Fibre Cement

About this book

"Fibre cement is considered an innovative material in architecture, interior architecture and design. Reinforced with environmentally and health compatible synthetic and cellulose fibres, fibre cement slates and sheets can be used in large formats even though they are just a few millimetres thick. They are lightweight, strong in bending and tension, precisely detailed, supplied with a host of matching standard preformed pieces and lately with new colours and coatings. Products with free-form shapes and complex geometries are available alongside high-tech mass-produced standard sheets and slates. A strong material identity and haptic sensuousness are, combined with universality of use on facades and roofs, walls and furniture, in buildings and open spaces. The book's selection of exemplary design solutions from different countries demonstrates in constructive detail the building culture, technology and creative potential of the material in high-quality buildings and products."--Jacket.