The Key To Creating A House That Is Memorable, Satisfying, And Enduring Is To Apply A Group Of Design Concepts - Or Patterns - That Focus On The Experience Of Being In A Home. In This Groundbreaking Work, Internationally Respected Architects Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, And Barbara Winslow Present The Ten Essential Patterns That Shape And Define A Well-crafted Home. Patterns Explore The Presence Of Light, The Relationship Between Indoors And Out, The Flow Through Rooms, And The Feel Of One Space As You Are Sitting In Another. Clearly Written And Profusely Illustrated With Houses From All Over The Country, Patterns Of Home Brings The Timeless Lessons Of Residential Design To Anyone Seeking Inspiration And Direction In The Design Or Remodel Of A Home. The Patterns Described In The Book Can Make The Difference Between A Home That Satisfies Only The Material Needs Of The Owners And One That Captures The Essence Of Home.--jacket. Discovering The Essence Of Home -- Pattern One. Inhabiting The Site -- Pattern Two. Creating Rooms, Outside And In -- Pattern Three. Sheltering Roof -- Pattern Four. Capturing Light -- Pattern Five. Parts In Proportion -- Pattern Six. The Flow Through Rooms -- Pattern Seven. Private Edges, Common Core -- Pattern Eight. Refuge And Outlook -- Pattern Nine. Places In Between -- Pattern Ten. Composing With Materials. Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow.
Categories:
- Arts & Photography
- Architecture
Publisher : Taunton Press
Author : Jacobson, Max,Jacobson, Max
Language : English
Published :2002-08-27
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 1561585335
ISBN-13 : 9781561585335
Item weight : 3.2 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 9.3 in x 10.9 in
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