Residential Architecture as Infrastructure: Open Building in Practice

Residential Architecture as Infrastructure provides an up-to-date account of recently implemented projects, public policies, and business activities in Open Building around the world. It showcases a variety of architectural styles, building industry methods, economic systems, and social aims, and argues that the open building approach is essential for the reactivation of the existing building stock for long-term value. The book is part of the Routledge Open Building Series and will appeal to architects, urban designers, researchers, and policy-makers interested in this international review of current projects, policies, and business activities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This edited collection presents an up-to-date account, authored by a group of well-informed and globally positioned authors, of recently implemented projects, public policies, and business activities in Open Building across the world. Numerous residential Open Building projects have been constructed in various countries, some without prior knowledge of the original theory and methods. These projects exhibit diverse architectural styles, building industry practices, economic systems, and social objectives. Several countries have promulgated national building standards and guidelines, offering incentives and guidance for Open Building implementation. Businesses in several countries have begun to deliver advanced FIT-OUT systems for both new construction and retrofitting existing buildings, showcasing the economic benefits of responsive and independent dwellings.

This book also makes a compelling argument that the "open building approach" is essential for the revitalization of the existing building stock for long-term value, as it ultimately results in cost savings.

The book explores these developments in residential architecture from the perspective of an infrastructure model of the built environment. This model empowers decision-makers to manage risk and uncertainty while avoiding the challenges often associated with large, fast-moving projects, such as the separation and distribution of design tasks (and responsibility) and the ensuing boundary frictions.

Residential Architecture as Infrastructure contributes to the Routledge Open Building Series and will appeal to architects, urban designers, researchers, and policy-makers interested in this international review of current projects, policies, and business activities focused on Open Building implementation.

Weight: 760g
Dimension: 157 x 234 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367863159