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3 Steel Houses
An in-depth study of three residential projects

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Since 1970 the architect Barton Myers has constructed three custom-designed steel residences and simultaneously developed a flexible prototype for standardised, mass-produced housing. Viewed collectively, Myers' work creatively envisions the potential that mass production, using exposed steel frame construction and standardised off-the-shelf industrial components, can hold for environmentally sensitive design.

This book is a unique, in-depth study of three major residential projects. The typography was inspired by the visual lightness of the buildings and the typeface Futura was chosen for its timeless quality and near-perfect geometry. As a typeface it avoids the decorative, focusing solely on its essential elements. In a way, it is like Myers’ buildings themselves.

Client: Barton Myers
Publisher: Images Publishing
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