Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings: Evaluating Their Functional Performance Contributor(s): XI, Junjie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138698482 ISBN-13: 9781138698482 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Criticism |
Dewey: 720.103 |
LCCN: 2017047548 |
Series: Routledge Research in Architecture |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.2" (1.35 lbs) 246 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book investigates the design, operation and use of contemporary transportable buildings, and explores how functional performance can be assessed in small-scale examples for public use alongside their relationship to other design elements. The research focuses on three case studies, Chengdu Hualin Elementary School, Exxopolis and Kreod, that do not require a high-technology building environment or complex construction skills. Transportable buildings are defined as those that are transported in a number of parts for assembly on site. Contemporary transportable buildings respond to ecological issues, social impacts, technological innovation and economic demands. They can be used to measure a society's development in environmental sustainability, innovation and economic growth through various forms. Small-scale transportable buildings fulfil many temporary habitation needs in diverse roles, such as non-emergency transitional housing, ephemeral exhibition buildings and seasonal entertainment facilities. Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings will be a useful research text for academics and students in architecture, design and sustainable building performance. |