Designing Your Natural House - Softcover

Woods, Charles G.; Wells, Malcolm

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0442013272 ISBN 13: 9780442013271

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992

Synopsis

"Everyone who designs a house should have to memorize the rules in this book . before being allowed to purchase a drafting pencil. Mac and Charles have managed to consolidate most everything they know about residential design with wit, Clarity, and excellent sketches" –– David Wright, Noted Solar Designer and Environmental Architect ∗ Designing Your Natural House Charles G. Woods and Malcolm Wells As concerns about our mistreatment of the environment keep growing, the trend toward housing that blends with rather than works against natural surroundings continues to accelerate. This important guide explores and illustrates all aspects of how to integrate dwellings with their natural settings. The authors are leading names in the natural design field whose work has been inspired by the contour–friendly, organic style of Frank Lloyd Wright. Charles G. Woods and Mclcolm Wells offer a wide range of invaluable design tips for both constructing new houses and remodeling existing ones. Every design they cover is in accordance with today′s ecological and environmental concerns. Beautifully illustrated and hand lettered throughout, this guide explains how to choose the best site design, lay out floor plans, landscape, and incorporate energy–efficient features wherever possible. You′re shown how to solve many design, ecological, and environmental problems, as well as how to keep design costs as low as possible. Numerous before–and–after graphics clarify every stage in the design process, and do and don′t examples help you avoid common mistakes encountered when designing natural dwellings. Included are 150 money– and energy–saving tips more than 200 tricks of the trade that help assure exemplary results, and sample house plans (which you can order) that promote further understanding of how to integrate designs with the natural site. Designing Your Natural House is timely, comprehensive, and visually appealing, making it an ideal source for architects, contractors, interior designers, landscape architects, do –it–yourselfers, and remodelers.

About this title

Synopsis

This illustrated and hand-lettered guidebook offers the selfbuilder design tips and dos and don'ts for constructing new houses and remodelling. The authors are inspired by the contour-friendly, organic style of Frank Lloyd Wright. They show readers how to choose the best site design, lay out floor plans, landscape, incorporate energy-efficient features, and, in general, solve many design, ecological and environmental problems. Coverage includes more than 200 tricks of the trade for the do-it-yourself builder and remodeller, 150 money- and energy-saving tips, and numerous before and after graphics.

About the Author

About the Authors CHARLES G. WOODS is a well–known, award–winning designer of energy–efficient housing. He is the author of Natural Architecture and The Complete Earth Sheltered House. He is based in Honesdale, PA. Known as the father of underground architecture, MALCOLM WELLS is an internationally–renowned architect and the author of several other books, including Gentle Architecture. He lives in Brewster, Massachusetts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0442013272
• ISBN 13: 9780442013271
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 243