture raises a multitude of questions and challenges concerning technology, safety, energy, and associated legal aspects.

This book is a richly illustrated and unique compendium of circular architecture. Through essays and illuminating conversations between experts, all the questions and challenges that architects and engineers face with circular architecture designs are comprehensively explored. Re-Use in Construction is based on the case study of the K.118 project in Winterthur, Switzerland’s largest building to date that consists mainly of reused parts. Since its outset in 2018, the K.118 project has been evaluated on aspects of design and engineering, energy, economy, processes, and legal issues. This volume presents the results in striking visuals and concise texts.
 

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Informazioni sull?autore

The Institute of Constructive Design, based in Winterthur as part of ZHAW School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering, is an interactive hub for teaching and research in building design and construction. Eva Stricker is a Zurich-based architect and writer, who also works as a researcher at the Institute of Constructive Design, ZHAW School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering. Guido Brandi is cofounder of Zurich- and Como-based architecture firm brandiguerra and a researcher at the Institute of Constructive Design, ZHAW School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering. Andreas Sonderegger is a founding partner with pool Architekten in Zurich and codirector of the Institute of Constructive Design, ZHAW School of Architecture, Design, and Civil Engineering. Baubüro in situ AG and its affiliate Zirkular GmbH are leading Swiss design and planning firms specializing in circular and sustainable architecture and construction processes. Marc Angst is an urban designer working as a re-use expert with Baubüro in situ and Zirkular GmbH in Zurich and Basel. Barbara Buser is an architect and cofounder of Baubüro in situ in Basel and Zurich. She also teaches as a visiting lecturer at ETH Zürich’s Department of Architecture. Michel Massmünster is a Basel-based cultural anthropologist.
 

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Re-using entire parts and components of existing buildings in the construction of new structures has become highly topical in European architecture discourse. Re-using elements that could last for decades longer, rather than destroying them, offers huge potentials in saving increasingly scarce resources and in cost reduction. Moreover, it makes construction more climate-friendly through deep cuts in energy consumption and the emission of greenhouse gasses. For millennia, disused buildings have been cannibalised for the construction of new ones. Yet in today’s world, what is known as circular architecture raises a multitude of questions and challenges with regard to technology, safety, energy, and to legal aspects.

This book is a unique compendium of circular architecture. It explores comprehensively and in detail all the questions and challenges that architects and engineers face with circular architecture designs. It is based on the case study of the K.118 project in Winterthur, Switzerland’s largest building to date that consists mainly of re-used parts. Since its outset in 2018, the K.118 project has been evaluated within the framework of an interdisciplinary research with regard to aspects of design and engineering, energy, economy, processes, and legal issues. This volume presents the results in striking visuals and concise essays, supplemented by illuminating conversations between experts.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Park Book
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3038602957
• ISBN 13: 9783038602958
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 343
• Redattore: Stricker Eva, Brandi Guido, Sonderegger Andreas
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile