Alexander Brenner A Holistic Art of Building

New villas and houses by the acclaimed German studio Alexander Brenner Architects

Few architecture firms in Europe have addressed the villa as a building type as consistently as Alexander Brenner Architects. The studio is widely known for designs that are characterized by plastic-geometric facades often resembling constructivist tableaux. What all of Alexander Brenner's designs have in common is a truly holistic approach to the task. A house's interior, kitchen, cupboards, and other built-in furniture are attended to with the same care for detail as its exterior. Corresponding gardens with soft, curved, sensual forms surround, and contrast, Brenner's cubic architectural sculptures.

This new book follows up on two successful previous volumes published in 2011 and 2015. It features six villas and houses realized between 2015 and 2022, including the architect's own home in Stuttgart, the Brenner Research House. Lavishly illustrated with masterful photographs taken by Zooey Brwon, as well as with plans, drawings and further images, it documents them each building in rich detail. An essay and informative text on the projects by Alexander Brenner and an appraisal of his oeuvre by architecture publicist Holger Reiners round out this volume that offers rich inspiration for anyone interested in contemporary housing design and villas.

Autorentext

Alexander Brenner studierte Architektur und Städtebau an der Universität Stuttgart und gründete 1990 sein eigenes Büro in Stuttgart. Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt des Ateliers sind Villen und Wohnhäuser, daneben umfasst das Portfolio auch Galerien, Kunstsammlungen, gewerbliche, städtebauliche und innenarchitektonische Entwürfe. Brenner lehrte zudem 1988-2008 an der Fachhochschule Stuttgart und 1990-2006 an der Hochschule Biberach.

Zusammenfassung

New villas and houses by the acclaimed German studio Alexander Brenner Architects