Zu Hause / At Home: Architektur zum Wohnen im Grünen / Architecture for Rural Living (German Edition)

Single family houses and details Many people dream of having their own house with a garden. Although land consumption and resource consumption have been criticized, having one's own home in the country is a promise of free space and a life according to one's personal ideas. However, most houses are built without the help of an architect, as testified by the unpredictable urban outskirts. In this book, 26 exemplary single-family houses are presented, from the organization of the floor plan to the structural detail. It shows how the house is embedded in its surroundings, how regional building traditions are reinterpreted and materials are used in unusual ways, or how extensions and renovations help to meet today's economic and ecological living requirements. Single-family houses with a future Exemplary living models and ways of life Current single-family houses from all over Europe Das eigene Haus mit Garten ist der Traum vieler Menschen. Obgleich Flächenfraß und Ressourcenverbrauch kritisiert werden, gilt das Eigenheim im Grünen als Versprechen für Freiraum und ein Leben nach den persönlichen Vorstellungen. Die meisten Häuser werden jedoch ohne Mitwirken eines Architekten erbaut, wovon die misslich zersiedelten Ortsränder zeugen.In diesem Buch werden 26 vorbildhafte Einfamilienhäuser von der Organisation des Grundrisses bis zum konstruktiven Detail vorgestellt. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, wie das Haus in sein Umfeld eingebettet ist, wie regionale Bautraditionen neu interpretiert und Materialien auf ungewohnte Weise eingesetzt werden oder wie Erweiterungen und Sanierungen dazu beitragen, heutigen ökonomischen und ökologischen Wohnanforderungen gerecht zu werden Many people dream of having their own house with a garden. Although land consumption and resource consumption have been criticized, having one's own home in the country is a promise of free space and a life according to one's personal ideas. However, most houses are built without the help of an architect, as testified by the unpredictable urban outskirts.0In this book, 26 exemplary single-family houses are presented, from the organization of the floor plan to the structural detail. It shows how the house is embedded in its surroundings, how regional building traditions are reinterpreted and materials are used in unusual ways, or how extensions and renovations help to meet today's economic and ecological living requirements.