Architecture - Buildings - Residential

"As homely as a cottage, but with a garden worthy of a manor." Sir Frederick Treves, great Victorian surgeon and former pupil of William Barnes. Built in the cottage orn style from a plan by the Regency architect John Nash (1752-1835), Old Came Rectory...

Take a stroll down a country road and into this charming coloring book filled with 31 joyful illustrations of familiar, friendly sights. Sweet storefronts, fruit stands, farmhouses, and lots more await your artistry, inviting you to slow down and enjoy the little things. So...

"Embark on a captivating journey through the enchanting landscapes of Italy with Edith Wharton in 'Italian Villas and Their Gardens.' Penned in the early 20th century, this travel narrative offers readers an insightful exploration of the architectural marvels and lush gardens that adorn the...

ADUs offer homeowners opportunities to host family and friends, add studio or office space, or generate passive income through a long-term rental on their existing property. Combine these practical benefits with broad and preferential rezoning in many municipalities throughout the US, and ADUs are...

To understand the point at which public housing stock in large urban centers finds itself, it is vital to approach the process of generating social housing in all its complexity. The need to respond sustainably to the housing emergency has prompted a rethinking of...

Concrete (1909) is a comprehensive guide to the use of concrete in construction, written by John Cresson Trautwine Jr. The book covers the history of concrete, its properties and characteristics, and the various methods of mixing and placing it. It also includes detailed instructions...

The idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures with the most beautiful, inventive, and enchanting...

This beautiful volume celebrates a dreamy vacation-and-escape destination, showcasing the most exclusive homes in the Caribbean tropical paradise of Punta Cana. This book takes us on a tropical adventure through Punta Cana Resort & Club's most exclusive seaside homes. The stunning homes featured in...

- Bringing nature home- A wealth of creative ideas and interior design concepts inspired by nature- Nature-inspired interiors allow urban dwellers to bring the outdoors inside, even in limited spaces- Discover how natural elements can be seamlessly integrated into interiorsInteriors Decorated by Nature is...

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States: The Basics offers an accessible introduction to key concepts and issues in housing--and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices,...

A highly anticipated monograph of recent houses by a leading California architecture and landscape firm that celebrates sophisticated modern living and represents the pinnacle of the California Dream. Residing with Nature features one-of-a-kind homes, crafted in sensuous materials and dramatically sited to enhance views,...

A look at the most significant architectural and territorial projects by the world-renowned Chilean architect, a leader in the "geopoetic" methodology in architecture. This is the first major book on Zegers, who practices an intensely artistic and ecological form of architecture based on landscapes...

Featuring innovative home offices that are inventive, accessible, and often wonderfully serene, this book is a rich source of ideas and inspirations embracing the call to work from home! Pavilions, sheds, studios, extensions--call them what you will, architects around the globe are experimenting with...

Houses that Sugar Built - An Intimate Portrait of Philippine Ancestral Homes explores the largely unknown architectural legacy to be found in the ancestral houses of Iloilo, Negros Occidental and Pampanga - the three main sugar-producing provinces of the Philippines. These grand residences have...

California is rare among states and nations in having two cultural capitals--Los Angeles and San Francisco--and San Luis Obispo is smack in the middle. In the middle of nowhere or equidistant from everywhere, its architecture is a riot of variety: samples of practically every...

Since the dawn of humanity, architecture has been a fundamental expression of human culture and creativity. It provides us with shelter, forms spaces in which to live and work, and shapes the environment around us. However, it is only in the last few decades...

""An Architectural Handbook of Glastonbury Abbey with a Historical Chronicle of the Building 1920"" by Frederick Bligh Bond is a comprehensive guide to the architectural features of Glastonbury Abbey, as well as a detailed history of the building. The book was originally published in...

Select full color photos of tiny houses from the original b/w version of "Tiny House Photobook". Low text, high amount of photographs of tiny houses of all kinds - mountain cottages, brick or rock homes and stone towers, log cabins, yurts, thatch roof and...

Your Cabin In The Woods is a comprehensive guide to building and living in a cabin in the great outdoors. Written by Conrad Meinecke, this book is a compilation of cabin plans and philosophy that will help readers discover the joys of living in...

House Plans For Everybody: For Village And Country Residences, Costing From $250 To $8,000 is a book written by Samuel Burrage Reed and published in 1878. The book contains a collection of house plans that are suitable for both village and country residences, with...

Builder's Hardware: A Manual for Architects, Builders, and House Furnishers is a comprehensive guide to the various types of hardware used in building construction and home furnishings. Written by Clarence H. Blackall, an expert in the field of builder's hardware, this book is an...

Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age, and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Considering the many options for reusing building materials, this book offers a viable alternative to using those manufactured from virgin resources. This...

THE URBAN HOUSING HANDBOOK An insightful and revealing look at the intersection of housing and urban design In the newly revised Second Edition of The Urban Housing Handbook, Eric Firley and Victor Deupi deliver a vital design and analysis tool for housing practitioners, students,...

Originally published in 1883 to 1884, Artistic Houses comprised more than 200 photographs of the interiors of the homes of the well-to-do, with commentary on the woodwork, wall coverings, color schemes, and other aspects of interior d馗or. Today, historians consider Artistic Houses the best...

Today, there is a tremendous mismatch between the available housing stock in the US and the housing options that people want and need. The post-WWII, auto-centric, single-family-development model no longer meets the needs of residents. Urban areas in the US are experiencing dramatically shifting...

Architect and designer Bobby McAlpine creates idyllic houses that wed historical precedent with gracious modern living. His distinguished firms, McAlpine Tankersley Architecture and McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors, are renowned nationwide for their talent in designing residences that resonate with nostalgia, fantasy, and a...

This sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings.Author: Charles PhillipsISBN-10: 0754834964ISBN-13: 9780754834960Publisher: Lorenz BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2020Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.90lbsSize: 11.10h x 8.70w x 0.80d

This is the only book that gives homeowners who are dreaming about building or planning to build a new home the good and the bad on all types of prefabricated houses. Shows that prefabricated can be mainstream traditional design and does not have to...

The fourteen architects featured in this book designed 304 hotels and apartment hotels. Many were designed on the European plan for families to live without full service kitchens. Meals were prepared and served in restaurant-type dining rooms catering exclusively to residents and their families....

A study of the effect of physical culture on modern domestic architecture. The Advanced School of Collective Feeling explores the advent of radical new conceptions of the body--a phenomenon known in the 1920s and '30s as "physical culture"--and their impact on the thinking of...

This book begins with an intriguing overview of the first five round barns built across America, including one in New York State. Elliott Stewart, who built the first octagon barn in the Empire State in 1874, is revealed to be a passionate original whose...

The fourteen architects featured in this book designed 304 hotels and apartment hotels. Many were designed on the European plan for families to live without full service kitchens. Meals were prepared and served in restaurant-type dining rooms catering exclusively to residents and their families....

A House and its Atmosphere is a meditative essay about the experience of designing and building a house of one's own. Told in seventy black and white photographs and a series of narrative excursions, architect Ben Jacks reflects on a lifetime of influences as...

The Illustrated London Practical Geometry: And Its Application To Architectural Drawing is a book written by Robert Scott Burn and originally published in 1853. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of practical geometry and its application to architectural drawing. It is...

Like many small residential practices Cohen & Hacker Architects have made a career of doing house additions. In a practice spanning almost forty years they have evolved strategies for making additions that represent both a theoretical and philosophical position about altering older buildings. They...

This volume consider the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and '70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period. While narrative explorations of modernism have relied heavily upon classifications based...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1839 Edition.Author: John Claudius LoudonISBN-10: 116997421XISBN-13: 9781169974210Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 450Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.91d

In 1984, energy guru and gadfly Amory Lovins made his home and established his globally significant consulting firm in a building that demonstrates his influential "soft path" approach to sustainability. The sun provides all the heat. Judicious choice of materials and meticulous construction retain...

Summer at the Cottage By the 1890s, a newly rising middle class found itself having time, money, and access to begin taking vacations. Church denominations began creating summer cottage communities that combined natural settings and intellectual and spiritual pursuits. The first communities were the...

Arguably one of the most iconic mega-cities in Asia, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, plays an important economic and cultural role. It has been featured in various media as a liveable city with a well-developed public transport system. Yet, what international media coverage often...

California is rare among states and nations in having two cultural capitals--Los Angeles and San Francisco--and San Luis Obispo is smack in the middle. In the middle of nowhere or equidistant from everywhere, its architecture is a riot of variety: samples of practically every...

This volume examines the Highland Park by Alterstudio Architecture. A family home built for a client with a keen interest in art and a substantial collection, and on a property without significant natural features, the design creates an extraordinary new environment as an alternative...

When Dessau was bombed in early 1945, the Bauhaus Masters' Houses, the epitome of the 20th-century artists' colony, were reduced to rubble as well.After the main Masters' Houses were restored to their original state in the 1990s, Walter Gropius's Director's House and L szl...

"Literary Legend" (New York) Gay Talese retraces his pioneering career, marked by his fascination with the world's hidden characters.In the concluding act of this "incomparable" (Air Mail) capstone book, Talese introduces readers to one final unforgettable story: the strange and riveting all new tale...

In a world of starchitects competing to design ever taller glass and steel megaliths, there are still some architects designing with natural materials at a human scale for comfort, longevity, and visual delight. Mette Lange is one such architect. These are beautiful, unpretentious homes...

Housing is an essential, but complex, product, so complex that professionals involved in its production, namely, architects, real estate developers and urban planners, have difficulty agreeing on "good" housing outcomes. Less-than-optimal solutions that have resulted from a too narrow focus on one discipline over...

What remains of Horta's Art Nouveau, apart from his style and typical plant-related vocabulary? Horta and the Grammar of Art Nouveau offers an innovative analysis of the architectural approach of Victor Horta, the Belgian architect whose creations between 1893 and 1905 were seminal for...

This comprehensive guide is information on how to go solar-powered off the grid, as well as specific calculations to assist in determining the optimal size of an off-grid system for your individual requirements. In addition, we will detail the steps necessary to construct a...

This book presents Architecture from Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.Author: Peter Q. BohlinISBN-10: 1941806651ISBN-13: 9781941806654Publisher: Oro EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2024Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.20lbsSize: 13.39h x 9.76w x 1.18d

Houses of Mexico delves into the roots of the bold yet elegant Mexican style, illustrated with many photographs from Spain and Portugal reflecting the Moorish influence. In addition to extensive coverage of the architecture of the houses, the book shows other spatial and decorative...