The Architect's Guide to Residential Design (P/L CUSTOM SCORING SURVEY) - Hardcover

Malone, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071605630 ISBN 13: 9780071605632

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2010

Synopsis

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS AND CLIENTS

Written by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand your architectural design skills and successfully integrate single-family residential design into your professional practice.

The Architect's Guide to Residential Design discusses typical residential design issues, such as budgets and construction schedules, and offers guidelines for interacting with design-conscious clients. This detailed handbook presents a comprehensive methodology for the process of designing, pricing, and constructing single-family homes. Six real-world case studies, each featuring a unique site, budget, program, and set of circumstances, are included.

The Architect's Guide to Residential Design covers:

• Houses as an architectural practice
• How houses differ from commercial and institutional architectural projects
• Design and documentation for architect-designed houses
• Bidding and negotiating with contractors
• Cutting the contract with both owners and contractors
• Construction administration and the building process

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Malone, AIA is Director of the Michael Malone Studio at WKMC Architects. In his capacity as a design principal for a 40-person architectural firm, he leads and coordinates design for single- and multi-family residences, specialty retail, commercial offices, and corporate marketing centers.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071605630
• ISBN 13: 9780071605632
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272