The modular housing handbook /
Bayliss, Simon.
The modular housing handbook / Simon Bayliss & Rory Bergin. - viii, 230 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Part I: Making modular housing 1. Towards a modulararchitecture2. A modern modularvernacular3. Making amodular metropolis4. Thearchitect as designer in industry5. Making sureit stacks up6. Themodular world7. Building amore modular future Part II: Case studies Casestudy 1: Apex HouseCase study 2: New IslingtonCasestudy 3: Greenford QuayCasestudy 4: Beechwood WestCasestudy 5: Mapleton CrescentCasestudy 6: Union WharfCasestudy 7: Clement CanopyCase study8: George Street ReferencesFurther readingIndexImage credits
Modular construction has the potential to improve housing quality, speed up delivery and reduce building costs - so why isn't everyone doing it? This practical handbook combines real-world advice on designing modular housing with a compelling argument for off-site construction as a means for architects taking a greater role and achieving more influence in their housing projects. 0Focusing on the benefits as well as the challenges of modular construction, this book illustrates that off-site construction need not act as a design constraint and can in fact provide an opportunity for greater design impact. Richly illustrated with recent case studies and featuring over 100 photographs of exemplar projects, The Modular Housing Handbook provides inspiration as well as timely, practical advice.
9781859468654 (hardback)
Modular construction.--Great Britain.
Prefabricated apartment houses.--Great Britain.
Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain.
728.0941 BAY / 016708
The modular housing handbook / Simon Bayliss & Rory Bergin. - viii, 230 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Part I: Making modular housing 1. Towards a modulararchitecture2. A modern modularvernacular3. Making amodular metropolis4. Thearchitect as designer in industry5. Making sureit stacks up6. Themodular world7. Building amore modular future Part II: Case studies Casestudy 1: Apex HouseCase study 2: New IslingtonCasestudy 3: Greenford QuayCasestudy 4: Beechwood WestCasestudy 5: Mapleton CrescentCasestudy 6: Union WharfCasestudy 7: Clement CanopyCase study8: George Street ReferencesFurther readingIndexImage credits
Modular construction has the potential to improve housing quality, speed up delivery and reduce building costs - so why isn't everyone doing it? This practical handbook combines real-world advice on designing modular housing with a compelling argument for off-site construction as a means for architects taking a greater role and achieving more influence in their housing projects. 0Focusing on the benefits as well as the challenges of modular construction, this book illustrates that off-site construction need not act as a design constraint and can in fact provide an opportunity for greater design impact. Richly illustrated with recent case studies and featuring over 100 photographs of exemplar projects, The Modular Housing Handbook provides inspiration as well as timely, practical advice.
9781859468654 (hardback)
Modular construction.--Great Britain.
Prefabricated apartment houses.--Great Britain.
Architecture, Domestic--Great Britain.
728.0941 BAY / 016708