Micro: Very Small Buildings

By Ruth Slavid

Book Overview

Very small buildings have a special appeal. 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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185669495X
• ISBN13: 9781856694957
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.1" x 7.9"
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary