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Author Cramer, Johannes, 1950-

Title Architecture in existing fabric : planning, design and building / Johannes Cramer, Stefan Breitling
Published Basel : Birkhäuser ; London : Springer [distributor], 2007

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Description 221 pages
Contents Machine derived contents note: 9 Architecture and the existing fabric -- 15 Architecture and time -- 18 The built environment and identity -- 20 Old and new -- 24 The value of the built environment -- 29 The planning process -- 29 SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE PLANNING PROCESS -- 29 Protective measures and essential repairs -- 31 Preparatory investigations -- 31 The level of planning detail -- 34 THE- PARTICIPANTS -- 34 The client -- 35 The architect -- 33 The planning authorities -- 42 The contractors -- 42 DECISION-MAKING AND COMMUNICATION -- 4 Preparatory investigations -- 47 RECORDING HISTORIC BUILDINGS -- 47 Property and geographic details -- 48 Documentary evidence and archives -- 50 Recording the building as found -- 54 Metric building survey -- 0G6 BUILDING SURVEY -- 68 Building archaeology -- SStructural survey -- 6 Technical and material investigations -- 89 EVALUATION AND INTERPRETATION - STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES -- s Design strategies -- 7 DESIGNING WITI HISTORY -- 11 DISPOSITION -- 12 Definition of appropriate function -- S4 Sensitive interventions -- 07 Auxiliary constructions -- 1 DESIGN STRATEGIES -- i Corrective mnaintenance -- M5 odernisation -- 9 Adaptation -- 4 Replacement -- 7 ARCHITECTONIC EXPRESSION -- 7 Correspondence -- 1 Unification -- 3 Fragmentation -- 5 Junction and delineation -- 159 Detai planning -- 159 PREREQUISITES -- 159 Development not demolition -- 160 An element for-element approach -- 163 Planning on the basis of an accurate measured survey -- 165 PRINCIPLES -- 165 Repair not renew -- 167 A cumulative process -- 171 Reclaimed materials -- 175 SOLUTIONS: TWO EXAMPLES -- 175 Upgrading the thermal performance of windows -- 178 Repairing timber roof structures -- 183 Buiding works -- 183 SITE FACILITIES -- 185 The workshop principle -- 185 Protective measures for building elements on site -- 189 SUPERVISING BUILDING WORKS -- 191 Samples, tests and mock-ups -- 192 Specifications and quantities -- 194 CONSTRUCTION TIME AND COSTING -- 196 Scheduling works -- 196 Architect's fees -- 199 Sustainabiity -- 200 Facility Management -- 202 Monitoring and maintenance -- 203 Preserving property value
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and indexes
Subject Architectural design.
Architecture and history.
Architecture -- Conservation and restoration.
Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction.
Historic buildings -- Remodeling for other use.
Author Breitling, Stefan.
LC no. 2007925788
ISBN 3764377526 (hbk.)
9783764377526 (hbk.)