A-typical plan : projects and essays on identity, flexibility and atmosphere in the office building / edited by Jeannette Kuo.

Title & Author:

A-typical plan : projects and essays on identity, flexibility and atmosphere in the office building / edited by Jeannette Kuo.

Publication:

Zurich : Park Books, 2013.

Description:

202 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Atelier Kuo at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne"--T.p.
Includes a foreword by Antoine Picon and texts by Iñaki Ábalos, Florian Idenburg, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Freek Persyn, Andrea Bassi, and a transcript of an interview with Inès Lamunière.
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

As a typology conceived in the twentieth century, the office building is often the architectural manifestation - not only of global capital, but also of technological might and mass production. But when we think of these buildings, we often think more of objects than of space; more of appearance than of atmosphere. In A-Typical Plan, Jeannette Kuo offers a reversal of the experience, starting from the inside out, and prioritizing space over symbol. In particular, the book reconsiders the deep plan within the European context for a discussion on density, economy and, not least, sustainability. Featuring buildings by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Kenzo Tange, Giuseppe Terragni, Le Corbusier, SANAA, Herzog & de Meuron, Toyo Ito, Christian Kerez, and many others, A-Typical Plan presents a collection of projects through history that have attempted to bring character to the deep plan as a spatial experience for the workspace. The work features essays by renowned authors, including Iñaki Ábalos, Pier Vittorio Aureli, Andrea Bassi, Florian Idenburg, Jeannette Kuo, Freek Persyn, and Antoine Picon. A conversation with Inès Lamunière and a graphic essay by Jimenez Lai round out the diverse perspectives. A final chapter presents the work of students at the EPFL, with whom this research began. Succinct and beautifully illustrated, A-Typical Plan is a reminder that even buildings created for quotidian uses can be spatially and experientially rich.

ISBN:

9783906027098
3906027090

Subject:

Office buildings Design and construction Case studies.
Office buildings Design and construction

Form/genre:

Interviews.
Case studies
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Kuo, Jeannette.
Picon, Antoine
Abalos, Iñaki, 1956-
Idenburg, Florian
Aureli, Pier Vittorio
Persyn, Freek
Bassi, Andrea, 1964-
Lamunière, Inès
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284138
Call No.: BIB 222789
Status: Available

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