Main entry:

Santifaller, Enrico.

Title & Author:

Transform : zur revitalisierung von immobilien = the revitalisation of buildings / Enrico Santifaller ; KSP Engel und Zimmermann Architekten, Jürgen Engel, Michael Zimmermann.

Publication:

München ; New York : Prestel, ©2008.

Description:

167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167).
Revitalisation as an opportunity to modify the urban landscape: a conversation with Jörn Walter -- Older properties often ooze character, which new buildings can't match: a conversation with Ulrich Höller -- There's no perfect solution: a conversation with Michael Kummer -- Unlocking the potential of existing buildings: a conversation with Stephan Bone-Winkel -- The future's in revitalisation -- Projects I : Crowning loads and forces: Dorma Head Office, Ennepetal ; A successful metamorphosis: Garden Towers, Frankfurt am Main ; A careful trade-off between necessity and beauty: ESWE Building, Wiesbaden -- First the anamnesis then the diagnosis and after that, then the therapy: a conversation with Rainer Hempel -- Fire safety experts should be brought into projects as soon as possible: a conversation with Reinhard Ries -- You find the oddest things in the most unlikely places: a conversation with Susanne Trumpfheller -- Building in generations -- Projects II : Corrected and improved: T₁₁, Frankfurt am Main ; Sweeping back: Disch building, Cologne -- New use, sound conservation: Hochpfortenhaus, Cologne ; Half the price, twice as good: Central municipal library, Frankfurt am Main ; Same use, new circumstances: Exprix-Hotel, Frankfurt am Main (now Intercity-Hotel Frankfurt) -- Conservation officials are consultants and lawyers for the existing fabric: a conversation with Ulrich Krings -- The traces of age don't have to be denied any more: a conversation with Dieter Bartetzko -- Projects III : A revitalised hodge-podge in the heart of Berlin: The Federal Government's Press and Information Office, Berlin -- Further revitalised projects -- Biographies of the interview partners.
In German and English.

Summary:

The German architectural practice KSP has become a leader in innovative reconstruction and redesign of old buildings. This survey features a number of their projects throughout Germany the refurbishing of an office tower in the heart of Frankfurt; a housing complex converted to a hotel; a state-ofthe- art library that once housed a bank; and more. Interviews with engineers, architectural historians, and conservators offer a wide variety of perspectives on the value of re-use, the importance of historical preservation, and the possibilities of conversion. The examples put forth in this collection include photographs and plans of each project, and create a valuable reference work for anyone interested in this vital aspect of renewable living.

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ISBN:

9783791340326
3791340328

Subject:

KSP Engel und Zimmermann.
Buildings Remodeling for other use Germany.
Architecture Conservation and restoration Germany.
Urban renewal Germany.
Constructions Reconversion Allemagne.
Architecture Conservation et restauration Allemagne.
Rénovation urbaine Allemagne.
Individual architects.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture Conservation and restoration
Buildings Remodeling for other use
Urban renewal
Germany

Added entries:

Engel, Jürgen J. K.
Zimmermann, Michael, 1956-
KSP Engel und Zimmermann.

Revitalisation of buildings

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261733
Call No.: BIB 192785
Status: Available