HESCHONG Lisa.
Architecture and thermal pleasure.
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| N° d'inventaire | 24052 |
| Format | 15 x 23 |
| Détails | 96 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782863646878 |
From intense cold to extreme heat, our thermal environment provides us with an infinite range of sensations. Often overlooked or standardized in modern buildings, it nevertheless constitutes an essential dimension of our homes and shapes the way we move around within them.
This is what a long and varied history bears witness to. Whether for survival or comfort, strategies have been devised to cope with thermal hazards and, with them, practices, rites, and beliefs of which we are the unconscious heirs.
Evoking processes as diverse as the fireplace, the sauna, Roman baths, Islamic gardens, and Japanese baths, this book explores our sensitive and cultural relationship to a whole range of atmospheres. In counterpoint, it highlights how much we have lost in terms of sensation and physical resistance in our interiors regulated by energy-consuming technologies.
Supporting her argument with the passive solar house model, Lisa Heschong calls for us to use nature as a resource to design comfortable and harmonious living spaces. Places in tension towards the " thermal pleasure ".
This is what a long and varied history bears witness to. Whether for survival or comfort, strategies have been devised to cope with thermal hazards and, with them, practices, rites, and beliefs of which we are the unconscious heirs.
Evoking processes as diverse as the fireplace, the sauna, Roman baths, Islamic gardens, and Japanese baths, this book explores our sensitive and cultural relationship to a whole range of atmospheres. In counterpoint, it highlights how much we have lost in terms of sensation and physical resistance in our interiors regulated by energy-consuming technologies.
Supporting her argument with the passive solar house model, Lisa Heschong calls for us to use nature as a resource to design comfortable and harmonious living spaces. Places in tension towards the " thermal pleasure ".
This is what a long and varied history bears witness to. Whether for survival or comfort, strategies have been devised to cope with thermal hazards and, with them, practices, rites, and beliefs of which we are the unconscious heirs.
Evoking processes as diverse as the fireplace, the sauna, Roman baths, Islamic gardens, and Japanese baths, this book explores our sensitive and cultural relationship to a whole range of atmospheres. In counterpoint, it highlights how much we have lost in terms of sensation and physical resistance in our interiors regulated by energy-consuming technologies.
Supporting her argument with the passive solar house model, Lisa Heschong calls for us to use nature as a resource to design comfortable and harmonious living spaces. Places in tension towards the " thermal pleasure ".