Brussels Housing
Gérald Ledent, Kristiaan Borret, Alessandro Porotto, et al.
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Architektur
Beschreibung
Modern urban terraced houses or row houses emerged in Europe from the 17th century onwards. Usually two to three storeys high and with a garden at the back, they formed the traditional urban block. In Brussels, this bourgeois type of housing took on a particularly varied and inspiring form – including the well-known Art Nouveau residences – which composes the DNA of the city to this day. This publication analyses 121 selected examples illustrating the emergence of the terraced house and its further development in other forms of housing. The result is a broad panorama and a history of the architecture and development of the city of Brussels with its particularly heterogenous cityscape.
This expanded edition comprises a new chapter by Kristiaan Borret, the city's former "bouwmeester". 13 new case studies were added and the content was updated. A project index facilitates quick navigation.
- With four photo essays by the well-known Belgian photographer Maxime Delvaux
- All plans have been drawn in standard scales, especially for the publication
- An atlas of exemplary historical and contemporary housing typologies
- Substantially expanded edition of the successful typological manual
Rezensionen
<p>„On trouve ici une pléthore de points de référence qui permettent de réfléchir à ce que l’avenir pourrait réserver. Quiconque voudra désormais parler de l’habitat « typiquement bruxellois » ne pourra que difficilement passer à côté de cet ouvrage.“ (Pieter T'Jonck in: <a href="https://www.a-plus.be/fr/review/lhabitat-a-bruxelles-hier-et-demain/">https://www.a-plus.be/fr/review/lhabitat-a-bruxelles-hier-et-demain/</a> (24.05.2023)) </p> <p>„Je krijgt hier een overvloed aan referentiepunten die toelaten na te denken over waar het in de toekomst heen kan gaan. Wie het nog over ‘typisch Brusselse’ huisvesting wil hebben zal dit werk hoe dan ook moeilijk kunnen negeren.“ (Pieter T'Jonck in: <a href="https://www.a-plus.be/nl/review/wonen-in-brussel-geschiedenis-en-toekomst/">https://www.a-plus.be/nl/review/wonen-in-brussel-geschiedenis-en-toekomst/</a> (24.05.2023)) </p> <p>*** </p> <p>„The book offers a broad panorama and a history of the architecture and urban development of Brussels.“ (<a href="https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/loci/brussels-housing-atlas-of-residential-building-types.html">https://uclouvain.be/fr/facultes/loci/brussels-housing-atlas-of-residential-building-types.html</a> (25.07.2023)) </p> <p>*** </p> <p>„The book provides an insight into the variety of housing forms in Brussels over the years. […] This superimposition of typical Belgian housing solutions is a formal and poetic chaos, but it could also provide answers to future challenges, such as the diversification of the demography. May this book be a tool to understand, perpetuate and invent new forms of living in Belgium.“ (<a href="https://welovebrussels.org/2023/07/monography-architecture-housing-brussels/"
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traditional house, Maxime Delvaux, Brussels, Wohntypologie, Wohnbauten, Wohnungsblock, Brüssel, Stadtgarten, Art Nouveau, Housing slabs, Reihenhaus, terraced house, Stadtarchitektur, Floor plans, Reihenhäuser, Urban block, Terrace housing, Wohnungsbau, Stadthaus, Town house