{"title":"Koen Steemers","description":"\u003cp\u003eKoen Steemers explores the intersection of architecture, environment, and human well-being in his works. His books delve into how design shapes our living spaces, emphasising sustainable and thoughtful approaches to creating healthier homes and environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in Arts \u0026amp; Culture will find Steemers’ insights both rigorous and accessible, offering a deep understanding of how selective environmental factors influence modern living. His writing encourages reflection on how space and sustainability coexist in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-selective-environment-by-dean-hawkes-9780419235309","title":"The Selective Environment","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe complex art of architecture embraces all of the concerns of the world's cultures. It meets the fundamental needs for shelter from the elements, but, almost from its origins, has acquired other purposes and meanings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Selective Environment\u003c\/i\u003e is an approach to environmentally responsive architectural design that seeks to make connections between the technical preoccupations of architectural science and the necessity, never more urgent than today, to sustain cultural identity at a time of rapid global, technological change. The underlying proposition is that environmental design strategy should rest upon the function of the building as a selective filter between the extremes of ambient climate and the conditions that determine human comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn developing this idea, the discussion ranges across themes of nature and architecture, architectural regionalism, the interpretation of comfort and climate, and typology in environmental design. A range of case study buildings, including designs by Glenn Murcutt, Patkau Architects, Renzo Piano and Herzog and de Meuron, serve to relate theory to practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588833263852,"sku":"9780419235309","price":196.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780419235309-the-selective-environment.jpg?v=1777598897"},{"product_id":"healthy-homes-by-koen-steemers-9781859467138","title":"Healthy Homes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is widely acknowledged that there is an urgent need to transform our housing stock to a better energy performance level. However, improving energy performance should not result in a negative impact on the health, wellbeing and the comfort of building occupants. There are many energy-neutral features that can be incorporated at small or zero cost which have a positive effect on wellbeing. \u003cem\u003eHealthy Homes\u003c\/em\u003e aims to outline and discuss these aspects of building design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue of health and wellbeing has already entered into design advice for the workplace, where productivity and absenteeism are often used as indicators. This book concentrates on residential buildings, notably mass housing and affordable strategies, for which new, more socially and health-oriented indicators are being developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProvides practical design guidance based on scientific evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExplores both physical and psychological wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the home and immediate domestic environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStructured in an accessible way for architects and designers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605983117548,"sku":"9781859467138","price":93.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781859467138-healthy-homes.jpg?v=1778144828"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/koen-steemers.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}