Weiterbauen. Strategien für den Bestand.
Building on the existing has become one of the key tasks of contemporary architecture. In the face of scarce resources, rising construction costs, and the continued consumption of undeveloped land, attention is increasingly turning to what is already there: existing building fabric, structures, materials, floor plans, and traces of use that can be reimagined and given new life.
The compendium Building on the Existing. Strategies for Existing Buildings. presents 46 projects that demonstrate the many different ways in which existing architecture can be approached. The featured works range from sensitive repairs and carefully considered alterations to the adaptive reuse of vacant buildings, vertical extensions, additions, and comprehensive transformations. Together, they reveal the spatial, atmospheric, and cultural potential inherent in the existing built environment.
The book is aimed at architects and planners as well as anyone with an interest in architecture. It understands building on the existing not merely as a technical or energy-related task, but as a design approach: a dialogue with what is already there, a responsible use of resources, and an opportunity to bring together climate action, social continuity, and architectural quality.
Building on the existing has become one of the key tasks of contemporary architecture. In the face of scarce resources, rising construction costs, and the continued consumption of undeveloped land, attention is increasingly turning to what is already there: existing building fabric, structures, materials, floor plans, and traces of use that can be reimagined and given new life.
The compendium Building on the Existing. Strategies for Existing Buildings. presents 46 projects that demonstrate the many different ways in which existing architecture can be approached. The featured works range from sensitive repairs and carefully considered alterations to the adaptive reuse of vacant buildings, vertical extensions, additions, and comprehensive transformations. Together, they reveal the spatial, atmospheric, and cultural potential inherent in the existing built environment.
The book is aimed at architects and planners as well as anyone with an interest in architecture. It understands building on the existing not merely as a technical or energy-related task, but as a design approach: a dialogue with what is already there, a responsible use of resources, and an opportunity to bring together climate action, social continuity, and architectural quality.
ISBN: 978-3-946154-92-1
