Micro: Very Small Buildings

By Ruth Slavid

Book Overview

Very small buildings have a special appeal, and the constraints of space and cost can actually liberate the imagination. Most of the projects in this book consist of no more than a few key spaces, in many cases just a single space. They are united only by their compact nature, the pleasure that they can provide and the intelligence that they embody. A brief introduction is followed by five thematic chapters: Public Realm, Community Spaces, On the Move, Compact Living and Extra Space. The 53 case studies include a park bench that transforms into a shelter for the homeless in Australia, an inflatable treetop structure for rainforest observation, a portable house for victims of hurricane Katrina, a transportable church in Finland, and a suspended office in France.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856695948
• ISBN13: 9781856695947
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Laurence King
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 8.5"