Micro: Very Small Buildings

by Ruth Slavid

Very small buildings have a special appeal. The constraints of space and cost can actually liberate the imagination. Most of the projects in this book consist of no more than a few key spaces, in many cases just a single space. They are united only by their compact nature, the pleasure that they can provide, and the intelligence that they embody. A brief introduction is followed by five thematic Public Realm, Community Spaces, On the Move, Compact Living, and Extra Space. The 53 case studies include a park bench that transforms into a shelter for the homeless in Australia, an inflatable treetop structure for rainforest observation, a portable house for victims of hurricane Katrina, a transportable church in Finland, and a suspended office in France.

Genres: Architecture

224 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2007

Reviews

[UsefulCard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

有趣的一本書. 書中的各項小建築都饒富趣味!
有的令人讚賞, 有的讓人覺得莫名奇妙,
哪個好哪個怪, 端看讀者喜歡什麼口味囉!

[Elizabeth Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun book with photos to spark ideas on living small. Love it. Though the book could be smaller. :-)

[Nana1234]

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