Alexander Brenner: A Holistic Art of Building: Villas and Houses 2015-2022

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Few architecture firms in Europe have addressed the villa as a building type as consistently as Alexander Brenner Architects. The studio is widely known for designs that are characterised by plastic-geometric facades often resembling constructivist tableaux. What all of Alexander Brenner’s designs have in common is a truly holistic approach to the task. A house’s interior, kitchen, cupboards, and other built-in furniture are attended to with the same care for detail as its exterior. Corresponding gardens with soft, curved, sensual forms surround, and contrast, Brenner’s cubic architectural sculptures.

This new book follows up on two successful previous volumes published in 2011 and 2015. It features six villas and houses realised between 2015 and 2022, including the architect’s own home in Stuttgart, the Brenner Research House. Lavishly illustrated with masterful photographs taken by Zooey Brwon, as well as with plans, drawings and further images, it documents them each building in rich detail. An essay and informative text on the projects by Alexander Brenner and an appraisal of his oeuvre by architecture publicist Holger Reiners round out this volume that offers rich inspiration for anyone interested in contemporary housing design and villas.

Alexander Brenner established his Stuttgart-based firm, Alexander Brenner Architects, in 1990. He has gained wide acclaim for his signature houses and villas, yet the studio’s portfolio also comprises art spaces, commercial and urban designs, and interiors. Brenner has also taught at Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart in 1988–2008 and at Biberach University of Applied Sciences in 1990–2006.

Text in English and German.

AUTHOR:
Alexander Brenner graduated in architecture and urban design from University of Stuttgart and established his own Stuttgart-based firm in 1990. He has gained wide acclaim for his signature houses and villas, yet the firm's portfolio also comprises retail spaces, art galleries, restaurants and bars.

SELLING POINTS:
• Features new houses and villas by Stuttgart-based Alexander Brenner Architects, realised between 2015 and 2021
• Lavishly illustrated with striking photography, standardised plans, and visualisations
• A sequel to the successful previous volumes Alexander Brenner – Houses (Callwey, 2011) and Alexander Brenner – Villas and Houses 2010–2015 (Callwey, 2015)
• Alexander Brenner Architects have gained wide acclaim for their radical and consistent architectural approach and have won numerous awards for their designs

396 colour, 180 b/w illustrations

ISBN: 9783038602682
Author: BRENNER, ALEXANDER
Format: Hardcover
Publication date: 01/05/2023
RRP: $160.00
Pages: 320
Dimension: 300mm X 240mm
Imprint: Park Books