Time, space, and material
Subtitle: the mechanics of layering in architecture
By: Anne-Catrin Schultz
Publisher: Edition Axel Menges GmbH
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Fellbach
Language: eng
Number of pages: 79
ISBN-13: 9783936681888
Subjects: Architectural design
Description: This book examines the application of the principle of layering in architecture, its mechanics, possible application and meaning. Layering is widely used in the discussions of the 20th and 21st centuries architecture but rarely defined or examined. Layering bridges the tectonics of structure and skin, offers a system for the creation of different architectural spaces over time and functions as a design principle without hierarchy. Three types of layering are identified: a chronological sedimentation of planes materializing changes over time (temporal layering), the additive sequence of spaces (spatial layering), and the stratification of individual planes (material layering).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.