Böcker av Sandra Hofmeister

Das Werk von OFIS arhitekti bewegt sich im Spannungsfeld zwischen slowenischer und europäischer Identität, traditioneller Bauweise und moderner Formensprache. Diese Monografie spiegelt diese Vielfalt in 24 ausgewählten realisierten Gebäuden, wie z.B. Hotels, Schutzhütten, Sozialwohnungsbauten und Einfamilienhäuser, wider. Neben dem klassischen Neubau umfassen die gezeigten Projekte auch Umnutzungen und Revitalisierungen, so etwa das Hotel Bohinj am Bleder See oder das Musik- und Tanzkonservatorium in Ljubljana. Jedes Bauwerk ist in großformatigen Fotos, Texten und Zeichnungen dokumentiert. Ein besonderer Fokus liegt dabei auf den Konstruktionen und Baudetails in den Maßstäben 1:5 bis 1:20. Zudem verdeutlichen Isometrien und Explosionszeichnungen die analytische Herangehensweise.

Building measures in existing buildings is of crucial importance for the path to a climate-neutral future. Nevertheless, continuing to build not only requires planners to take great care in planning, but also to be patient and imaginative when dealing with unforeseeable problems. This book chronicles outstanding quality of living conditions that can be created through alterations and conversions, refurbishments, renovations and modernisations carried out on existing buildings. It shows 26 exciting best practice projects from the years 2017 to 2023 - from a converted church in London to a multi-storey car park extension in Cologne. Detailed drawings at a 1:20 scale provide a precise picture of each of the construction solutions along with floor plans and sections.

Foster + Partners is one of the world's best-known and most influential design firms. Founded in London in 1967 by Norman Foster, the firm has been synonymous with high-tech architecture and ground-breaking projects in urban planning, engineering and design for more than five decades. The monograph presents 11 selected exciting works from recent times. They range from smaller buildings, such as the winery near Bordeaux, to large-scale projects, such as the Tocumen International Airport in Panama. Construction details and axonometries, sketches, photos and texts reflect the great structural engineering expertise of Foster + Partners. In interviews and essays, companions of the office founder, partners and project participants speak.

Ecological, durable and climate-friendly: the buildings by Hermann Kaufmann and HK Architekten set standards in a wide variety of aspects. This monograph documents ten future-orientated timber buildings by HK Architekten, which show how softwood and hardwood are used as construction materials in a wide variety of building types and indicate the benefits that result therefrom. Images, blueprints and detailed drawings of the projects, such as the production hall of the SWG screw factory, the valley station of the Nebelhorn cable car in the Alps or the large administration building of Illwerke VKW in Montafon document the completed buildings. The project descriptions also contain structural information and provide targeted insights into the planning and construction process.

Since foundation of the office in 1985, David Chipperfield Architects have realised projects of diverse types all over the world - architectural milestones as well as smaller building tasks - that stand for clarity, minimalism and a successful combination of the tried and tested with innovation. The extended reprint of a monograph on David Chipperfield Architects has been supplemented by three current projects: the renovation of Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie (New National Gallery) in Berlin; conversion of a former monastery in Paderborn to the Jacoby Studios; and the Hoxton Press residential towers as part of revitalisation of a housing estate in London. As usual, this monograph of publications in DETAIL gives a glimpse behind the scenes, describes processes and provides plenty of building details.

Snøhetta - snow cap - is the name of the architecture firm founded in 1989 by architects of different nationalities to deal with architecture, landscapes and everything else related to these fields. The linking of various disciplines on equal footing is at the heart of the work of this internationally active group of "professionals". According to Snøhetta, a livable environment and successful architecture can only come about through a common creative process in which much may and must be questioned and constantly reconsidered. A building is thus never just the work of an individual, but the result of many. As complex as its way of thinking, as varied as its projects, this monograph presents all projects that have been published in DETAIL in recent years.