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Carsten Lorenzen. Housing DK-DE |  Roland Züger | 9783775738422

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Carsten Lorenzen

Housing DK-DE

Author:Roland Züger

Publisher:Hatje Cantz

ISBN: 978-3-7757-3842-2

  • English, German
  • 272 Pages
  • Dec 15, 2014

This first monograph on the work of Danish architect Carsten Lorenzen presents some 25 projects and ideas that have been planned or constructed since 1996. Essays describe the special challenges posed by brick construction, the quality of Lorenzen’s floor plans, and the archi­tect’s relationship to Copenhagen.

Only a few notable architectural firms are special­ized in residential architecture. Carsten Lorenzen (born 1953 in Tønder) has a wealth of experience - rang­ing from subsidized housing to private complexes, from the conception phase to the execution of de­tails. The use of brick gives his buildings a striking, haptic quality. Working with exposed stonework is an involved process that requires precise planning and an exact knowledge of the stonemason’s craft.

This first monograph on the work of Danish architect Carsten Lorenzen presents some 25 projects and ideas that have been planned or constructed since 1996. Essays describe the special challenges posed by brick construction, the quality of Lorenzen’s floor plans, and the archi­tect’s relationship to Copenhagen.

Only a few notable architectural firms are special­ized in residential architecture. Carsten Lorenzen (born 1953 in Tønder) has a wealth of experience - rang­ing from subsidized housing to private complexes, from the conception phase to the execution of de­tails. The use of brick gives his buildings a striking, haptic quality. Working with exposed stonework is an involved process that requires precise planning and an exact knowledge of the stonemason’s craft.

A sensitive design of intimate interiors within dense­ly built settlements and subtle transitions between public and private space are other definitive aspects of the architect’s work, which draws its inspiration from Nordic housing and leading figures such as Arne Jacobsen and Kay Fisker.

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