CONTENT
Imprint 4
Preface 5
Introduction 8
Part A History of prefabrication 12
Nomads and settled dwellers 14
Brickwork 14
Stone 14
Timber 15
The military and colonial expansion 17
Iron - the first systems 18
Prefabricated concrete construction 21
Rationalisation, serial production,
type standardisation and mass
housing construction 22
The prefabricated house -
the modular building system 25
Large span structural systems 31
Mega-structures and visions 31
Industrial fabrication - "synonym
for progress" 33
Open structures 34
Part B Fundamentals 38
Industrial prefabrication 40
Site prefabrication and
mobile production plants 41
Building methods 41
Elements 42
Type standardisation 42
System - building system 42
Closed systems 42
Modular building systems 43
Open systems 43
Semi-finished elements 43
Module 44
Grid 44
I Dimensional coordination 45
Geometrical positioning of
structural and fit-out elements 45
Transport 45
Assembly 47
Jointing 47
Tolerances 47
Part C Structural systems 48
Materials in system building
Steel 50
Timber 51
Concrete 51
Frame systems
Steel frame systems 55
Timber frame systems 61
Concrete frame systems 68
Built examples in detail
Temporary House, Paris (F) 72
House, Rotenburg (D) 76
House, Phoenix (USA) 78
Demonstration house, Tosu-City (J) 82
House, Sakurajosui (J) 86
Extension, Preding (A) 90
House, Andelsbuch (A) 92
House, Gams (CH) 96
Fashion center, Fukuoka (J) 100
Universitiy institute, Grenoble (F) 102
Housing and office block, Kassel (D) 100
Panel systems
Building with steel panels 111
Building with timber panels 114
Building with concrete panels 119
Building with masonry panels and
brickwork elements 124
Built examples in detail
House, Sumvitg (CH) 126
House, Dalaas (A) 128
Weekend house, Tokyo (J) 132
Weekend house, Northport (USA) 134
House, Munchenbuchsee (CH) 136
Carpentry works, Feldkirch (A) 140
Technology centre, Munich (D) 144
Advertising agency, Munich (D) 148
Winery, Flasch (CH) 152
Hotel management and catering school,
Nivilliers (F) 156
Room module systems
Steel room module systems 160
Timber room module systems 162
Concrete room module systems 163
Built examples in detail
Office block, Fellbach (D) 164
Residential and commercial block,
Rathenow(D) 168
Office building, Munich (D) 172
Tomihiro Art Museum, Azuma (J) 174
Pavilion, Venice (I) 176
Loft, New York (USA) 178
Cafe, Helsinki (FIN) 180
Hotel extension, Bezau (A) 182
Prefabricated house from Denmark (DK) 186
Transportable living unit (D) 190
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Tokyo (J) 192
Part D Building envelopes 194
Structural facades 196
Non-structural facades 196
Glass facade systems 197
Multi-layer glass facade
and window systems 198
Metal facade systems 201
Timber facade systems 203
Concr3te facade systems 204
Brickwork facade systems 205
Natural stonework facade systems 205
Plastic facade systems 206
Glazed grid shells 208
Changes in the
planning process 208
Glazed single-skin steel grid shells 209
Built examples in detail
Westhafen Tower,
Frankfurt/Main (D) 214
Office block, London (GB) 216
Uptown Munich (D) 218
Hotel, Tokyo (J) 220
Museum of Contemporary Art,
Chicago (USA) 222
Part IE Developments 224
From industrial mass production
to customised prefabrication 226
Computer-assisted design 226
Computer-assisted
production processes 227
Construction robots 228
User-specific customisation 228
Digital construction systems 229
Appendices 230
Authors 230
Statutory instruments, directives,
standards 231
Bibliography 232
Illustration credits 234
Index of persons 237
Index 238