Conceptual Communal Home Design: The Functional and Efficient, Land-Conscious Way
Language: English
Published by Trafford Publishing 00/g /27 A, 2007
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- Title
- Conceptual Communal Home Design: The Functional and Efficient, Land-Conscious Way
- Author
- Christopher John John Eldridge
- Publisher
- Trafford Publishing 00/g /27 A
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 141201820X
- ISBN 13
- 9781412018203
Communal living comes in many forms. Although we'd all like to forget the absolute failure of past attempts, there exists a much more refined and high-tech version that can be quite amazing to learn about. When done correctly, living communally can dramatically lower our society's environmental impact while maintaining our privacy and while actually increasing our standard of living. Such homes would have corporate telephone and server computer systems, segregated living areas, and master bedroom suites with full entertainment centers, personal computers, and ample storage space. There'd be wider hallways, soundproof materials within the walls and floors, and top-quality appliances to meet expected demands. Such homes can have 46-seat movie theater/conference centers, game room/sports bars, libraries, craft rooms, and even a multiuse racquetball court - all features that help to offset any perceived lack of privacy.
Most importantly, such homes would have professionally-equipped offices, sub-industrial-scale workshops, and garage bays able to hold large trucks. These features allow residents to establish comprehensive home-based businesses unlike any other. Being able to work productively right from home will allow highly skilled residents to launch an absolute renaissance in the quality of living that middle-class citizens can achieve. Craftsmanship would improve and more durable, commercial-quality homes could be built with the savings realized on travel-related expenses alone.
This book contains the conceptual floor plans for ten communal homes. There are thought provoking four- and seven-bedroom extended-family dwellings that far outperform contemporary homes. There are 11-, 12-, and 23-bedroom units with extensive shop and office facilities. There are larger 42- and 81-bedroom units with more activity areas than most small towns have. There's even a theoretical 21-level mid-rise facility offered that would fill the core of a professional stadium. All of these designs have emergency-enhanced features (such as extensive visitor accommodations) to help families better cope with region-wide disasters. A map of the United States showing potential disaster areas to avoid is also included for consideration.
All drawings are presented in an easy-to-understand, clutter-free format. This allows readers to focus on the design's true performance, not its aesthetical appearance. Readers are provided with a wealth of supporting information. Chapter by chapter details describe just how functional, efficient, and even how downright enjoyable such arrangements can be when homes are specifically designed for such intensified living conditions.
No longer do we have to embrace a lottery mentality of foolishly thinking that we can simply win our way to a better life. When we go about life so decisively as this, we can systematically achieve a far higher standard of living as well as lowering land consumption 60% to 95%. With lower level parking garages, flat/usable rooftops, and hydroponic/greenhouses, no home could ever get anymore environmentally friendly than these. Indeed, greater self-sufficiency at the home level is the key to reducing our society's infrastructure overload and it allows us to better cope with natural disasters and regional blackouts!
This is a full-size (8.25" x 10.75") book containing seven chapters, nine appendix sections, and 52 B&W line drawings and photos.
Enjoy!
Eco Author Chris Eldridge
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