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Unfertige Häuser
Florian KaiserGuobin Shen
出版Edition Axel Menges, 2022-11-22
主題Architecture / General
ISBN38690503149783869050317
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=OkMtzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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.