Idea and Form : Houses by Szyszkowitz and Kowalski

by Wilhelm, Karin

• ISBN13: 9783764369279
• ISBN10: 3764369272
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Michael Szyszkowitz and Karla Kowalski are amongst the leading exponents of the new Graz architecture in Austria. They perceive architecture as a way of imbuing structures with meaning, an approach which they share with such visionaries in single-family housing as Hans Scharoun or Frank Lloyd Wright. The private residence can be seen as a field for experimenting with various room concepts. In this volume, 18 houses are presented which convey the richness and diversity of possibilities which emerge from this approach to architecture. The renowned architecture historian and theoretician Karin Wilhelm takes an analytical look at the design process and conceptional models which underlie this architecture. The layout of rooms and materials chosen are also discussed as are the individual forms. Of primary importance are the needs of the users which influence the social and individual dimensions of the building to a greater extent than in any other building type. The book goes on to document houses built between 1973 and 2002 with detailed plans drawn to scale, selected sketches and photos. The approach to single-family housing presented here demonstrates convincingly that the yearning for paradise can be integrated into the phenomenon of architecture (Karla Kowalski).

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 6
The detached house as "territorial art"	p. 10
Approaching Graz	p. 90
Szyszkowitz+Kowalski's practice	p. 94
A home visit	p. 100
Most important realizations	p. 97
Biographies Szyszkowitz+Kowalski	p. 98
House above Graz	p. 104
Green House	p. 110
House in Zusertai	p. 114
Red House	p. 120
House on Hohenrain	p. 124
Grey House	p. 128
Harmisch House	p. 132
Houses in Hietzing, Vienna - Lower House	p. 140
Houses in Hietzing, Vienna - Upper House	p. 146
House in Bad Mergentheim	p. 156
House in Maria Enzersdorf	p. 164
House on Plattenweg	p. 170
Tower in Folling	p. 180
Design House	p. 184
House in Moosburg	p. 188
Urban villas in Mariagrun	p. 196
House on Ruckerlberg	p. 206
House in Kumberg	p. 214
Prizes and awards	p. 220
Publications	p. 220
Illustration credits	p. 224
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