Interiors Construction Manual – Integrated Planning, Finishings and Fitting-Out, Technical Services – Gerhard Hausladen and Karsten Tichelmann

Planning aid for post shell construction design | Interdisciplinary thoughts on the link between shell and room.

Football stadiums, airports, theatres and museums – such spectacular construction works are rarely daily routine for most architects. Much more common day-to-day work comprises overlooked designs such as reconstruction, finishings, expansions or new construction of single or multi-family homes, schools, institutes, offices, etc. Yet, no matter what shape the construction work takes, an expansion always presents a big qualitative and aesthetic challenge and demands specific expertise. After all, when the work is finished, this is the space which will be lived in and used by the occupant and whose aesthetic and functional usability will be put to the test day after day.