Unfertige Häuser [German]

By Florian Kaiser and Guobin Shen

Architectsusually trytocreate finished buildings, i.e.coherentworksofarchitecturefor eternity.Butdoesthisclaimstanduptoreality? Shouldthatbetheclaimatall? Afterall, itcan- notberuledoutthatthebuildingwillchangeaftercompletion.Inspiredbyreferencesfromarchitecturalhistory, artandanthropology, theyoung Kaiser Shenstudiodevelopedvariousthesesat thebeginningofitspracticeandtestedthemon thebasisofitsownprojects.Centraltothisisthequestionofhowbuildingschangeintheir lifespanduetoexternalinfluencesandwhatthis changemeansforpermanenceinarchitecture andfortheideaofspace.

Inearliertimes, itwascommonpracticeto buildonexistingstructures.Thus, inmostbuildingsthathavesurvivedforseveralcenturies, countlesslayersoftimeoverlap.Thiscanbe seenparticularlyclearlyintheadditionsandconversionsofchurchesforexample.Duetonew frameworkconditionsandrequirementsforuse, buildingswerealwayspragmaticallydeveloped furtherinthecurrentlyvalidarchitecturalstyle. Often, onlyexpertsareabletodistinguishbe- tweenthedifferenttimeperiods.Onlyafewbuildingsareconsideredsooutstandingbysociety thattheyareconservedandmusealisedina

fixedtimelayer.However, suchconservationis ratherunnaturalandcanonlybejustifiedinexceptionalcases.Inthisbook, therefore, promisingstrategiesaretobepointedoutastohow unfinished houses, withroomslackingspecial qualities, canbefurtherbuiltandadaptedtothepresentframeworkconditions.

ForAtelier Kaiser Shen, agoodstructure meansdevelopingafuture-proofspatialidea, andthiscannotbereducedtothesupporting structure.Whenbuildingfurther, itshouldbe possibletobuildonthisarchitectural-spatial idea.Sinceaconversioncanevendestroyitin extremecases, itisimportanttocreateapotentialthatisrecognisedandtakenupbythose whocontinuetobuild.Ideally, thebuildingshouldhavesuchastrongspatialideathatit cansurvivefuturerenovationsandstill beviable.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3869050314
• ISBN13: 9783869050317
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Axel Menges
• Length: 128 Pages