The New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism

The New Modern House is a comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favors substance over style, combining functional design and sustainable processes with a straightforward, honest aesthetic.The New Modern House features 50 of the best recent residential case studies, from single family houses to self-builds, eco-friendly structures, recycled projects, and creative re-uses. All are accompanied by full details, models, sketches, and diagrams, allowing a closer look at their conception and construction. At the heart of the book is the concept of a new authenticity, which demonstrates a logical evolution of modernist design.

More information, credits and photos after the break.

Credits

006 Introduction

Rural

026 Permanent Camping 030 House RR 034 Casa Fosc 040 Maison A 100,00 Euro 042 The Black House 046 Maison Individuelle Montbert 050 Stevens House 054 Element House 060 Casa Tolo 066 Casa Em Azeitao 070 Casa No Geres 074 La Ruina Habitada 078 Casa en El Campo 082 Grimeton Nature Reserve Building 086 House Muller Gritsch 092 Mountain Chalet 098 House in Brione 102 Butterwell Farmhouse 104 Providence Chapel 108 Williams Cabin 112 C-I House

Suburban

118 PA1 House in Zurndork 112 Lenaerts-Thijs House 128 Single-Family House 132 Mirror House 136 Bold House 140 9X9 Hosue 144 Silent House 148 Private House 152 Wolzak House 156 Triangle House 160 Studiohouse in Busserach 162 Compressed Straw House 168 Faraday House 172 Sparrow House 176 XS, S, M, L Houses 180 Big Dig House 184 One Window House

Urban 188 Casas Lago 190 Cubical House 194 Two Courtyard Houses 198 K House 202 The SBM 206 Trondheim Apartment Building 210 Brick House 212 Greenwood Road 218 Newington Green House 222 Twofold House 226 Slot House 230 Live/Work Studio in Pittsburgh

234 Architects’ Contacts 235 Bibliography 235 Further Reading 236 Index 238 Picture Credits 240 Acknowledgements

By Jonathan Bell & Ellie Stathaki Pages: 240 Language: English ISBN-10: 1856696847 ISBN-13: 978-1856696845

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Cite: Andrew Rosenberg. "The New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism" 27 Jun 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/104635/the-new-modern-house-redefining-functionalism> ISSN 0719-8884

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