New Architecture in Wood: Forms and Structures

Marc Wilhelm Lennartz; Susanne Jacob-Freitag

Published by Birkhäuser 2016

New Architecture in Wood

Forms and Structures

Marc Wilhelm Lennartz and Susanne Jacob-Freitag

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035604580

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Timber engineering at a glance

Timber: the old raw material and building material returns.There are many reasons today for building with wood and there are great advantages over conventional designs. Wood is not only a renewable building material that helps reduce the levels of CO2 and is hence good for climate change, but, due to modern computing and manufacturing processes, it can also be used for a variety of construction tasks. Wood possesses excellent qualities for both construction and indoor climate control, and can easily be combined with other common building materials.

Based on 24 international projects, the book provides an overview of the range of possibilities in wood construction today. Texts, images, and plans document the architectural and constructive qualities of contemporary timber structures from the conceptual design to the structure in detail.

The various uses are based on current research in modern timber engineering but also on timber construction expertise that has been developing over many centuries. This special discipline has evolved significantly in recent decades, particularly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and is a world leader today.

Typologically structured overview of 24 contemporary wooden buildings
Various typologies and constructions in wood: long-span halls, light follow-up compaction, and prefabricated components

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Marc Wilhelm Lennartz and Susanne Jacob-Freitag are both architecture and timber engineering specialist journalists.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Inhalt Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Looking for the origins of modern timber construction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Public buildings
WIPO conference hall, Geneva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Elephant house, Zurich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Commercial buildings
G3 Shopping Resort, Gerasdorf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Warehouse, Philippsburg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
Railway operations centre, Laubenbachmühle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Organic supermarket, Windhof Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
Casa Salute, Margreid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Sports and leisure facilities
Sports hall, Sargans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
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Acquaworld, Concorezzo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Les Thermes, Strassen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Multifunction stadium, Nice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Multi-storey buildings
LCT One, Dornbirn, and IZM, Montafon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Apartment building, Wagramer Straße, Vienna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Canols staff hostel, Lenzerheide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
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Infill developments and additional storeys
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Special structures
Wooden church, Eiterfeld-Unterrufhausen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architects, civil engineers, students, clients
Pages
- Main content: 184
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 45
- Coloured Illustrations: 112
- Line drawings: 100
Keywords: Holz; Holzbau; Holzbautechnologie; Konstruktion; Typologie

eBook

Published: November 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783035604580

Hardcover

Published: November 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783035604542