Architecture: residential Books
Prestel Plattenbau Berlin: A Photographic Survey of
Book SynopsisMade from prefabricated concrete panels, Plattenbauten rose from the ruins of Berlin, providing a quick and inexpensive solution to the severe housing shortage faced by the city after World War II. Although criticized in their day for their sterility and impersonal scale, they nonetheless became an integral part of the city. Drawn from his extensive investigations into Berlin’s urban landscape, Jesse Simon’s texts and photographs offer a convincing argument for the aesthetic and social value of buildings that were once described as “eyesores.” Focused on urban developments constructed between the 1950s and the early 1990s, the book is structured geographically, devoting equal attention to the former East and West. It includes more than 200 images filled with warm light and saturated hues, revealing a diversity of color and detail that may often be lost on the casual observer. It also illustrates how, despite vast differences in political ideologies, both East and West Berlin employed remarkably similar approaches to the creation of new urban spaces. For fans of Brutalism and Modernism, Plattenbau Berlin is both an engaging reconsideration of postwar urbanism, and a unique entry point for exploring Berlin’s history and architecture.
£19.12
Taschen GmbH domus 1928–1939
Book SynopsisOffering an unrivaled record of architecture and design, the “living diary” of domus was founded by Gio Ponti in 1928. Through the years and decades that followed, the journal charted the major themes and movements of industrial, interior, product, and structural design with an eye for creative excellence as much as editorial rigor. This fresh reprint features domus’ coverage from the transformative years between 1928 and 1939. It is an era famed for the emergence of the International Style when the likes of Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Marcel Breuer, Alvar Aalto, and Richard Neutra channeled modernist ideals into rectilinear forms, restrained surfaces, and open, luminous interiors. The domus coverage of this decisive decade spanned the details and the grand designs. From soaring steel skyscrapers to tubular furniture, its coverage is a definitive record of how light, form, and pared-down aesthetics combined in the pursuit of an honest and utilitarian form for the modern and rapidly industrializing age. domus distilled Seven volumes spanning 1928 to 1999 Over 4,000 pages featuring influential projects by the most important designers and architects Original layouts and all covers, with captions providing navigation and context Introductory essays by renowned architects and designers Each edition comes with an appendix featuring texts translated into English, many of which were previously only available in Italian A comprehensive index in each volume listing both designers’ and manufacturers’ names Trade Review“Beautifully designed and comprehensively documented, page after page this series presents some of the most compelling design and architecture projects from around the world.” * DESIGNwatcher *
£27.00
DOM Publishers Echoes of Soviet Urbanism Exploring Modernist
Book SynopsisThis research offers a deep dive into the architectural and social landscapes of East European and Eurasian microrayons. Through the lens of heritage, transformation, and community dynamics, this book sheds light on often overlooked narratives in Soviet urban development from the 1960s forwards and their continuations following the breakup of the USSR. From legislative transformations in Uzbekistan to community-driven spatial transformations in Georgia, each chapter presents a nuanced perspective on the legacy of urbanism in the former USSR. This academic project is one of few, following the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, to take a look at both sides of the front line. The authors also examine developments in the Baltic States, Caucasus, and Central Asia. The book at hand presents thirteen 'district stories' from seven post-Soviet countries, written by experts from a variety of disciplines, including architecture, urban and regional planning, public policy and social sciences, and human geography. The authors present observations of spatial, social, and functional transformations as well as of the formal and informal frameworks, planning strategies, and concepts that lay behind the physical development. They discuss spatial patterns and their modifications with a view to future heritage-sensitive development of the neighborhoods. They point out unique details and the fact that genius loci makes a difference. The contributions formulate new narratives for large housing estates from the 1960s and identify the potential challenges in responsible planning and the need for action.
£24.70
Die Gestalten Verlag Container Atlas (Updated & Extended version): A
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£36.00
De Gruyter Zu Hause / At Home: Architektur zum Wohnen im
Book SynopsisDas eigene Haus mit Garten ist der Traum vieler Menschen. Obgleich Flächenfraß und Ressourcenverbrauch kritisiert werden, gilt das Eigenheim im Grünen als Versprechen für Freiraum und ein Leben nach den persönlichen Vorstellungen. Die meisten Häuser werden jedoch ohne Mitwirken eines Architekten erbaut, wovon die misslich zersiedelten Ortsränder zeugen.In diesem Buch werden 26 vorbildhafte Einfamilienhäuser von der Organisation des Grundrisses bis zum konstruktiven Detail vorgestellt. Dabei wird aufgezeigt, wie das Haus in sein Umfeld eingebettet ist, wie regionale Bautraditionen neu interpretiert und Materialien auf ungewohnte Weise eingesetzt werden oder wie Erweiterungen und Sanierungen dazu beitragen, heutigen ökonomischen und ökologischen Wohnanforderungen gerecht zu werden.
£46.80
ArchiTangle GmbH Who's Next: Homelessness, Architecture and Cities
Book SynopsisHomelessness is a growing global problem that requires local discussions and solutions. In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, it has noticeably become a collective concern. However, in recent years, the official political discourse in many countries around the world implies that poverty is a personal fault, and that if people experience homelessness, it is because they have not tried hard enough to secure shelter and livelihood. Although architecture alone cannot solve the problem of homelessness, the question arises: What and which roles can it play? Or, to be more precise, how can architecture collaborate with other disciplines in developing ways to permanently house those who do not have a home?Who’s Next? Homelessness, Architecture, and Cities seeks to explore and understand a reality that involves the expertise of national, regional, and city agencies, non-governmental organizations, health-care fields, and academic disciplines. Through scholarly essays, interviews, analyses of architectural case studies, and research on the historical and current situation in Los Angeles, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, São Paulo, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Tokyo, this book unfolds different entry points toward understanding homelessness and some of the many related problems. The book is a polyphonic attempt to break down this topic into as many parts as needed, so that the specificities and complexities of one of the most urgent crises of our time rise to the fore.Trade Review--0 "-"
£52.20
Arquine 5468796 Architecture platform.MIDDLE
Book SynopsisResearch on multifamily housing and its impact on the daily lives of ordinary people, from a leading Canadian architectural firmThese four slipcased volumes build on 5468796 Architecture's housing manifesto Add via Edit: A Decade in Housing, the symposium platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99% hosted at Illinois Institute of Technology and examples by practice-related offices.The work and research of the Winnipeg-based firm 5468796 Architecture (described as one of the most talented young design firms worldwide) has focused on missing middle and midrise housing in its many forms and ownership models, from refugee and social housing to market-rate condominiums. With the condominium boom taking hold across North America, the number of residential units passing across architects' desks is unprecedented. As a result of the typology's inherent repetition and potentially banal programas well as the private sector's pursuit of profit, often at the expense of quality and livabilitythe margin in which architecture can operate is very narrow. Architects must respond to the challenges of this typology with the rigor it deserves.
£42.30
Apartamento Publishing S.L.v Portrait of a House
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£34.20
Loft Publications Rustic Renewal
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£34.00
Loft Publications Sustainable And Stylish Homes
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£33.15
Loft Publications Mallorca Living
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£34.00
Loft Publications Concrete: Beyond Grey
Book SynopsisConcrete Architecture: Beyond Grey is a fascinating exploration of the possibilities and potential of concrete as a building material. The book showcases some of the most innovative and striking examples of concrete architecture from around the world, revealing the beauty and versatility of this oft-misunderstood material. It highlights the ways in which concrete is being used to create structures that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, and explores the ways in which architects and designers are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with concrete. The book also examines the environmental impact of concrete, and the ways in which new technologies and techniques are making it a more sustainable choice for construction. This beautifully illustrated volume is a thought-provoking and visually stunning book that will appeal to anyone interested in architecture, design or the potential of building materials. It is a must-read for architects, designers and anyone who appreciates the beauty and innovation of contemporary architecture.
£31.96
Loft Publications High On… Modern Villas
Book SynopsisThirty-six architects from Europe and the USA present their very latest projects for luxury villas – from a villa in the city to a lakeside location and those on the coast or in the mountains. The book features over 100 unique and stunning houses.
£28.00
Skira Casa Segantini Multilingual edition
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£28.00
Fondazione Prada Machines a Penser
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£36.10
Lannoo Publishers 150 Houses You Need to Visit Before You Die
Book Synopsis"It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do." - Charles Eames on architecture. "A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines." - Frank Lloyd Wright on architecture. Architectural travel is on the rise. With this book you not only have a reference book of 150 of the world's most iconic private homes, but also a bucket list to plan your next country or city trip. These homes are unique, either because of the aesthetics of the interiors, the construction, or the sophisticated design. This is the ultimate architecture travel wish list. For each house, the authors provide a lively description of the building and its owners, in addition to the specifics of architect, date, and location. 150 Houses You Need to Visit Before You Die is the ultimate 'architecture bucket list' and the sequel to the successful 150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die, 150 Restaurants You Need to Visit Before You Die and 150 Hotels You Need to Visit before You Die. Features houses in: Belgium, France, Spain, the US, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Morocco, Portugal, Venezuela, Switzerland, Russia, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Scotland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Solvenia, Hawaii, Australia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Japan, Israel, Canada, Serbia, Poland, Norway, and England, by architects such as Moshe Safdie, Kisho Kurokawa, Harry Seidler, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, Alvar Aalto, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Bruno Taut, Max Bill, Mario Botta, Gio Ponti, Adolf Loos, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Georgia O'Keeffe, Richard Neutra, Antoni Gaudi, and Victor Horta.Trade Review"Here's hoping for time to visit them all!" - Good Housekeeping UK
£27.00
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Domestic Space in France and Belgium
Book SynopsisClaire Moran is Senior Lecturer in French, Queen's University Belfast, UK.
£29.70
RIBA Publishing Radical Housing: Designing multi-generational and
Book SynopsisAn essential design guide for architects and others interested in innovative housing typologiesRadical Housing explores the planning, technical, financial, health-based and social background for developing multi-generational homes and co-living. Abundantly illustrated with case studies and plans from projects across the UK and abroad, this book aims to inform and inspire the delivery of alternative approaches to affordable and flexible housing, and is an essential text for architecture practitioners, students, and community groups. Offers inspiration and innovative ideas for customer-led housing and deliverable solutions from the UK and abroad. Practical focus, particularly around deliverability, giving readers an understanding of the planning and legislative framework, and helping them to negotiating a speedier path through the process of obtaining consents Demonstrates how alternative housing models can help to deliver the number of affordable homes needed, exploring finance and land availability. Offers a sustainable vision of the future, since new homes must be flexible and adaptable over time so they can meet the changing needs of families and communities. Outlines the social benefits to society beyond the provision of homes for those in need and demonstrates through case studies that it is also important to establish supportive, caring and stimulating environments for people to thrive. Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter 1. Multi-generational living: existing and new individual homes in UK and across the world Chapter 2. Mixed communities - Multi-generational housing in UK Case studies Chapter 3. Co-Housing in UK and Europe Case studies References & further reading Appendix Index Image credits
£41.80
RIBA Publishing Self-build: How to design and build your own home
Book SynopsisIf you’ve ever dreamt of designing and building your own home, this book is for you. Becoming a ‘self-builder’ doesn’t necessarily mean learning to build a house physically from scratch. Anyone can be a self-builder – you can do so without ever having to lay a brick yourself. Self-built homes can also be more individual, better designed and more economical than buying from a developer. This book is designed for homeowners and self-builders, whether aspiring or on the brink of starting a project. It provides a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to the process of designing and building your own home, distilling all of the practical information needed to make your dream house a reality. Carefully crafted to offer friendly, easy-to-understand practical guidance and packed with watch points, hints and tips, it also highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests ways of avoiding them. Including indications of costs and timescales, Self-build demystifies the process of budgeting, finding a site, gaining planning permission, designing your home and all of the surrounding issues to do with sustainability, planning, regulations, procurement and the use of building contracts. Beautifully illustrated with over 230-colour photos, diagrams and plans, it provides all the inspiration and ideas you need to bring your own project to life. Featured houses include: • Amphibious House by Baca Architects • Corten Courtyard House by Barefoot Architects • Haringey Brick House by Satish Jassal Architects • Shawm House by Mawson Kerr Architects • Sussex House by Wilkinson King Architects • The Pocket House by Tikari Works Architects.Table of ContentsDedication About the Author 1. Why self build 2. Project Preparation 3. Finding and Assessing a Plot 4. Appointing an Architect 5 Design Influences 6. Rooms & Layout 7. Getting Planning Permission 8. Building Regulations 9. Procurement & Construction Methods 10. Preparing for Construction 11. Building the House 12. Case Studies Useful contacts Recommended reading References Glossary Image credits
£42.75
RIBA Publishing Small Projects Handbook
Book SynopsisYour hands-on, day-to-day guide to small practice. This book provides reassurance as to how to achieve great results on a budget, utilising stripped-back and efficient solutions, while following the principles and stages of the RIBA Plan of Work. Each chapter includes: • simple step-by-step guidance to the key tasks in each stage of the Plan of Work, including inputs, stage activities, sustainability checkpoints and outputs • in-text features that break down complex tasks and highlight best practice with pragmatic, real world advice • inspiring case studies that document the architect’s experience of the process, featuring projects from Coffey Architects, Tonkin Liu, We Made That, Turner Works and alma-nac • guidance for each Plan of Work stage on the relevant practice issues, which will help you to run your small project more effectively. An indispensable steer to the project process for everybody in the project team – clients, contractors and consultants, as well as architects – full of useful insights and solutions.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Facsimile of POW 2020 Section 1 0/1 Strategic Definition/ Preparation & Briefing Section 2 2/3 Concept Design/ Spatial Coordination Section 3 4 Technical Design Section 4 5/6/7 Manufacturing & Construction/Handover/Use
£33.25
Princeton University Press Lives of Houses
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Some of the best writing about the home that I’ve ever had the pleasure to read—and, crucially, loads of black-and-white photographs and illustrations. . . . Kennedy and Lee pleasingly assert the freedom to consider not only houses, but also house-related themes."---Kate Bolick, New York Review of Books"The joy of the book lies in the sheer variety of its subjects’ domestic routines. . . . Life-writing of this kind has the power to animate its subjects in ways that Sunday afternoon tours cannot."---Helen Barrett, Financial Times"A rich and eclectic collection of essays about the role houses play in people’s lives and our fascination with the homes of our creative heroes."---P. D. Smith, The Guardian"Crammed with picturesque detail."---Lindsay Duguid, Times Literary Supplement"An enjoyable and at times outstanding gathering of idiosyncratic voices."---Kevin Jackson, Literary Review"[A] thoughtful, meticulously edited collection of essays."---Lara Feigel, The Spectator"A series of interesting essays about the houses of famous writers, composers and politicians."---Martin Chilton, The Independent"Accessible, though with an obvious intellectual bent, Lives of Houses does not try to really answer the question of what houses mean to the people who live in them, but rather, calls readers to consider more broadly why these structures have such a hold—both physically and in how they frame the concept of home."---Michelle Anya Anjirbag, Shelf Awareness"Pilgrimages to the houses of late artists and writers are often destined to disappoint. Many of us go with grand hopes of finding something revelatory—we’re not sure what—that will make us feel closer to the person, perhaps lead us to discover something hidden about their work. Lives of Houses . . . is a collection of essays largely centered on such pilgrimages and what we unexpectedly find."---Elisa Wouk Almino, Literary Hub"An anthology with a concept both interesting in itself and unintentionally topical."---Carol Rumens, The Guardian"Lives of Houses is a collection of 20 or so essays, and several poems, on the houses of an eclectic selection of people—some of them famous, some obscure, ranging in time from the Roman Empire to the present day."---Constance Craig Smith, Daily Mail"The real object of study in Lives of Houses . . . is not the fascination with celebrity relics or the gossip over the scale and provenance of literary real estate, but the actual nature, tone and temperament of our attachment to place and home as dream-habitat and creative source."---Gregory Day, The Australian"Lives of Houses centres human stories first and foremost. . . . Each morsel of information provides a jolt of recognition as we see that many of the common activities of life have not altered."---Charles Pidgeon, Oxford Review of Books"A delight for bibliophiles."---David Luhrssen, ShepardExpress.com"[An] immensely satisfying collection."---Hephzibah Anderson, Observer"[A] favorite book about home and place."---Frances Mayes, Garden & Gun
£14.24
Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd John Carr of York Collected Essays
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£45.00
The Crowood Press Ltd The Energy Efficient Home: A Complete Guide - New
Book SynopsisReducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings and those being extended or renovated. Energy-saving measures in the home will, therefore, become ever more cost-effective throughout our lifetimes.
£11.69
Gibbs M. Smith Inc Midcentury Modern Style
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£24.00
teNeues Publishing UK Ltd Old Houses Made New
Book SynopsisThe book is a compendium of homes, including apartments and single-family houses, that have been remodeled to suit contemporary lifestyle needs. Rehabilitations of living spaces are often done to reanimate existing constructions that, over time, have become impractical, if not obsolete. The challenge is to adapt these existing buildings to contemporary standards while maintaining what might still be useful or what we like about them. Most old buildings are very compartmentalised, reflecting the human habits of their time and the available building technology. Nowadays, we like to live in much more open and airy spaces — and new building methods allow for the removal of walls that ultimately free up space. We renovate and upgrade living spaces to various degrees, ranging anywhere from upgrading fixtures and appliances to removing and reconstructing walls and expanding buildings. While extensive work is sometimes required, these rehabilitations can result in stunning transformations. Many add comfort and increase utility, not to mention that the investment generally adds value to the property. This inspirational book showcases a range of rehabilitated projects, from ones that begin by totally stripping out interiors to a clean slate, to less extensive work that might be limited to cosmetic changes or simple finish and fixture upgrades. Existing dwellings have proved themselves flexible to changing necessities, and they are key to the regeneration of our living environment. Text in English, German and French.
£40.00
Princeton University Press The Roots of Urban Renaissance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the John Friedmann Book Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning""Winner of the Lewis Mumford Prize, Society of City and Regional Planning History"
£17.09
Beta-Plus Timeless Living Yearbook 2026
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£63.75
Phaidon Press Ltd Peter Marino
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£75.00
The University of Chicago Press The Anatomy of Architecture
Book SynopsisBlier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture.Table of ContentsIllustrations Linguistic Note Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Ch. 1: Imagines Mundi: Narrative, Ritual, and Architectural Exemplars of Cosmogony Ch. 2: Architectural Archetypes: Reflections on Housing in "Paradise" Ch. 3: House Temples: Architecture for the Gods Ch. 4: Houses Are Human: Architectural Self-images Ch. 5: At Home: The Complementarity of House, Family, and Tomb Ch. 6: The Power of Architecture: Politics, Protection, and Jurisprudence in House Design and Use Ch. 7: "The Dance of Drums": Notes on the Architecture and Staging of Funeral Performances Conclusions: Architectural Exegesis: On Building Ontology, Metaphor, and Multiplexity Notes Bibliography
£28.50
Yale University Press Houses
Book SynopsisAn enthusiast's guide to exploring historic houses of England, this informative book, now in paperback,also enables readers to discover more about the history of their own houses. Users can learn to interpret domestic architecture, identify period styles, uncover the origins of a building, and understand why rooms are arranged in particular sequences, why window and chimney designs change through history, or why staircases are presented in a certain fashion. Color photography and informative line drawings illustrate the explanations and provide a rich visual history of domestic architecturefrom the earliest surviving dwellings to the most avant-garde developments.
£14.99
Thames & Hudson Ltd Patterson Houses of Aotearoa
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword Introduction Projects Mai Mai, 2017, Auckland Local Rock, 2010, Waiheke Maungakawa, 2011, Maungakawa Paoneone, 2017, Kare Kare Bethalls Beach, 1996, North Auckland Discus, Conceptual, East Auckland Namssosso, 2016, Naiso Island, Fiji Parihoa, 2009, Muriwai Millbrook House, 2014, Queenstown Seascape Retreat, 2014, Banks Peninsula Park Point, 2017, Waiheke Scrubby Bay, 2013, Banks Peninsula Pines House, 2005, Matarangi St Stephens, 2014, Auckland Ravenscar, 2022, Christchurch Cliff Top House Boat Shed Bay Black Peak
£40.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Nano House
Book SynopsisPresents 43 examples of designs for small-scale (less than 75m2) houses set in a variety of contexts. Using digital tools, sustainable materials and prefabrication technologies, these projects offer realistic solutions for houses where space is at a premium, nature must be preserved or accommodation created for those who need it most.Trade Review'Phyllis Richardson's collection is the culmination of more than a decade of research and three previous publications on small-scale architecture, and the selection is proof of the architecture and design writer's supremely discerning eye' - Coolhunting.comTable of ContentsIntroduction: Space-Saving Ideas • 1. Built Compact Ideas • 2. Small and Mobile • 3. Micro-Retreats • 4. Big Ideas for Low Energy • 5. Big Ideas Multiplied
£17.06
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC MailOrder Homes Sears Homes and Other Kit Houses
Book SynopsisThe rapid westward expansion of the United States in the early twentieth century set the stage for a new industry: mail-order homes. Sold by such companies as Sears, Roebuck & Co., Aladdin, and Montgomery Ward, these kit homes were shipped by train to their purchasers in boxcars containing everything required for their construction, whether a vacation cottage, modest bungalow, or two-and-a-half story home. Rebecca Hunter brings to life the history of these charming homes, tens of thousands of which were sold throughout the United States in the early 1900s, and many of which still exist. Fully illustrated and including numerous images from period catalogs, this book describes the customers who bought and built mail-order houses, the various styles and designs, and the boom and bust of the industry.
£8.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Humanistic Design of Assisted Living
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive and accessible book presents essential design guidelines for housing owners, operators, administrators, policy makers, gerontologists, interior designers, and architects.Trade ReviewMarsden's HD guidelines will be useful to both owners and designers as an authoritative reference. -- Zachary Rosenfield Care Management Journal 2005 Should be of widespread interest to architects and care-home managers. -- Julienne Hanson Ageing and Society 2006 Should design professionals have John Marsden's book in their bookcase? Yes... The book provides a good overview of the industry at present and a good review of design resources for assisted living. -- Doris L. Milke Journal of Housing for the Elderly 2006Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I: Assisted LivingChapter 1. An Overview of the IndustryChapter 2. Design Resources for Assisted LivingPart II: Humanistic DesignChapter 3. Design Guided by Research-Based Consumer InputChapter 4. Research-Based Conceptual Framework Part III: Design GuidelinesChapter 5. Building ExteriorsChapter 6. Interior EntriesChapter 7. Common Living RoomsChapter 8. Common Dining RoomsConclusionReferencesIndex
£44.10
Taylor & Francis Ltd Comfort in the EighteenthCentury Country House
Book SynopsisCountry houses were grand statements of power and status, but they were also places where people lived. This book traces the changes in layout, the new technologies, and the innovations in furniture that made them more convenient and comfortable. It argues that these material changes were just one aspect of comfort in the country house: feeling comfortable was just as important as being comfortable. Achieving this involved the comfort and solace to be found in daily routines, religious faith and, above all, relationships with family and friends. Such emotional comforts, and the attachment to things and places that embodied and memorialized them, made country houses into homes.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Physical and Social Comfort: The Materiality of the Country House 1. Convenience and Privacy: The Architecture of Comfort 2. Warmth and Light: Technologies of Comfort 3. Comfortable Rooms: Sociability and the "Modern Living Room" Part 2: Emotional Comfort: Feelings, Letters and Home 4. Cleanliness and Godliness: Comforts of the Body and Mind 5. Family and Friends: Comfort, Consolation and Correspondence 6. Home Comforts: Objects and Memories. Conclusions: House and Home
£37.99
CP Press Kensington and Surrounds
Book SynopsisA 102 page by from CP Press looking at the mews areas of South Kensington, High Street Kensington and North Kensington.
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Touring and Publicizing Englands Country Houses
Book SynopsisOver the course of the long 18th century, many of England's grandest country houses became known for displaying noteworthy architecture and design, large collections of sculptures and paintings, and expansive landscape gardens and parks. Although these houses continued to function as residences and spaces of elite retreat, they had powerful public identities. Increasingly accessible to tourists, and extensively described by travel writers, they began to be celebrated as sites of great importance to national culture. Touring and Publicizing England''s Country Houses in the Long Eighteenth Century examines how these identities emerged, repositioning the importance of country houses in 18th-century Britain and exploring what it took to turn them into tourist attractions.Drawing on travel books, guidebooks, and dozens of tourists' diaries and letters, it explores what it meant to tour country houses such as Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth, Wilton, Kedleston and Burghley in the tumultuouTrade ReviewFor anyone who has ever wondered how Chatsworth, Pemberley, or Downton Abbey could belong so emphatically to the public—how English country houses (both real and imagined) have, as cultural treasures, come to be possessed by the nation—this book is essential reading. With an extraordinary range of primary sources, Anderson engagingly demonstrates the importance of English country houses as crucial tourist destinations in the 18th century, underscoring the importance of these houses for all sorts of things: not only the history of country house architecture, but also ‘heritage’ more broadly, collections generally, art collections in particular, and—perhaps most importantly—British conceptions of elite property as extending into the public realm of ownership. It is an immensely satisfying account of a fascinating story. * Craig Ashley Hanson, Associate Professor of Art History, Calvin College, USA, and author of The English Virtuoso: Art, Medicine, and Antiquarianism in the Age of Empiricism (2009) *Drawing on extensive primary research, Jocelyn Anderson explores the culture around country house visiting as it developed over the course of the eighteenth century. Bringing a broad range of literary and visual material together, her study examines how guidebooks, travel accounts, pictures, and plans, not only helped promote the growth of domestic tourism to such sites, but also served to condition a visitor’s experience of a house and grounds. With the massive road-building campaigns of the mid-eighteenth century, and the development of an associated infrastructure of coach inns and taverns, opening up the country and easing travel, there was a ready commercial market among the polite classes eager to explore the nation’s architectural landmarks and heritage in person and on paper. By highlighting these concerted efforts to encourage, stage and shape the phenomenon, Anderson’s account effectively calls into question a number of scholarly assumptions about the origins of the public consumption of private property; not least as such often shrewd and sophisticated attempts to market and package the country house and its landscape to the tourist have been conventionally dated a good deal later. But it is a survey that prompts the reconsideration of wider concerns too, especially regarding a tendency to treat the cultural history of urban and rural areas discretely. Yet, while Anderson provides a valuable overview and astute interrogation of such issues, they never overwhelm the text. Well-informed and learned as it is, the book is accessible, deftly assembled, and eminently readable. It is an impressive piece of scholarship that makes an invaluable contribution to the study of the eighteenth-century country house and its legacies. * John Bonehill, Professor of Art History, University of Glasgow, Scotland *Table of ContentsList of Plates List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: ‘Come Here for Entertainment and Instruction’: Country Houses Exhibited to the Public 1. ‘For the Numerous Strangers Who Visit’: Tourists’ Itineraries and Practices 2. ‘A Sumptuous Pile of Building’: Remaking the Sights and Spaces of the House 3. ‘Eminent in Public Estimation’: The Transformation of Country Houses’ Paintings and Sculptures 4. ‘A Degree of Taste and Elegance’: Commenting on Country Houses’ Interiors 5. ‘The Beauties of Nature’: Descriptions of Country-House Gardens and Parks Conclusion: ‘The Visitor of Today’: Legacies of 18th-Century Country-House Tourism Appendix: Country-house Guidebooks Bibliography Index
£25.99
Manchester University Press Ideal Homes: Uncovering the History and Design of
Book SynopsisIdeal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War. In a period when homeownership was becoming the norm, these communities sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both nostalgic and modern, reflecting longings for ‘Old England’ on the one hand and technological convenience on the other. The book draws on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, to identify a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. Arguing that the ‘ideal’ home of the period was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation, it concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today. This new edition also features an introductory chapter on researching the history of your own home.Trade Review‘A wonderful tour through the interwar suburban house: from the appearance and decoration of our houses through to innovations in appliances and the creation of the modern "ideal home".’ Melanie Backe-Hansen, author of House Histories: The Secrets Behind Your Front Door'Ideal Homes is a superb evocation of interwar living as expressed in its homes and furnishings. Deborah Sugg Ryan's book skilfully interweaves social and design history and beautifully melds the academic and personal. Her exploration of “suburban modernity” and its idiosyncratic blend of tradition and novelty, home and empire, challenges the intellectual condescension of critics to find meaning and value in the lived experience of consumers and the messy, sometimes contradictory, choices they made. Along the way, it charts both the apparently rigid boundaries of gender and seemingly more fluid divisions of class. It's that rare thing – a book that will appeal to academic specialists and the general reader.'John Boughton, author of Municipal Dreams (2018)‘Deborah brings to life the history of typical 1930s British houses using stories from the archives of the real families for whom such houses were home. For anyone who wants to research the history of their own house, her new introduction gives away some key tricks of the trade.’Professor David Olusoga OBE, presenter of A House Through Time'Deborah Ryan’s fascinating new book explores the ideas and emotions that lay behind the rise of interwar suburban homes. Ryan takes a design history approach to the study of the home – exploring design, style, and objects in depth – but situates this in a broader social and cultural narrative that explains the wider social meaning of domestic space and its value for its owners.'Cultural and Social History ‘Sugg Ryan succeeds in evoking the material culture of a past era which, in certain ways, resonates strongly with our own.' Professor Penny Sparke, author of The Modern Interior and The Genius of Design 'Deborah Sugg Ryan's book begins with the personal and then develops into a fascinating and detailed study of housing design and the meanings of home in interwar Britain. These interesting intersections between the subjective, design history and a social history of the home makes for a gratifyingly fresh take on the history of housing design and domesticity during the years 1918 to 1939. The book is well-written, convincingly argued and successfully merges design history, social and gender history in what is undoubtedly an important new contribution to twentieth-century British history.'Cercles‘Grounding her discussion in the discipline of design history, Sugg Ryan explores the aspirations and tastes of new suburban communities in England during the interwar period. Four individual stories of home ownership and homemaking reveal different aspects of emotional investment in domestic design and the drive for individuality. The author investigates how the design and decoration of these domestic spaces forged gender identities and a new suburban class.'CHOICE'Deborah Sugg Ryan's book makes an important contribution to the history of design as it was experienced by lower-middle-class and middle-class consumers in Great Britain in between the two world wars. Weaving a narrative out of such varied sources as the Daily Mail's Ideal Home exhibitions, period advertisements for new housing developments, women's domestic advice literature and the individual histories captured in the Mass Observation Archive, she presents a history of the architectural style and interior design practices of new suburban developments in the 1920s and 1930s.'Journal of Design History'Throughout Ideal Homes, 1918–1930, Sugg Ryan brings together a wealth of information and ideas showing a deep knowledge of domestic design during the interwar period. Through the experiences of individual homeowners, as well as in the attention paid to specific design objects, we get a close reading of how “suburban modernism” was mediated and consumed. Sugg Ryan invites the reader to see the suburban home and its objects as an inherent part of British modernism between the World Wars, offering a core reference point for further research into the domestic interiors of interwar Britain.'Vanessa Vanden Berghe, Journal of British Studies 'With an introduction on researching your house history, the book provides a capsule of the information you need to begin metaphorically peeling back the wallpaper and uncovering the history of your (or your parents' or grandparents') interwar home.'Family Tree Magazine -- .Table of ContentsNew introduction: researching your house history1 The interwar house: ideal homes and domestic design2 Suburban: class, gender and homeownership3 Modernisms: 'good' design and 'bad' design4 Efficiency: labour-saving and the professional housewife5 Nostalgia: the Tudorbethan semi and the detritus of empire6 Afterword: modernising the interwar ideal homeIndex
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Homa & Sekey Books The Science of Human Settlements in China
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New Holland Publishers BEACH HOUSES: Coastal home of the world
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Straightforward Publishing Designing And Building Your Own Home: Revised
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Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Nick Eldridge: Unique Houses
Book SynopsisSince launching his practice in 2001 with The Lawns, which was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize, Nick Eldridge has become renowned for his beautiful bespoke houses. This book provides a wide-ranging survey of his key projects up to the present day including the Manser Medal-winning house, Greenways in Coombe Park. Eldridge is an architectural storyteller: thoughtfully responding to different landscapes, settings, histories and clients, each house explores fresh narratives, while at the same time, being connected by strong threads to a cohesive body of work. Throughout the book, from earliest projects to new work, including a beach house in Shoreham, a barn conversion in Cornwall and an innovative modern modular house in Devon, Eldridge’s work explores and experiments: his houses feel fresh and different, lifted by an innovative approach to tectonic engineering and form fused with a passion for artisanal interiors, fine detailing and characterful materials. They show the architect’s varied influences: from Arts & Crafts and mid-century modern through to hi-tech design - Eldridge spent six years with Norman Foster. The projects analysed in the book are broadly divided into two main sections: new build projects, and highly imaginative, responsive adaptations, extensions and reinventions of existing buildings.Table of ContentsForeword by Nick Eldridge. Introduction. New: Greenways, Coombe Park, Kingston; House in Highgate Cemetery, London; Corten House, Putney, Surrey; House in Epsom, Surrey; Garden House, Highgate, London; Beach House, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Renew: The Lawns, Highgate, London; Hampstead House, London; House in Belsize Park, London; House in Chelsea, London; Notting Hill House, London; Chywoone Barn, Newlyn, Cornwall. Chronology/List of Projects
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Historic Environment Scotland Mousa to Mackintosh: The Scottishness of Scottish
Book SynopsisThe architecture of Scotland exists in many forms. In Mousa to Mackintosh, Frank Arneil Walker examines the recognisable and recurring features evident in Scotland's buildings across the centuries to build a picture of 'Scottishness' in architecture. This chronological history presents an expansive view of architecture in Scotland, from neolithic brochs and classical country houses to baronial tower-houses and modernist New Towns, including the work of renowned architects such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Robert Adam, Basil Spence and Robert Lorimer. Walker considers the relationship between national characteristics and international influences in these structures to ask: what is the 'Scottishness' of Scottish architecture?Trade Review'a magnificent book that should be considered essential reading - and a lasting reference of value - by anyone with any interest in Scottish Architecture...If you really want to know about Scottish architecture, then look no further.' * Undiscovered Scotland *'this is a book that should be in the possession of anyone even remotely interested in Scottish culture, let alone in Scottish architecture' -- Roger Emmerson * Building Design *
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Birkhauser Home Smart Home: Wie wir wohnen wollen
Book SynopsisWelcome to the hybrid home, in which the bathroom has become a temple of wellness, the living room an online couch, and the kitchen a lounge. Everything appears tidy and chic, perfect for social media. In the Instagram Age, even micro-apartments are mutating into semi-public places. The German journalist Oliver Herwig has been studying the transformation of living spaces and dream interiors for years. In this book, he portrays a society in the throes of digital transformation. The lines between work, leisure and rest have been blurred, as our homes become temporary, multipurpose work, fun and multimedia spaces; the office has invaded the home, and the world of smart shopping is always just a word away thanks to Alexa. Nothing quite fits anymore, yet everything must have its place. Welcome to the hybrid home. Easy reading about the difficult transitions in our living spaces Smart and analytical, the book reveals the hidden desires that shape how we live Designed and illustrated by Studio für Gestaltung, Cologne Available in English and German
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