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Eco House Plans contains more than 300 floor and elevations plans, as well as constructive details of 36 ecological architecture projects. The specific criteria for a project, location, setting, type, morphology and orientation generate protection from the main climatic factors: sun, wind, and heat. These concepts determine the potential of the site for passive bioclimatic building control, and thus optimally used renewable energy sources such as solar radiation, wind, water or vegetation.

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The loft, a quintessentially urban form, is an ideal way to convert a home into a unique space that reflects its owner's personality. This book emphasises how easy these projects can be, and how well they can approximate the enormous lofts of London and Manhattan by way of careful design.

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Weekend Makes: Crocheted Bags is a stylish collection of 25 simple projects for every occasion. Crochet your way from clutch to tote, making a variety of beautiful bags in between, with the latest title in the Weekend Makes series. Crochet has been brought bags up-to-date and now fills Instagram and Pinterest – not to mention catwalks and high-end fashion houses – with modern masterpieces. Grab your crochet hook and yarn and join the trend by creating a carrier for every outing. Whether you're a newcomer to this craft or have been hooked for a while, you'll find a project to kickstart your creativity and learn the skills required to make it. With detailed techniques, tools and materials sections, this book provides everything you need to know to get started. Each project guides you step by step with easy-to-follow instructions and close-up photos of each stage. Whether you need to carry keys, groceries or a picnic, or add the finishing touch to an outfit, there are 25 easy projects to make, from essential everyday bags, such as the tote, shopper and backpack, to more exciting, elaborate shapes, such as the Japanese knot, circle raffia and drawstring bag. As well as learning the basic stitches and how to shape these styles, you'll expand your knowledge to create different patterns and textures, including leopard print, geometric and honeycomb designs, and work with different colours and types of yarn. Projects include: leopard-print clutch, circle raffia bag, honeycomb messenger bag, ombre shopping bag, Japanese knot bag, beach bag, eco shopper bag, tweed shoulder bag, textured tote bag, crossbody drawstring bag. AUTHOR: Guild of Master Craftsman (GMC) Publications publishes books which are valued by professional craftsmen and women and enjoyed by keen amateurs alike. Our diverse range of titles covers woodworking, DIY, gardening and all manner of craft subjects, from knitting and sewing to jewellery-making, doll's house, upholstery, paper crafts and more. Our authors are experts in their fields and we take care to produce books that are hardworking and practical, as well as beautiful to look at. From guides and how-to books for beginners to technique-packed, project-based titles, we have something for everyone - no matter what your skill or hobby. SELLING POINTS: . Clear, illustrated step-by-step instructions and detailed notes and tips . 25 easy crocheted bag projects . Beginner-friendly through to more advanced patterns . Projects include: eco shopper bag, leopard-print clutch, picnic bag, backpack, slouchy shoulder bag, crossbody drawstring bag, ombre shopping bag, textured tote. . A trending, Instagram-driven craft (31.9 million posts currently using #crochet) 60 photographs, 50 illustrations

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Creating your own jewelry doesn't need to involve complicated techniques and expensive tools. With just a few steps, The Big Book of Jewelry Making shows you how to make simple, fun items in no time at all. And all the projects are easy to customize or adapt to your own particular style. With a dazzling array of earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more, you're sure to find something to inspire you. This bumper book features 75 jewelry projects, from quirky to stylish, so there is plenty to choose from. Each project is accompanied by clear instructions explaining how to achieve perfect results, whether you are an experienced jewelry maker or just a beginner. SELLING POINTS: . 75 fabulous jewelry designs, incorporating wirework, beading and polymer clay techniques . Illustrated, easy-to-follow techniques section provides all the know-how you'll need . Ideal for using up jewelry-making accessories 380 photographs, 50 illustrations

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What do you get when you cross a lift-the-flap joke book with Hidden Pictures puzzles? The "funnest" and funniest joke book around!This joke and puzzle book features flaps that fold out to reveal punch lines as well as 100+ hidden objects to find in hilarious scenes. With jokes perfect for beginning readers, budding young comedians will enjoy sharing the jokes and solving the puzzles.

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In July 1917, a young man in the 12th East Surrey Regiment kept a journal of his experiences at the front. This poignant and moving account is narrated with a keen sense of observation, bringing to life the sights, sounds, smells, and horrors of war. The anonymous author candidly describes his daily life: dodging shells to fetch meals from the rations cart; his regiment lost on a march, straying perilously near enemy lines; the selfishness of his commanding officer; the daily distribution of rum; the soar of shells (‘whiz bangs’) above his head, communicating by sign with a captured German soldier living in his trench; catching sleep in snatches 10 or fifteen minutes; and always, the endless mud. He begins understatedly: ‘The first night passed uneventfully, except that we were shelled,’ describing his journey to the front: ‘It was nothing unusual to come across a dead horse sometimes two with great holes in their sides caused by shells, and now and then a dead comrade would be lying waiting for burial.’ Amid the horrors of war, there is humour, for example, in his pithy description of breakfast: ‘Bread and jam and mud but no drink,’ or in the account of the menacing shapes which advance slowly one foggy evening over a period of several hours. ‘In the morning we discovered that a good many of these Germans were nothing more than a few short willow shrubs waving about in the breeze. We had a good laugh.’ Gradually, he describes how one by one, his fellow soldiers in his beloved 12th East Surreys fall until he is left with just three of his mates. Trapped in a hole in the ground, he sees an enemy soldier lob a grenade at him and turns face down in the mud to receive the blow: ‘This I thought is the end, so far as I am concerned.’ Landing on his back, the grenade failed to explode. The narrative ends abruptly, as he is taken prisoner by the Enemy. This brief, highly personal and compelling account of one soldier’s experience, with a short introduction, will appeal to anyone with an interest in the human condition.

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When much of our existing housing stock was built, lifestyles were very different. This means that a large proportion of a contemporary architect's work is about adapting these older buildings, rather than building afresh. The challenge for today's architects is thus to adapt our old buildings to our new ways of living, whilst not destroying what we like about them. This often means adding more space to the back, the roof or the side, or even sometimes underneath, whilst retaining the original building's front as part of the streetscape. Houses: Extensions brings together 15 exceptional extension projects including 8 from the UK that showcase some of the most innovative and stylish architectural solutions for adding more space to a home. UK firms featured: Adam Knibb Architects, Chris Dyson Architects, Ashton Porter Architects, Paul Archer Design, AR Design Studio, Tigg+Coll Architects, and Riach Architects.

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Discover the latest revolution in residential architecture the mobile home! These outstanding projects showcase some of the truly innovative ways in which architects have taken the mobile home form, and created unique, stylish, and comfortable living spaces that really can be taken anywhere. Each of featured homes all of which are less than 20m2 are accompanied by full colour photographs, architectural illustrations, and a brief description.

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This magnificently illustrated volume brings together a collection of innovative and original garden design projects from around the world. Whether they are small or large, in urban or rural environments, they all have one aim in common - to make the space they occupy more enjoyable to be in. The featured projects cover a wide range of design styles and garden elements - from roof gardens to decking to water features and more - and are all accompanied by superb full-colour photography, detailed illustrations, and a brief but detailed explanation of the inspiration behind the design and the choice of plants and design elements.

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First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Outdoor Photographer of the Year presents a stunning collection of the winning, commended and shortlisted photographs from the 2016 Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition. Featuring over 150 winning, commended and selected images from entrants based all around the world, it captures the magnificent diversity of our planet. The annual competition, organized by Outdoor Photography magazine and now in its sixth year, last year received over 12,000 entries from more than 35 countries. Judged by some of the most respected names in the outdoor photography community, the contest attracts and curates the most inspiring images in adventure, travel, landscape, wildlife and nature. This year's winner will be given the opportunity to photograph the 2017 Fjallraven Polar Expedition, a 300-kilometre dog-sled adventure across the Arctic, through some of the world's wildest and most beautiful scenery. The book is divided into the eight categories of the competition, including At the Water's Edge, Wildlife Insight, Live the Adventure and Spirit of Travel.A breathtaking variety of images is accompanied by detailed captions and technical information, creating a collection of extreme environments and exceptional photography that will inspire outdoor photographers and adventure enthusiasts alike. Outdoor Photographer of the Year will be launched alongside the awards ceremony and exhibition at The Photography Show at the NEC from 18 to 21 March 2017. The images will be showcased through international media and online coverage, alongside the social media of Outdoor Photography magazine, The Photography Show and competition sponsors Fjallraven.

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Relax into the creative world of colouring. Containing a beautiful and diverse collection of illustrations, this fantastic book will allow the artist within you to shine! This edition contains a selection of fantasy artworks for you to complete in your chosen colour scheme. You can make your finished artworks as simple or as complex as you like - whichever you choose, you'll be thrilled with the results. It will appeal to both adults and children. . Relaxing and therapeutic . Wide selection of fantasy scenes including unicorns, mermaids and fantasy patterns . Artworks range in complexity . Over 60 artworks to colour in

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Three brand-new seasonal novellas by three international bestselling authors: 'A Christmas Marriage Ultimatum', 'The Millionaire's Christmas Wish' and 'A Prince for Christmas'.

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Houses on the side of a mountain, on rocky terrain, or on cliffs by the sea - a perfect blend of contextual architecture and interior design that channels our shared desire for peace and tranquility. Whether because of their impossible location in many cases, or the irregularity of the terrain, the slope of the plots and their geological characteristics, innovative solutions are required in the planning of the structures and the building of the foundations.

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Houses without stairs or obstacles, all distributed on the same floor, lounge area, dining room, bedrooms, kitchen and service facilities. They stand out for their spaciousness in all rooms, both exterior and interior. Having a house distributed on one level is going for comfort and something that gives a special personality to the house, providing air and natural light thanks to this open design concept.

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This book explains this new direction in architecture, so that in a few decades what may now seem extraordinary will be commonplace. It is a method to build or renovate close to what may eventually be known as bioconstruction - a building system with recycled or recyclable, low-environmental impact materials, or materials that can be extracted by simple processes at a low cost. This book takes a room-by-room look at the house, from the living room to the bathroom and the garden, all trying to preserve materials so that they have a longer life. We give priority to environmental and technological measures in the design phase of a home that save water and energy.

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