Builders' Homes for Better Living
Author | : Archie Quincy Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Archie Quincy Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Brooke Hodge |
Publisher | : Prestel |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : ARCHITECTURE |
ISBN | : 9783791352657 |
Filled with beautiful photographs and informative essays, this volume presents the genius of A. Quincy Jones, whose collaborative nature provides a timely example for today's architects. While the architect A. Quincy Jones is most recognized for his glamorous homes for Los Angeles's cultural elite, he was equally dedicated to postwar Southern California's rapidly expanding middle class. As this fascinating book reveals, Jones and his collaborators were truly ahead of their time. Their vision of creating affordable, aesthetically pleasing structures prefigured the advent of several important architectural trends, such as sustainable building designs, maximization of available space, and sensitive site planning. Filled with images by noted photographer Jason Schmidt, as well as period photographs by Julius Shulman and others, this volume looks at every aspect of Jones's career. Original drawings, models, and furniture designs from the architect's personal archives illustrate a wide variety of projects featuring the hallmarks of Jones's style: soaring interior spaces, the blurring of indoors and out, laminated timber construction, angled walls, and innovative use of concrete, redwood, and glass. Essays explore Jones's quintessentially collaborative nature as he consulted with other noted architects, landscapers, interior designers, developers, and city planners to create buildings of lasting beauty and importance.
Author | : Jacob Deva Racusin |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 451 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 1603583408 |
Natural buildings not only bring satisfaction to their makers and joy to their occupants, they also leave the gentlest footprint on the environment. In this complete reference to natural building philosophy, design, and technique, Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton walk builders through planning and construction, offering step-by-step instructions on: siting and site analysis choosing materials integrating basic structural considerations into a design strategies for heating/cooling efficiency and moisture management planning for acoustics developing an integrative design navigating budgeting, code compliance, and project management creating the foundation, wall system, roof, and floors selecting and making plasters and paints evaluating options for mechanical and utility systems protecting against fire and insects integrating structures within landscape, climate, and human communities ...and more Applicable to building in climates that are cold and wet, hot and dry, or somewhere in-between, The Natural Building Companion provides the tools necessary to understand basic principles of building science, including structural and thermal engineering, and hydrodynamics. This guide offers thorough, up-to-date, and advanced installation details and performance characteristics of straw-bale, straw-clay, woodchip-clay, and cellulose wall systems, as well as earthen and stone wall systems and a variety of framing, roofing, flooring, mechanical system, and finishing options. This fully-illustrated volume informs professionals making the transition from conventional building, homeowners embarking on their own construction, or green builders who want comprehensive guidance on natural-building options. A State-of-the-Art Resource for Natural Builders The Natural Building Companion is a part of The Yestermorrow Design/Build Library and includes an instructional DVD.
Author | : Archie Quincy Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1957 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Myron E. Ferguson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Buildings |
ISBN | : 9780965485616 |
Written to help people get better homes for the hard-earned money they spend on them, the book looks at a home from the perspective of the user, the people who will be living in it. The book considers the several house-wide systems that exist in a house, then goes through the house room by room considering good and not-so-good details which are found in homes today. The reader will become a more informed home buyer and will get a better home for his efforts.
Author | : Michael Maines |
Publisher | : Taunton Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2022-05-24 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781641551656 |
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.
Author | : Jacob Deva Racusin |
Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
Total Pages | : 163 |
Release | : 2016-11-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1550926292 |
Down and dirty – a complete step-by-step guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors Poor heat and moisture management are the enemies of durable, comfortable, and efficient housing, and good building design and construction starts with a solid understanding of good building science. Essential Building Science provides a highly visual and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of building science for residential construction. Part one covers the rationale behind high-performance design and the fundamentals of building physics, including thermal dynamics, moisture transfer, and hygro-thermal dynamics such as vapor drive and condensation. Part two teaches the vital critical thinking skills needed to consider buildings as whole systems and to develop thermal and moisture control strategies regardless of the specifics of the design. Case studies and examples from across North American climatic zones illuminate real-life problems and offer builders, designers, and DIYers the insights and tools required for creating better new buildings and dramatically improving old ones. Good science plus critical thinking equals high performance buildings.
Author | : Robin Brimblecombe |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2017-05-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1486303781 |
Positive energy homes enable people to live healthy and comfortable lives with energy left over to share. Creating a house you love that produces surplus energy is surprisingly easy with a thorough understanding of how buildings work and careful attention to detail in construction. The Passive House standard, with its well-proven track record, forms the basis for creating positive energy homes. This book explores the Passive House ‘fabric first’ approach, as well as the science and practicalities of effective ventilation strategies, smart options for heating and cooling, daylight harvesting, and efficient lighting and appliances. Positive Energy Homes provides home owners world-wide, architects and builders with an understanding of the principles and technical details of building these houses.
Author | : Duo Dickinson |
Publisher | : Taunton Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2007-01-02 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781561589234 |
Presents a variety of architectural housing projects, providing home sites and floor plans and tips on choosing materials to maximize value while minimizing the cost.
Author | : Athena Swentzell Steen |
Publisher | : Chelsea Green Publishing |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0930031717 |
Many copies in stock but still heavy demand; only a few titles published on this subject. Very popular in rural WA too.