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what is your opinion on getting it up....

mdler

to modern day standards???

In referrence to bring older houses (mid century modern, in particular) up to 21st century standards.

For example, if one is to take a preservation/rennovation approach to a project, is it necessary to take the building back to the intention of the origional architect, or can the building be adapted for contemporary living???

Just curious

 
Apr 21, 07 5:06 am
mental

tear it down and 'erect' a bigger one

Apr 21, 07 9:06 am  · 
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liberty bell

This is a HUGE conversation in the historic field and differs for every project. Back east so many projects are aggregates of 200 years of building campaigns that there is no "correct" period to make the building resemble anyway. Keep in mind every time you look at a "historic restoration" project you are looking at a curated view - some entity decided what would be the best moment to capture and replicate. Every single thing we do is a single step in en ever-changing continuum of built inhabitation.

Re: mid-century modern in particular, and houses in particular, I believe most of those houses were built with no insulation whatsoever (in Phoenix this is definitely the case), and it is frankly unacceptable these days to renovate one of those buildings and not add insulation, preferably inconspicuously.

Also, the "intention" of the original architect can usually be better-achieved with today's technology than was possible 50 years ago. This was the case with the Volkswagon Beetle - when it was reintroduced in 1996 (or thereabouts?) it employed curved glass that was how the original designer wanted to see it made in the 60s, but the technique for doing so wasn't available then.

If you are really interested in this topic, go to a historic preservaiton website like the ones by Preservation Online, DOCOMOM, etc. I'm too lazy to link to them now. It is a huge discussion and right at the heart of their discipline specialty.

Apr 21, 07 9:16 am  · 
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vado retro

match to existing.

Apr 21, 07 9:24 am  · 
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liberty bell

Hahaha talk about lazy vado! (but yes I use that note all the time)

Apr 21, 07 9:28 am  · 
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SuperHeavy

look at le-Duc

also just finished Sterwart Brand's 'how buildings learn' last night.


everything is case by case, what is your case?

Apr 21, 07 9:29 am  · 
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SuperBeatledud

S.Heavy, you're alive?

Apr 21, 07 10:15 am  · 
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