Designing your perfect house : lessons from an architect / William J. Hirsch Jr.
The timeless advice in this essential second edition guidebook for navigating the often mystifying process of house design, remodeling, and building, is forever valuable and is now better than ever with an all new Bonus Lesson, Building Green, Naturally. Master architect Hirsch draws on decades of experience and uses his enjoyable, easy to read writing style to convey sage advice guaranteed to help you design or remodel the perfect house for you, while controlling the process and saving money along the way.
Record details
- ISBN: 0979882001
- ISBN: 9780979882005
- Physical Description: 266 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 24 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Cary, NC : Dalsimer Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Beginning the journey -- Making the house a home -- Unifying the design -- Into the depths of design -- What will your house be? -- Make plans before drawing plans -- Choosing the perfect site -- Programming the house -- Putting pencil to paper -- Designing the house -- Thinking through the places where you will live -- Oh, yes ... the budget -- Building green, naturally. |
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| Subject: | Architecture, Domestic > Amateurs' manuals. Dwellings > Planning. |
| Genre: | Nonfiction. Handbooks and manuals. |