Rooms Outside the House: From Gazebos to Garden Rooms - Hardcover

Trulove, James Grayson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060749814 ISBN 13: 9780060749811

Publisher: Harper Design, 2005

Synopsis

Rooms Outside the House presents an innovative range of building types for rooms and freestanding structures that will extend the living space of your home.

Building structures beyond the walls of your home can be an inexpensive yet creative way to expand and enhance your living space. Rooms Outside the House presents a broad range of projects encompassing a variety of purposes such as pool houses and saunas, dining and entertaining rooms, and even freestanding private libraries, all built to blend into your home's garden space.

Featuring the work of top architects such as Bolin Cwynski, Miro Rivera Architects, Hanranhan and Meyers, Frank Harmond, and more, Rooms Outside the House provides beautiful full-color photography and detailed architectural plans that are sure to inspire new ways of thinking about your home and garden space.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book takes the reader outside the house and into the many small "dependencies" that make up our domestic living environment. From small personal libraries, to gazebos, to studios, Rooms Outside the House will present a broad range of building types and architectural styles, complete with plans that will include: -gazebos -guest houses -garden rooms -pool houses -studios -libraries -home offices These structures often provide an inexpensive yet creative way to expand living space without the disruptions normally associated with expanding or remodeling the existing house. They can also add significant value to a property when it comes time to sell and give an estate-like quality to even modest spreads. Rooms Outside the House will feature approximately 20 diverse projects, ranging from small private libraries in Pennsylvania, Washington state, and California to pool houses in Florida, Connecticut, and Texas. Studios from New York and North Carolina will be included as will gazebos from across the US. Architects featured will include Bolin Cwynski, Miro Rivera Architects, Hanranhan and Meyers, Frank Harmond and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Design
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060749814
• ISBN 13: 9780060749811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192