Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis

Opportunistic Architecture

Paul Lewis, David J. Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki

192 pages, parution le 01/10/2007

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What if the constraints and limitations of architecture became the catalyst for design invention? The award-winning young architecture firm Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis calls their answers to this question "opportunistic architecture." It is a design philosophy that transforms the typically restrictive conditions of architectural practice-small budgets, awkward spaces, strict zoning-into generators of architectural innovation. Often building portions of projects themselves, these architects seek to maximize their project's impact through material fabrication and construction.

Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis presents a diverse selection of built and speculative projects ranging from small installations to larger institutional buildings. Their celebrated restaurant projects-including a café with a wall made by the architects from 479 cast-plaster coffee cup lids-present innovative solutions to the challenges of working with existing space. Their large institutional buildings such as Bornhuetter Hall for Wooster College imaginatively engage the particulars of program, budget, client needs, and code. Their designs for a residence in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, morph from a standard suburban elevation on the street front to a modern pavilion at the back. Also included are a selection of the firm's speculative projects addressing issues of urbanism and suburbanism. Built projects are accompanied by thought-provoking texts, beautiful drawings, and photographs. An appendix distills their design philosophy into five tactics, a readymade code for students and practitioners looking for design ideas for the real world. Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis will enlighten and inspire architects to create more useful, attractive, and interesting forms.

Sommaire

Arthouse
Bornhuetter Hall
Building 82%
Dash Dogs
Display Devices
Fluff Bakery
Four Exhibitions
Geltner Loft
The Gréât Egyptian Muséum
Ini Ani Coffee Shop
Lozoo Restaurant
MSK Lobby Wall
Nazareth House
New Suburbanism
Parallel Lines Collection
Parking Sections
Park Tower
Tides Restaurant
Tourbus Hôtel
Upside House
Vegas 888 Spa and Skin
Wooster House
Xing Restaurant
Tactics for an Opportunistic
- Architecture Catalyzing Constraints
- Invention Sprawl
- Paradoxical Pleasures
- Alchemical Assemblies
- Over Drawing

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Éditeur(s)	Princeton Architectural Press
Auteur(s)	Paul Lewis, David J. Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki
Parution	01/10/2007
Nb. de pages	192
Format	19,5 x 25,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	705g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781568987101
ISBN13	978-1-56898-710-1