Rogelio Salmona

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The Magic Box, carried out by Dominique Perrault Architecture, is more than a public sports facility. It is a whole conceptual, urbanistic and constructive manifesto through the insertion of a radically contemporary building in a sensitive environment, which has helped to regenerate the southern edge of the city of Madrid and to round off the urban banks of the Manzanares River. The book includes unpublished texts by Andreas Ruby (a didactic essay) and Hans Ulrich Ibrist (an exclusive interview). It also includes a technical dossier dedicated to the construction of the building highly...

En este libro se describe la base conceptual de un nuevo paradigma ecológico en arquitectura, y un proceso de diseño capaz de lograr una arquitectura perfectamente integrada en el ecosistema. En la primera parte del libro se establece con detalle una metodología proyectual, en base a 39 indicadores ecológicos, que permite el diseño de cualquier tipo de edificio con el máximo nivel ecológico posible, y al mismo tiempo se puede utilizar como sistema de evaluación y calificación del nivel ecológico de edificios ya proyectados, o construidos. En la segunda parte del libro se analizan...

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...