{"product_id":"9781032608136-apartment-block-design","title":"Apartment Block Design","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMassing Matters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis architectural design book re-examines the apartment block as a design model, for today and tomorrow, through a simple, flexible and explicit design approach. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book is essential reading for any architect, student or reader interested in apartment block design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis architectural design book focuses on massing studies for multi-unit housing projects, namely apartment blocks; it provides a fresh look at architectural synthesis for architects, students and architecture-curious readers. The author re-examines the apartment block as a design model, for today and tomorrow, through a simple, flexible and explicit design approach. The innovation of this book lies in the idea that any type of apartment block can be designed and understood using three programmatic areas\/elements of any apartment building: housing units, circulation and communal spaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s author clearly and explicitly demonstrates multiple combinations of the three elements during the massing phase of schematic design for multi-unit housing projects by examining case studies of twelve globally renowned apartment buildings. This approach offers multiple design solutions rather than a single proposal. All case studies are examined using diagrams, drawings and photographs and a conclusion at the end of each chapter outlines the main knowledge acquired. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully designed and illustrated with over 150 full colour illustrations, this book is essential reading for any architect, student or reader interested in apartment block design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56700063711606,"sku":"9781032608136","price":51.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38812668.jpg?v=1764370695","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032608136-apartment-block-design","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}