Dimensions
280 x 280 x 31mm
This book is a collection of 32 extension projects carried out on country houses and urban dwellings, temporary or permanent residences, built in gardens, attics, patios, inner courtyards, backyards and even in the air. Permanent extensions and more temporary additions, containing anything from a single utility or service room, to a complete residence; all of these ventures are thoroughly documented at every step of the design process, both technically and graphically, from the concept stage to the point of completion. The internationally renowned architects behind these extensions offer in-depth explanatory guidelines and details of the solutions they implemented. The result is a wide choice of suggestions and valuable examples, which are of great use for the defi nition of future reform and extension plans. This book is, an invaluable tool for all professional architects and students who are interested in extension architecture. AUTHOR: Carles Broto, an architecture scholar and one of the founders of the IAC (institute for alternative culture). Following a successful period at the Atrium Group (Barcelona), he has now joined Grupo Links - Structure as the publishing director of various contemporary architecture collections. He is currently investigating the evolution of new American housing, as part of a multi-country project. He lives in Barcelona. SELLING POINTS: Innovative solutions for existing homes Wide choice of suggestions and valuable examples Challenges within an urban and rural context 290 colour illustrations 160 b/w plans tdrawings
