Rehabilitación

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

La arquitectura vernácula ha sido siempre fuente de inspiración para arquitectos y diseñadores. Esta colección consiste en una exploración monográfica de cada una de las diversas formas de expresión de lo vernáculo alrededor del mundo (profundizando en su construcción, decoración y sus implicaciones sociales), y ofrece um paralelo con proyectos contemporáneos que utilizan estos recursos en su proceso de diseño. Esta comparación permite, tanto a arquitectos y diseñadores como a historiadores en general, profundizar en las técnicas de construcción espontánea así como en las...

La història del disseny arquitectònic en l’Edat Mitjana ha estat el nostre punt de partida per a estudiar els sistemes voltats del gòtic valencià. Amb aquests coneixements previs s’aborda aquesta obra, sobre la base d’un catàleg elaborat amb aquest motiu de les creueries dels edificis estudiats. Partim del convenciment que el dibuix era l’eina imprescindible en la producció de les estructures voltades. Per aquesta raó, seguint el sistema medieval de traces i plantilles, dibuixem totes i cada una de les creueries més representatives de l’àmbit valencià. El dibuix permet...