Abstract
Kathrin Meyer examines how structural, material, and documentation related
contingencies shape the planning of rooftop extensions on multifamily buildings
from the 1950s and 1960s. Using the case of Hamburg’s post war housing stock,
the chapter demonstrates how uncertainties in existing buildings and limited
information affect early planning processes and constrain the implementation of
ecologically motivated densification strategies.
contingencies shape the planning of rooftop extensions on multifamily buildings
from the 1950s and 1960s. Using the case of Hamburg’s post war housing stock,
the chapter demonstrates how uncertainties in existing buildings and limited
information affect early planning processes and constrain the implementation of
ecologically motivated densification strategies.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contingencies in Urban Future-Making |
| Subtitle of host publication | Pitfalls, Potentialities, and Transformative Practices |
| Editors | Joachim Thiel, Monika Grubbauer, Lucas Pohl |
| Place of Publication | Bielefeld |
| Publisher | transcript Verlag |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 175-197 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-8394-3014-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-8376-7900-7 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Dec 2025 |