Architecture - Buildings - Residential

This book represents a selection of 33 family homes designed and built in the Czech Republic after 1989. Photographic documentation of each unique dwelling is accompanied by scaled drawings and plans, offering exclusive insight into contemporary Czech architecture and urban design.Author: Jan StempelISBN-10: 8074371409ISBN-13:...

This book is all about House Plans as per Vastu Shastra. In this book, you get 200 Different sizes of Small house plans (300-1200 Sqft) as per Vastu Shastra principles. In this book, you will get the best ideas to make your dream house....

This book is all about House Plans as per Vastu Shastra. In this book, you get 100 Different sizes of house plans as per Vastu Shastra principles. In this book, you will get the best ideas to make your dream house. This book will...

Built between 1954 and 1959, Stuttgart's Romeo and Julia tower blocks defied the staggering banality of postwar German housing with bold colors and jagged triangular balconies. Designed by Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) toward the end of a career dedicated to experimentation and the development of...

Personal and private outdoor space is becoming ever-more elusive as urban areas become more crowded due to population growth and increasing development. Urban Oasis: Tranquil Outdoor Spaces at Home explores projects from London to New York and Sydney to San Francisco that reveal inspirational...

On a Sunday afternoon in 1997 while driving along State Highway 144 near Stephensport, Kentucky, Susan Dyer and her husband passed the Joseph Holt Mansion and her life changed forever. Originally built in the 1850s with some features dating to the 1870s -- once...

In the 1920s, an unprecedented program of architectural and cultural renewal was established in the German city of Frankfurt am Main. This scheme became inscribed in cultural history under the name "The New Frankfurt." Under the city's lord mayor, Ludwig Landmann, and the head...

From start to finish, it took the Modernist Portuguese architect lvaro Siza, winner of the 1992 Pritzker Prize and designer of The Serpentine Gallery's 2005 Summer Pavilion, 33 years to construct the Bou a Residents' Association Housing in the northern city of Porto--which he...

What began as an academic initiative to improve the quality of life of the poor strata of the population has now become a professional "do tank" offering services that cover the entire spectrum of urban development. The celebrated Chilean architect, winner of the 2016...

When we view photographs of unfurnished interiors, what we see looks almost nothing like the homes we ultimately inhabit: blank, labyrinthine spaces, featureless rooms with walls that meet at odd angles and exits that lead nowhere. These strange and seamless spaces make up a...

Author: Eckhard FeddersenISBN-10: 3038215007ISBN-13: 9783038215004Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/15/2014Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.75lbsSize: 11.60h x 9.20w x 0.90d

For nearly fifty years "the building" has primarily been viewed as a means rather than an end within architectural history and theory. This volume presents an alternative to that trend by reconceiving it as a central discursive category in its own right. Contributors--including architects...

The way we live is rapidly changing under pressure from multiple forces--financial, environmental, technological, geopolitical. What we used to call home may not even exist anymore, having transmuted into a financial commodity of which the square meter is the basic unit. Yet, domesticity and...

For many people home ownership is one of the most important goals in life and the biggest private investment. In Germany about two thirds of the residential building stock consists of single-family homes. With 80.000 to 90.000 new residences built every year it is...

This revised edition of Patrick Seguin's 2013 volume on Jean Prouv 's Maison D montable 8x8 Demountable House includes new images and layout. In 1938, continuing his research into demountable houses, Prouv came up with the structural principle of the axial portal frame, which...

This is the revised edition of Patrick Seguin's 2013 volume on Jean Prouv 's Maison D montable 6x6 Demountable House. It includes new images and layout. At the end of the Second World War, Prouv began designing temporary houses for the homeless in Lorraine...

"Shows how far ahead of his time Prouvé really was--as early as the 1930s he was designing temporary and modular housing that could be flat-packed, shipped, bolted together on site and inhabited within a matter of hours." -Jack Self, The Architectural ReviewThough lacking any...

Best of 500 Gardens & Swimming Pools selects 500 of the most stunning and inspirational projects from years of Beta-Plus features on gardens. Each project included has been captured with sumptuous photographs, illustrating details of the overall design and offering ideas for your own...

An insider's tour of the magnificent seventeenth-century castle and gardens, conceived by Le Vau, Le Brun, and Le N tre, that inspired the great ch teaux of Europe. Vaux le Vicomte's rich history began in 1641, when infamous finance minister Nicolas Fouquet bought the...

This book deals with the most important Vastu Shastra tips. Vastu is a science its proven so making a building or house as per Vastu is most important. Vastu Shastra deals with positive and negative energies. Making a house plan as per Vastu rules...

The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin American and Caribbean studies titles that connect in and through Florida, highlighting the connections between the Sunshine State and its neighboring islands....

The task for this studio was to design a new mixed-use building across from the Apollo Theatre on 125th Street in Harlem. The developer Jonathan Rose, with New York-based architects Sara Caples and Everardo Jefferson challenged their Yale students to design a sustainable mixed-use...

MCHAP: The Americas brings together leading architects and academics in a dialogue exploring the current state of architecture throughout the Americas and analyzes themes raised by the seven finalist projects (designed by Herzog & de Meuron, ﾁlvaro Siza, Steven Holl Architects, OMA/ LMN -...

Housing Northwest Arkansas presents a 2018 initiative, led by the University of Arkansas' Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and made possible by a grant from Walton Family Foundation, exploring optimal approaches to guide the growth of Northwest Arkansas and to maintain the...

American Owner-Builder is an easy to follow publication written for anyone wishing to owner build it is an easy to understand step by step guide that details the entire process of building your dream home in a financially responsible manner. American Owner-Builder provides a...

This presentation of the neighborhoods of New Orleans offers an expert's perspective on the city's architectural diversity and details, one block at a time. New Orleans Times-Picayune columnist Stephanie Bruno presents the best of her StreetWalker column in this illustrated resource. From the Garden...

History of the state's families and homes, originally published in 1941.Author: Herman SeeboldISBN-10: 1589802632ISBN-13: 9781589802636Publisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/31/2005Pages: 564Format: Boxed SetWeight: 5.10lbsSize: 9.58h x 6.58w x 3.01d

Simplicity, comfort, and intimacy define the cottage--and they are the hottest ideas in domestic design today, as seen in a host of new books and magazines celebrating the not-so-big house. The personal, easy-living style of the cottage has formed a compelling counter-trend to the...

A rich analysis of how post Revolutionary Americans conceptualized the early Republic through metaphors of home buildingAuthor: FahertyISBN-10: 1584657723ISBN-13: 9781584657729Publisher: University of New Hampshire PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2009Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Small Spaces is about living comfortably and using space wisely, and where better to find ideas on that subject than Japan, one of the world's most urban and densely populated countries? Tokyo resident Azby Brown, a distinguished architect and designer, has assembled dozens of...

Writer Charles Long has a well-earned reputation as one of North America's self-sufficiency experts. More than 20 years ago, he and his wife, Elizabeth, fled city life and conventional employment for the country, and have flourished there ever since. Now back by popular demand...

Southeast Asian architecture tends to be generalized under one umbrella due to the countries' common geographical, climatic, and historical context. However, Southeast Asian countries are dissimilar due to their ethnic and religious differences, which led to each country's own subtle characteristics in housing. In...

Park Hill, a huge concrete-framed modernist social-housing scheme, was completed in 1961 when Sheffield had near full employment and young architects - in this case Ivor Smith and Jack Lynn - were developing new ways to satisfy the need for affordable flats for rent....

Renovation Trends showcases innovative makeovers - big and small. The book features kitchens, bathrooms, interior makeovers, additions and restorations. It also presents the latest products and services from designers, manufacturers and retailers.Author: Anthony HuntISBN-10: 1869528964ISBN-13: 9781869528966Publisher: Trends Digital LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2015Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize:...

- Due to unique and cutting-edge design, Japanese-style houses have been favoured in various countries - The houses in this book all come with elegant pictures - The contents of the book provide practical value to professionals yet is still accessible to a general...

This chic, modern book showcases the diversity of techniques, art and decorative pieces, furnishings, and materials used in array of beautifully designed residential interiors across the United States.Author: Hannah JenkinsISBN-10: 1864707941ISBN-13: 9781864707946Publisher: Images Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2018Pages: 252Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.00lbsSize: 11.30h x 8.60w x...

- Chronicles a suite of 45 great country houses by Sir Edwin Lutyens, one of Britain's most renowned and prolific Arts and Crafts master architects- Celebrates Lutyens's originality by capturing how Lutyens ingeniously blended the style of the Arts and Crafts movement with his...

Throughout the world, Passive House is now recognised as the best method to create comfortable, healthy, low energy buildings and it is a key component of the 21st century's green economic revolution. Written by one of the UK's leading passive house architects, this book...

ADAM Architecture has a worldwide reputation for traditional Western design. Although the practice is based in the UK, it has built award-winning projects of all types around the world, and is known for combining modern interpretations of the Classical tradition with the latest technology....

This design guide from Habinteg describes the design requirements for homes that will meet the changing needs of households. It uses the Lifetime Homes Standard's principles of inclusivity, accessibility, adaptability, sustainability and good value to provide design solutions that enable simple adaptation from the...

All aspects of the zero-carbon house, from its evolution to achieving carbon neutrality in old and new homes and even entire communitiesIdeal for anyone starting their journey to a low carbon lifestyle, this book includes an overview of zero carbon and how to achieve...

Invaluable for all those who own, or are interested in, houses that were built between about 1840 and 1914, this informative aims to help readers to become responsible custodians of such properties and focuses on how to retain and preserve the fabric of the...

The Georgian and Regency house conjures up a distinct and much admired image. Elegance, refinement and beautiful proportions have made this period an inspiration for later architects and a popular choice for today's house buyer. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, author Trevor...

There's nothing like a historic home to enlighten us about architectural styles and help us imagine what it was like to live in another time. Such houses can also provide inspiration for enriching our own homes and lifestyles today. Architectural historian Christopher Glass and...

The rugged beauty of the Cape's landscape has been captured in writing since the days of Henry David Thoreau. Yet few mention the area's architecture, aside from references to the Cape Cod houses, the basic cottages that the earliest settlers built. From Provincetown at...

Discover How Shipping Containers Can Become Homes The trend to make shipping containers into fantastic homes has been a concept that's been used for almost two decades now. They are a convenient design concept that works well with the tiny home movement. The idea...

2 magnificent manuscripts in 1 book: Shipping Container Homes: How to Move Into a Shipping Container Home (a Step By Step Guide) Shipping Container Homes: A Comprehensive Guide to Shipping Container Homes Manuscript 1: Turn Your Dream of Living in a Shipping Container Home...

Constructed in 1651, the Dwight-Derby House stands as the centerpiece of the Medfield town common and at the heart of the town's history. Contained within the walls of this 350-year-old time capsule are the stories of two prominent families: the Dwights and the Derbys--united...

Established in 1918, Hilton Village was the first public housing project built in the United States. Spurred on by Newport News Shipbuilding president Homer Ferguson, it was created to house shipyard workers during World War I. The village was the city's first planned community...

Charleston s freedman s cottages are some of the most understudied and undervalued vernacular buildings in the city, found as far south as Council Street and as far north as North Charleston. Though these cottages have long been associatedwith African American history and culture,...