Edizioni Press - Innovation in Sustainable Housing: Tango

oore Rubel Yudell partnered with the Swedish firm of SWECO FFNS to design a project called Tango as their contribution to the 2001 housing exposition in Malmö. The name was inspired by the brilliant hues and dynamic body language used in the project. Eight vibrantly colored steel and glass towers dance around a landscaped courtyard, exposing most of the living rooms to the outdoors, with a wall of bedrooms wrapped around three sides of the block. Each of the 27 apartments has a unique character, the block is self-sufficient in terms of energy, and everything from heating to door locks can be individually controlled from a computer keyboard. This volume brings the Tango project to life through bright color photography, technical drawings, and lively text.

Michael Webb’s introduction follows the dramatic story behind the design process and embarks on an impressively crystalline description of the project itself. He writes:

The architects worked to simplify and enrich the scheme, achieving a syncopated rhythm of window openings and cladding panels in the exterior façades. Louvered concrete panels were placed horizontally and vertically. They evoke traditional wood clapboarding and catch the light, but the abstract patterns of concrete and glass, and the shallow projecting bays avoid any sense of a historical pastiche.

Tango won the Best Housing Project of the Year award in Sweden as well as a National Honor Award from the AIA, and residents willingly pay up to three times as much per square foot to live there as they would in a more conventional space.

Innovation in Sustainable Housing: Tango By Michael Webb / Architecture by Moore Rubel Yudell

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	Innovation in Sustainable Housing: Tango By Michael Webb / Architecture by Moore Rubel Yudell
	oore Rubel Yudell partnered with the Swedish firm of SWECO FFNS to design a project called Tango as their contribution to the 2001 housing exposition in Malmö. The name was inspired by the brilliant hues and dynamic body language used in the project. Eight vibrantly colored steel and glass towers dance around a landscaped courtyard, exposing most of the living rooms to the outdoors, with a wall of bedrooms wrapped around three sides of the block. Each of the 27 apartments has a unique character, the block is self-sufficient in terms of energy, and everything from heating to door locks can be individually controlled from a computer keyboard. This volume brings the Tango project to life through bright color photography, technical drawings, and lively text. Michael Webb’s introduction follows the dramatic story behind the design process and embarks on an impressively crystalline description of the project itself. He writes: The architects worked to simplify and enrich the scheme, achieving a syncopated rhythm of window openings and cladding panels in the exterior façades. Louvered concrete panels were placed horizontally and vertically. They evoke traditional wood clapboarding and catch the light, but the abstract patterns of concrete and glass, and the shallow projecting bays avoid any sense of a historical pastiche. Tango won the Best Housing Project of the Year award in Sweden as well as a National Honor Award from the AIA, and residents willingly pay up to three times as much per square foot to live there as they would in a more conventional space.	Book Details 100 pages, 9" x 9" $35.00, Hardcover ISBN 1-931536-38-4 Purchase this title About the Author Michael Webb is a writer and editor who has authored numerous books on architecture and design, including monographs on George Nelson and Ingo Maurer. He lives in Los Angeles.