Natursteinfassaden: Handbuch und Planungshilfe

Natural stone experiences a renaissance: used for facades, the traditional and strong building material also gives new buildings the impression of solidity and durability. The low energy consumption in extracting this widely locally existing material and its durability are increasingly arguments for the use of natural stone. The manual deals with the design, planning and execution of facades whose weather layer is made of natural stone – solid, covered with thin panels or staged architecturally as a superimposed slat. The way of the material is described from its extraction through processing to assembly. Numerous projects of internationally active architectural firms show design details and exemplary facades.