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System Separation: A Fitting Strategy for Future Development
Author(s) -
Macchi Giorgio
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.2219
Subject(s) - odds , hierarchy , separation (statistics) , real estate , architectural engineering , stock (firearms) , constant (computer programming) , computer science , operations research , sociology , history , engineering , law , political science , archaeology , logistic regression , machine learning , programming language
The need for constant renewal of the building stock can seem at odds with the desire for historical continuity. System Separation offers an answer. A strategy developed by the Office for Real Estate and Public Buildings of the Swiss Canton of Bern, it involves categorising different building components according to a hierarchy of lifespans: longer‐life elements are designed to encourage future spatial possibilities, while shorter‐life elements can be modified without disruption to more enduring ones. The office's former chief architect Giorgio Macchi here outlines the strategy, illustrating it through two recent projects where it has served as the guiding principle.