Frame and Generic Space A study into the changeable dwelling proceeding from the permanent

B. Leupen

ISBN 10: 9064505985 / ISBN 13: 9789064505980

Published by 010 Publishers, 2013

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 11CE38BC3008D1D

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frame and Generic Space A study into the changeable dwelling proceeding from the permanent
• Publisher: 010 Publishers
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9064505985
• ISBN 13: 9789064505980
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The average lifespan of a house is somewhere around 100 years. During that time it will see many mutations in household composition and related spatial rituals. Designers are therefore faced with the task of giving form to something that is constantly subject to change. Many studies into flexibility focus on the changeable, on movable partitions and variation in the internal layout. The present study takes not the changeable but the permanent as its departure-point. The permanent--i.e. the more durable component of the house or building--constitutes the frame within which change can take place, while the frame defines the generic space, the space in which change can occur.