MODU - Hatje Cantz

A table of contents page with white text on a solid dark teal background. The page is organized into sections including Glossary, Public Floor, Projects, Incomplete Whole, Second Nature, and Forward: Indoor Urbanism, with various topics and page numbers listed under each heading.

A two-page spread of a glossary with white text on a solid dark blue background. The page is titled Glossary and is organized into two columns. Each entry features a conceptual term in bold, such as Hearing Plants or Memoryless Ruin, followed by a paragraph-long definition. The footers read 8 Field Guide to Indoor Urbanism on the left page and 9 MODU on the right.

A two-page spread from a publication titled Mapping: Horizontal City. The pages show three thermal-image drawings of open spaces at the Eastchester Gardens public housing project in the Bronx. The images are abstract, composed of dense patterns of small lines in pastel blues and purples. Accompanying text discusses the challenges of privatization and underutilized land at the site.

An aerial view of a modern, white, open-air pavilion in a sunny urban plaza next to a street. The structure's gridded roof casts geometric shadows on the pavement below, where two boys are playing with a soccer ball and several lounge chairs are placed for relaxation.

A page layout with the heading Recording: Incomplete City, featuring three photos of an unfinished concrete building. The large image on the left shows the interior of a vast natatorium with a domed, latticed roof and a puddled floor. Two smaller images on the right show the building's futuristic exterior and a bare, wet concrete basement.

A two-page architectural spread about a project called Mini Tower One. The left side shows a photograph of a tall, narrow, modern urban house with a corrugated metal facade and an angled roof. The right side displays three corresponding floor plans for the building, arranged vertically.

An architectural page titled Episode: Psychometric Thresholds, featuring three visuals. On the top left is a photo of a building's exterior with white corrugated siding. Below is a psychometric chart showing comfort zones for temperature and humidity. On the right is a detailed architectural cross-section of a building, illustrating a transitional indoor-outdoor space with a metal spiral staircase, plants, and labeled components. Text explains the concept of using these spaces to improve comfort.

A two-page spread from an architecture publication about a project called Promenade. The left page shows a long, low, white modern building from a distance, with a ground-floor plan below. The right page features a large, sunny photo of the building's entrance, with a white, curved pergola extending over a wooden deck in front of glass doors.

A two-page book spread contrasting two projects. On the left, a large, illuminated sculpture called Exhale is shown, made of swirling white and yellow ropes against a black background. On the right, a page titled Coral Footings shows underwater photos of a scuba diver, coral, and a shrimp. Text explains how materials from the Exhale sculpture were recycled to create these artificial coral reef structures.

A page from a book titled Habits and Habitats showing an architectural illustration of a modern, angular grey building in a stylized forest. A raised, curving walkway leads to the building's roof. The landscape is populated with small figures of people and wildlife, including moose, deer, and foxes. To the right is a smaller site plan of the project.

A two-page spread from a publication featuring an article titled Conversation: Fumihiko Maki. The article is in a question-and-answer format, with questions posed by Rachely Rotem and Phu Hoang to architect Fumihiko Maki. The text discusses architectural concepts like group form, mega-forms, and urban design principles.

MODU

Field Guide to Indoor Urbanism

€ 40.00

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August 2023, 216 Pages, 120 Photos

Paperback with Flaps

184mm x 252mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-5118-6

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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Published by the interdisciplinary design studio MODU, this "field guide" explores threshold spaces between the interior and the exterior. What are experiences between architecture and the environment? Where can the boundaries between the interior and the urban be drawn? What role does the climate crisis play in this? For their research and design projects, Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem look at three major cities on different continents: New York, Rome, and Tokyo. MODU leaves behind the binary idea of inside and outside and rather understands architecture as an extension of the environment. Thus, it imagines a hybrid of urban space, architecture, and interior space. The book explores the different geographic locations and presents their own design projects.

MODU is a Brooklyn, New York-based design studio working in architecture, urbanism, and interior design. It is led by Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem and focuses on thinking architecture, urbanism, and the environment together. In 2017, they won the Rome Prize.