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"Affordable building lots in central locations in the large cities and metropolises are rare. When there are no available gaps in the urban structure, attic conversions and extensions are an interesting and favoured form of redensification. This volume explores approximately 60 attic projects, as extensions, conversions, or new construction, which utilise the previously used storage space for new use. Existing buildings are expanded upwards and adapted to the contemporary desires and demands of their use. Some constitute a homogenous extension of the existing facade and augment the view in a barely noticeable way. Others use the design freedom above the eave height in order to create a 21st century architecture which contrasts with the historical building substance."--Publisher description.
Rooftop architecture. --- Rooftop construction. --- Lofts --- Penthouses --- 728.22 --- Appartementen ; flats ; dakappartementen --- Penthouses ; 21ste eeuw ; 2000-2012 --- Dwellings --- Rooftop construction --- Attics --- Buildings --- Rooftop buildings --- Rooftop structures --- Penthousing (Building) --- Stacking (Building) --- Building --- Rooftop design --- Architecture --- Woningbouw ; flatgebouwen, appartementen, hoogbouw, wolkenkrabbers --- Additions --- Design and construction --- Rooftop architecture --- Attiques (architecture) --- Toits-terrasses
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As focus shifts to 'no net land take' city regeneration approaches one of the main traditional elements of architecture-the roof-is gaining renewed prominence. This book provides a survey of worldwide experiences of city rooftop re-use strategies such as building-on and integrating new volumes within the existing buildings. Twenty-five case studies illustrate a multiplicity of projects that innovate on traditional typologies by offering multiple ways of living, working and using public services in the city. They all share a symbiotic method that exploits the extraordinariness of the 'top condition' offered by the roof to foster a subtle change in the whole building's urban identity. They test new technologies for light and quick construction methods in order to deal with structural constraints and the needs of inhabitants. City roofscape redesign belongs to an adaptive attitude based on knowledge of the dynamic process of transformation of the physical realm, far removed from regressive preservation-only behavior. It represents a remarkable way of coping with urban regeneration issues.
Rooftop architecture --- Architecture, Modern --- Urban renewal --- Model cities --- Renewal, Urban --- Urban redevelopment --- Urban renewal projects --- City planning --- Land use, Urban --- Urban policy --- Architecture --- Rooftop design --- Buildings --- History --- Additions --- Design and construction --- Architecture durable --- Toiture --- Toiture végétalisée --- Architecture écologique --- Extension de bâtiment --- Rénovation architecturale --- 692.4 --- 692.4 Roofs and roofing. Roof shapes. Roof construction and structural parts. Roof accessories --- Roofs and roofing. Roof shapes. Roof construction and structural parts. Roof accessories --- Urban renewal. --- Villes --- Toits-terrasses --- Toits --- Themes, motives. --- Rénovation --- Architecture, Modern - 21st century --- Rénovation
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