Cellophane House : KieranTimberlake / KieranTimberlake ; foreword, Sandy Isenstadt ; afterword, Billie Faircloth.

Title & Author:

Cellophane House : KieranTimberlake / KieranTimberlake ; foreword, Sandy Isenstadt ; afterword, Billie Faircloth.

Publication:

Description:

145 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Alpha : Back to the beginning / Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake -- Conception : Why a five-story transparent house? ; What is a parametric model? What materials are used in Cellophane House? ; How is Cellophane House held together? ; What are the benefits of the aluminum frame? ; Can other materials be used? ; How is SmartWrap made? ; How does the Cellophane House envelope perform? ; How is performance measured? -- Assembly : What is the assembly process? How was Cellophane House delivered? ; Did Cellophane House assemble as expected? ; What is a bathroom pod? ; How are the acrylic stairs made? ; How is the house illuminated? -- Exhibition -- Disassembly : How was Cellophane House removed from the site? ; What type of documentation was used for disassembly? ; How was Cellophane House packed and stored? ; Was any material wasted? ; What makes Cellophane House different from other off-site fabrications? -- Omega : Future redux / Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake ; Notes on cellophane / Billie Faircloth.

Summary:

"Chronicles the design and execution of a five-story, off-site fabricated home assembled on-site in just sixteen days as part of the The Museum of Modern Art exhibition, 'Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling'" in 2008. -- p. [4] of cover.

ISBN:

9780983130130 (paperback)
0983130132 (paperback)

Subject:

Kieran, Stephen, 1951-
Timberlake, James, 1952-
KieranTimberlake (Firm)
Cellophane House.
Home Delivery (Exhibition) (2008 : Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.))
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Prefabricated houses New York (State) New York.
Modular construction New York (State) New York.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Construction modulaire New York (État) New York.
Maisons préfabriquées New York (État) New York.
Architecture, Modern
Modular construction
Prefabricated houses
New York (State) New York

Added entries:

Kieran, Stephen, 1951-
Timberlake, James, 1952-
KieranTimberlake (Firm)

Kieran Timberlake

Holdings:

Location: Library main 290140
Call No.: BIB 232946
Status: Available

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