Der Stahlhausbau. 1. Wohnbauten aus Stahl
Berlin: Bauwelt-Verlag, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. [10] 169 [3]pp. Original blue cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine, protected by modern mylar.
Illustration of the construction elements of steel house buildings as well as a demonstration of finished steel buildings in order to show that an economically viable way of building requires a careful standardization of the building elements in order to proceed with serial construction and production of designated buildings. Demonstration of the various ways of "Montage-Steel Buildings" as they are being produced by American, English and German manufacturing companies, registers systematically the various possibilities and experiences of steel building production. Various successful and failed experiments will crystalize the proper ways for construction and will provide the basics for future works.
The publication discusses ways for a rational production of apartments (Chapter 1), Quality regulations for steel buildings (2), classification of steel building construction (3), steel buildings in America (4), Steel buildings in England and France (5), Steel buildings in Germany (6), steel furniture (7). Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs architectural drawings, plans, and drawings, including technical drawings. Contains register at rear. The work designs layout and typography are fine representations of the new realism and bauhaus designs.Text in German. Binding with light wear along edges with spine sunned. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Very good condition. Item #53295
Hans Spiegel (1893-1987) was a German architect and master builder. Buildings. Sample of a worker's home in the suburb of Gesolei, 1926 • Private home Düsseldorf-Grafenberg, Housing blocks in Düsseldorf, steel frame house, Dresden 1928, family homes Speldorferstraße and Mörsenbroicher Weg, Düsseldorf , settlements for the VW Plant and Junkers-Airplane manufacturer, • administrative building for a machine manufacturer in Düsseldorf, 1941, production halls for the Pierburg Company, Neuss, 1960, house for Lemke in 1930, Meerbusch (Germany).
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