The Urban Housing Handbook

THE URBAN HOUSING HANDBOOK An insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban design In the newly revised Second Edition of The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students, and researchers. The book outlines the characteristics of 30 of the most notable housing types from around the world, studied against a background of increasing densification. Each of the 30 chapters includes a fully-explored tradi tional example followed by one or two contemporary projects of similar spatial configuration that address changing trends in architecture and urban design. For this latest edition all contemporary examples have been updated and are now presented on two full spreads per chapter. Other features include: A rigorous analytical method that classifies the types according to four main categories (courtyard houses, row houses, compounds and apartment buildings) A thorough introduction to the relationship between an individual housing unit and the urban fabric that it creates through repetition A strong focus on dense metropolitan projects from around the world A set of key figures that translate visual information into metrics Unique, original drawings of illustrated housing accompanied by aerial and street-level context photos Conceived for architects and urban designers, The Urban Housing Handbook is also an ideal resource for urban planners, housing developers, builders, and housing trust professionals.

THE URBAN HOUSING HANDBOOKAn insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban designIn the newly revised Second Edition of The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students, and researchers. The book outlines the characteristics of 30 of the most notable housing types from around the world, studied against a background of increasing densification.Each of the 30 chapters includes a fully-explored tradi tional example followed by one or two contemporary projects of similar spatial configuration that address changing trends in architecture and urban design.For this latest edition all contemporary examples have been updated and are now presented on two full spreads per chapter.Other features include:* A rigorous analytical method that classifies the types according to four main categories (courtyard houses, row houses, compounds and apartment buildings)* A thorough introduction to the relationship between an individual housing unit and the urban fabric that it creates through repetition* A strong focus on dense metropolitan projects from around the world* A set of key figures that translate visual information into metrics* Unique, original drawings of illustrated housing accompanied by aerial and street-level context photosConceived for architects and urban designers, The Urban Housing Handbook is also an ideal resource for urban planners, housing developers, builders, and housing trust professionals.

viii Introduction to the New Editionxii Introduction to the First Edition2 Siheyuan (Beijing)10 From Courtyard to Community: No. 28 Dayuan Hu Tong12 Community Re-Building: True North Housing Complex14 Casa Chorizo (Buenos Aires)22 A Habitat of Playful Housing: Zamudio 4764-6824 Perforated to Perfection: Iturbide Studio26 Patio House (Quito)34 Space for Meditation: Ruang Tekuni Apartments38 Dar (Marrakesh)46 Rethinking Density: Niamey 2000 Housing48 Monastic Living: Zen House50 Machiya (Kyoto)58 Floating Sub-Platform: House in Chau Doc62 Mini House (Tokyo)68 Conquering Perceptions: R Micro Housing70 Living Modestly: Maison T72 Tower House (Sana'a)80 Micro-Regeneration: Mengsheng House Renovation84 Villa Quadruple (Mulhouse)92 Pin-Wheel Privacy: 360º Building96 Chinese Shophouse (Singapore)104 Louvered Facade: Townhouse with a Folding-Up Shutter108 Front Garden House (Paris)116 New Options for Urban Living: Rain Garden Apartments118 Live-Work Urbanism: East Howard Place120 Terrace House (London)130 From Synthesis to Variation: Rochester Way134 Longtang House (Shanghai)142 The Luxury of Privacy: L_61 Apartments146 Cité (Santiago De Chile)154 Interlocking Density: Blue Water Workforce Housing158 Courtyards and Passages (Paris)166 The Sobriety of Buildings: Social Housing170 Garden Courtyard Block (Rome)178 The Eternal Courtyard: Plaza la Reina182 Terrassen (Hamburg)190 Pinch-Point Amenities: Dillon 617 Housing194 Pol House (Ahmedabad)202 A Seed for Catalyzing Change: Caledonian Somosaguas206 Würfelhaus (Dresden)214 Return to Order: Cube House218 SoBe Walk-Up Apartments (Miami beach)226 Strange Making: Carrizal Housing230 Courtyards (Chicago)238 Heterogeneous Fabric: Maiengasse Residential Development242 Megablock (Copenhagen)250 Downsizing the Block: City Center254 Casa de Blocco (Genoa)262 Helping People to Help Themselves: "More than Housing" Cooperative266 Zinshaus (Budapest)274 Living Toward the Interior: Casa Jardín Escandón278 Wohnburg (Hamburg)286 Meandering: Weltpostpark Housing288 Rambling Green: Prado Concorde Apartments290 Berlage-block (Amsterdam)298 Paradoxical Living: McGrath Road Housing302 Plex House (Montreal)310 Emphasizing the Corner: Village WVW314 Mietskaserne (Berlin)322 Intertwined Courtyards: Theresienstraße Development326 Post-Haussmannien House (Paris)334 Stone Building: 027 OBK336 Stick Building: Nordre Gate, Alliance Architecture Studio338 Casa de Renta (Barcelona)346 Louvered Living: Apartment Building for Four Friends350 Apartment Tower (New york city)358 A Living Organism: Vertical Itaim Building360 Stretched Wide: Marlowe Apartments362 Figure Ground Comparisons368 Process Comparison Table369 Density Comparison Table370 Bibliography374 Index