Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9783869050317
- ISBN-10: 3869050314
- Publisher: Axel Menges
- Publish Date: November 2022
- Page Count: 128
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