Designing your perfect house
Subtitle: lessons from an architect
By: William J. Hirsch Jr
Edition: 2nd edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780979882005
Subjects: Domestic Architecture; Planning; Amateurs' manuals; Dwellings
Description: The timeless advice in this essential second edition guidebook for navigating the often mystifying process of house design, remodeling, and building, is forever valuable and is now better than ever with an all new Bonus Lesson, Building Green, Naturally. Master architect Hirsch draws on decades of experience and uses his enjoyable, easy to read writing style to convey sage advice guaranteed to help you design or remodel the perfect house for you, while controlling the process and saving money along the way.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Beginning the journey; title: Making the house a home; title: Unifying the design; title: Into the depths of design; title: What will your house be?; title: Make plans before drawing plans; title: Choosing the perfect site; title: Programming the house; title: Putting pencil to paper; title: Designing the house; title: Thinking through the places where you will live; title: Oh, yes ... the budget; title: Building green, naturally.