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Concise surveys of the use of steel in contemporary
residential architecture and vertical
extension of existing buildings
Explore the advantages of steel, such as prefabrication,
swift and dry construction process,
or structural adaptability over a building’s
lifetime
Features examples by well-known Swiss and
international architects
Based on recent research at Zurich University
of Applied Sciences’ Institute of Constructive
Design
ZHAW Institute of Contructive Design
(ed.)
At Home in Steel
Residential Construction in Steel—Thoughts on
Space and Structur
Outstanding international examples
for the use of steel in housing and for
building in existing fabric
Paperback
160 pages, 72 color and
107 b/w illustrations
17 × 24 cm (6¾ × 9½ in)
978-3-03860-145-6 English
978-3-03860-014-5 French
978-3-03860-013-8 German
EN
ISBN 978-3-03860-145-6
FR
ISBN 978-3-03860-014-5
GE
ISBN 978-3-03860-013-8
Since the introduction of steel as a building material in the early twentieth century,
its superior performance has challenged conventional wisdom about construction,
enabling designs of surprising lightness and span. Steel offered the opportunity to
significantly expand buildings vertically and thus emerged as a symbol of the conflict
between technological progress and the architectural ideal. More recently, the use of
exposed steel elements in modern architecture ushered in a rediscovery of buildings’
metamorphoses.
The essays in At Home in Steel reflect on steel residential architecture from today’s perspective.
The book also features contemporary examples by Atelier Bow-Wow, Christian
Kerez, Lacaton and Vassal, and Made In, among others.
Building Additions in Steel looks at the largely ignored topic of steel additions in architecture
and engineering. It offers basic theoretical background as well as technical
information on a selection of outstanding steel additions alongside more than one hundred
illustrations, including plans and photographs.
Daniel Stockhammer has been a research assistant
at ZHAW, Institute of Constructive Design,
in 2016–17 and is a teaching and research assistant
at University of Liechtenstein’s Institute
of Architecture and Planning.
Astrid Staufer is an architect, professor at
Technische Universität Vienna, and Co-director
of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
(ZHAW), Institute of Constructive Design in
Winterthur, Switzerland.
Daniel Meyer is a civil engineer and a lecturer at
ZHAW, Institute of Constructive Design.
Zurich University of Applied Sciences’ (ZHAW)
Institute of Constructive Design is an interactive
hub for teaching and research in building
design and construction.
sFr. 29.00 | € 29.00 | £ 25.00 | $ 35.00
Available (Europe) | November 2019 (US)
Daniel Stockhammer, Astrid Staufer,
Daniel Meyer, ZHAW Institute of
Contructive Design (eds)
Building Additions in Steel
The Architecture of Vertical Extensions
Paperback
168 pages, 52 color and
75 b/w illustrations
17 × 24 cm (6¾ × 9½ in)
978-3-03860-146-3 English
978-3-03860-058-9 French
978-3-03860-057-2 German
EN
ISBN 978-3-03860-146-3
FR
ISBN 978-3-03860-058-9
sFr. 29.00 | € 29.00 | £ 25.00 | $ 35.00
GE
Available (Europe) | November 2019 (US)
ISBN 978-3-03860-057-2