Name: Building Type Basics for Housing | Robert Chandler, David Dixon, Joan Goody, Jean Lawrence, Geoffrey Wooding
Brand: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Price: 318.00 RON
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Building Type Basics for Housing, Second Edition is your one-stop reference for the essential information you need to confidently begin the design process and successfully complete the design for housing, large or small, on time and within budget. Members of the award-winning design firm Goody Clancy share their firsthand knowledge to guide you through all aspects of designing and building residences. The book presents knowledgeable, real-world advice for architects, planners, engineers, and developers to create excellent residential design projects for a variety of housing types.This updated edition offers a new collection of detailed project examples that represent the best in today's housing designs, including more information on sustainable design and a fresh look at mixed-use developments increasingly popular in urban areas. It walks the reader through the guidelines, planning concepts, and lessons learned—from single-family detached homes and townhouses to multi-family, mid-rise, and high-rise buildings. Coverage also includes essential topics such as community planning, site layout, zoning and code issues, parking strategies, and the selection of building materials.This new edition:Asks and answers twenty questions that frequently arise in the early phases of a residential commissionProvides a number of residential examples—new to this edition—from the last decade, covering the full range of housing densitiesIs illustrated with numerous photographs, diagrams, plans, an