Main entry:

Staib, Gerald.

Title & Author:

Components and systems : modular construction : design, structure, new technologies / [Gerald] Staib, [Andreas] Dörrhöfer, [Markus J.] Rosenthal.

Edition:

1st edition.

Publication:

München : Edition Detail, Institut für internationale Architektur-Dokumentation ; Basel [Switzerland] ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2008.

Description:

239 pages : illustrations (some color), plans (scaled) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Part A. History of prefabrication : Nomads and settled dwellers ; Brickwork ; Stone ; Timber ; The military and colonial expansion ; Iron the first systems ; Prefabricated concrete construction ; Rationalization, serial production, type standardisation and mass housing construction ; The prefabricated house: the modular building system ; Large span structural systems ; Mega-structures and visions ; Industrial fabrication: "synonym for progress" ; Open structures -- Part B. Fundamentals : Industrial prefabrication ; Site prefabrication and mobile production plants Building methods ; Elements ; Type standardisation ; System: building system ; Closed systems ; Modular building systems ; Open systems ; Semi-finished elements ; Module ; Grid ; Dimensional coordination ; Geometrical positioning or structural and fit-out elements ; Transport ; Assembly ; Jointing ; Tolerances -- Part C. Structural systems : Materials in system building : Steel ; Timber ; Concrete frame systems -- Built examples in detail : Temporary house, Paris ; House, Rotenberg, [Germany] ; House, Phoenix, USA ; Demonstration house, Tosu-CIty [Japan] ; House, Sakurajosui [Japan] ; Extension, Preding [Austria] ; House, Andelsbuch [Austria] ; house, Gams [Switzerland] ; Fashion center, Fukuoka [Japan] ; University institute, Grenoble [France] ; Housing and office block, Kassel [Germany] -- Panel systems : Buildings with steel panels ; Building with Timber panels ; Building with concrete panels ; Building with masonry panels and brickwork elements -- Built examples in detail : House Sumvitg [Switzerland] ; House, Dalaas [Austria] ; Weekend house, Tokyo ; Weekend house, Northport, USA ; House, Münchenbuchsee [Switzerland] ; Carpentry works, Feldkirch [Austria] ; Technology Centre, Munich [Germany] ; Advertising agency, Munich ; Winery, Fläsch [Switzerland] ; Hotel management and catering school, Nivilliers [France] -- Room module systems : Steel room module systems ; Timber room module systems ; Concrete room module systems -- Built examples in detail : Office block, Fellbach [Germany] ; Residential and commercial block, Rathenow [Germany] ; Office building, Munich ; Tomihiro Art Museum, Azuma [Japan] ; Pavilion, Venice [Italy] ; Loft, New York ; Café, Helsinki [Finland] ; Hotel extension, Bezau [Austria] Prefabricated house for Denmark ; Transportable living unit [Germany] ; Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo -- Part D. Building envelopes : Structural facades ; Non-structural facades ; Glass facade systems ; Multi-layer glass facade and window systems ; Metal facade systems ; Timber facade systems ; Concrete facade systems ; Brickwork facade systems ; Natural stonework facade systems ; Plastic facade systems -- Glazed grid shells ; Changes in the planning process ; Glazed single-skin steel grid shells -- Built examples in detail : Westhafen Tower, Frankfurt/Main [Germany] ; Office block, London ; Uptown Munich ; Hotel, Tokyo ; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago -- Part E. Developments : From industrial mass production to customised prefabrication ; Computer-assisted design ; Computer-assisted production processes ; Construction robots ; User-specific customisation ; Digital construction systems -- Appendices : Statutory instruments, directives, standards.
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Summary:

"The various forms of prefabrication and structures based on building systems are enhanced by detailed technical drawings and color photographs to facilitate consideration of future architectural developments."--Publisher.

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ISBN:

9783764386566 (hardcover)
3764386568 (hardcover)

Subject:

Modular construction.
Buildings, Prefabricated.
Architectural design.
Construction modulaire.
Constructions préfabriquées.
Design architectural.
modular construction.
prefabrication.
Detail
Baukonstruktion
Fertigbau
Fertigbau Baukonstruktion Beispielsammlung.
Baukonstruktion Fertigbau Beispielsammlung.

Added entries:

Dörrhöfer, Andreas.
Rosenthal, Markus J.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 260519
Call No.: BIB 191426
Status: Available