HOUSES NOW URBAN HOUSES

Author: Pilar Chueca
Pages: 240
Format: 240 x 260 mm
ISBN: 978-84-96263-01-7
Price:
Ref.: 171

Sinopsis, on the basis of recent examples by renowned international
architects, this monographic work analyzes the
diffi culty of integrating new residential volumes into
sites that are seriously conditioned by their situation
and environment. In each case, particularly narrow and
awkward dimensions imposed limitations that the architects
have resolved with creativity and wit, implementing
exemplary technical and formal solutions to make
the buildings connect with the existing context while
making intelligent use of the available space. Often the
façades concentrate the most interesting aspects of the
project’s composition and construction. The face of the
building and its privileged view onto the exterior are the
interface with which it relates to the surrounding buildings,
contributing to weave the urban fabric and defi -
ning the profi le of the street and of the neighborhood.

Editor and director of the successful “Architecture in Detail” series, which included her highly successful study of the staircase as a functional and sculptural element. Her strong architectural background and training is evident in all her publications. She currently lives in the historical neighborhood of Gracia in Barcelona, where she works as a consultant for various publications.