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3 Steel Houses: Barton Myers |
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| Price: |
US$ 49.50 |
| Author/Editor: |
Barton Myers |
| Publication Date: |
Published |
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| Size: |
300mm x 223mm |
| Spine: |
16mm |
| Binding: |
Casebound with jacket |
| ISBN: |
1 87690 789 4 |
| EAN: |
978 187690 789 1 |
| Pages: |
128 |
| Illustrations: |
Full Colour |
| Description: |
Since 1970, the architect Barton Myers has constructed
three custom-designed steel residences in addition to
developing a flexible prototype for standardised,
mass-produced housing. Each project represents a unique
approach to a radically different set of client, site
and building requirements, demonstrating the versatility
that steel construction holds in urban, suburban and
semi-rural contexts.
Viewed collectively, Myers' work creatively envisions the
potential that mass production, using exposed steel frame
construction and standardised off-the-shelf industrial
components, can hold for environmentally sensitive design.
Barton Myers' steel houses reflect a pop art-inspired,
high-tech informality and playfulness in plan and aesthetic
and are important examples of the continued dream which
steel-and-glass residential construction holds for
contemporary designers.
This book is a unique, in-depth study of three major
residential projects, allowing the reader a rare insight
into the architectural design process. Each project is
presented in remarkable detail, with full-colour
photographs, sketches, plans and text, including the
architect's own thoughts on the creation of each home.
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