Transparent Plastics: Design and Technology

Simone Jeska

Published by Birkhäuser 2007

Transparent Plastics

Design and Technology

Simone Jeska

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783764382872

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Practical design and construction guide

Recent years have seen the construction of buildings made of plastic, structures that are as attractive as they are unusual. After initial experiments in the 1970s, plastic is currently experiencing a tremendous boom. Originally used for temporary structures like the BMW Pavilion in Frankfurt, it is now employed in many permanent buildings as well, including the recent Catholic church in Radebeul by Staib/Behnisch. Prominent international avant-garde architects such as Shigeru Ban and Herzog & de Meuron frequently use transparent plastic for their structures. Transparent plastic seems ephemeral and thus captures the spirit of the times. Its various qualities between transparent and translucent make it possible to achieve fascinating effects with light and color.

Projects presented include the Allianz Arena in Munich by Herzog & de Meuron, the Rocket Tower in Leicester by Grimshaw & Partners, the Paper Art Museum by Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, and the public housing development Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse by Lacaton Vassal.

Seit einigen Jahren entstehen ebenso attraktive wie ungewöhnliche Bauten aus Kunststoff. Nach ersten Versuchen in den 1970er Jahren erlebt der Baustoff derzeit einen ungeheuren Boom. Zunächst für temporäre Bauten wie dem BMW Pavillon in Frankfurt genutzt, entstehen mittlerweile auch zahlreiche bleibende Gebäude (wie kürzlich die Katholische Kirche von Staib/Behnisch in Radebeul). Bekannte Architekten der internationalen Avantgarde wie Shigeru Ban oder Herzog & de Meuron verwenden gerne transparenten Kunststoff für ihre Bauten. Das Material scheint ephemer, transitorisch (ohne es zu sein) und trifft damit den Nerv der heutigen Zeit. Seine unterschiedlichen Qualitäten zwischen transparent und transluzent erlauben faszinierende Licht- und Farbeffekte.

Zu den dargestellten Projekten gehören die Allianz-Arena in München von Herzog & de Meuron, der Rocket-Tower in Leicester von Grimshaw & Partner, das Papiermuseum von Shigeru Ban in Shizuoka, Japan, und der soziale Wohnungsbau der Cité Manifeste in Mulhouse von Lacaton Vassal.

Brimming with useful tips for design and building practice
Stimulating examples of plastic in actual use
Detailed documentation of technical principles

Author / Editor information

Simone Jeska, geboren 1965, hat Architektur an der Technischen Fachhochschule Nürnberg sowie Architekturtheorie und Architekturgeschichte an der ETH Zürich studiert. Sie hat mehrere Publikationen im Bereich der Architektur vorgelegt; u.a. war sie Ko-Autorin des Entwurfsatlas Bürobau.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
A Brief History of Plastic Buildings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Material and Form – “Form Follows Material?” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
Transparent Plastics between Intellectualisation and Trash Culture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Exhibition
BMW Bubble Abb Architects and Bernhard Franken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
EBO Bologna Mario Cucinella Architects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
»Light Building« Mobile Pavilion Atelier Kempe Thill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
Cyclebowl Atelier Brückner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
Residences
Apartments and Studios in Cologne B & K+ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	64
Naked House Shigeru Ban Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Lucky Drops Tekuto Architecture Studio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Housing Project in London Ash Sakula Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Cité Manifeste Lacaton & Vassal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
House And Studio in Almere Arconiko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Semi-Detached Houses in Müllheim Pfeifer.Kuhn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Culture and Sports
Museum of Paper Art Shigeru Ban Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Catholic Church of Jesus Christ the King, Radebeul Staib Architects and Günter Behnisch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
DBU Conference and Exhibition Pavilion Herzog + Partner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
Allianz Arena Herzog & De Meuron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Research
Gerontology Technology Centre, Bad Tölz D. J. Siegert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
Rocket Tower Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Festo AG Technology Centre Jaschek & Partner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Glasshouses, Graz Volker Giencke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
Appendix
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 142
- Coloured Illustrations: 150
Keywords: Architecture; Plastics

eBook

Published: October 5, 2007
ISBN: 9783764382872