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Multi-family housing is acknowledged as a complex residential building type. The architect's design must foster a sense of comunity in an urban setting, while also accomodating the need for a resident's individual space. This new volume documents more t
From the Introduction: Consider these two places: Walking into Green Acres, you immediately sense that you have entered an oasis-traffic noise left behind, negative urban distractions out of sight, children playing and running on the grass, adults puttering on plant-filled balconies. Signs of life and care for the environment abound. Innumerable social and physical clues communicate to visitors and residents alike a sense of home and neighborhood. This is a place that people are proud of, a place that children will remember in later years with nostalgia and affection, a place that just feels "good." Contrast this with Southside Village. Something does not feel quite right. It is hard to find your way about, to discern which are the fronts and which are the backs of the houses, to determine what is "inside" and what is "outside." Strangers cut across what might be a communal backyard. There are no signs of personalization around doors or on balconies. Few children are around; those who are outside ride their bikes in circles in the parking lot There are few signs of caring; litter, graffiti, and broken light fixtures indicate the opposite. There is no sense of place; it is somewhere to move away from, not somewhere to remember with pride. These are not real locations, but we have all seen places like them. The purpose of this book is to assist in the creation of more places like Green Acres and to aid in the rehabilitation of the many Southside Villages that scar our cities. This book is a collection of guidelines for the site design of low-rise, high-density family housing. It is intended as a reference tool, primarily for housing designers and planners, but also for developers, housing authorities, citizens' groups, and tenants' organizations-anyone involved in planning or rehabilitating housing. It provides guidelines for the layout of buildings, open spaces, community facilities, play areas, walkways, and the myriad components that make up a housing site.
Based on the lauded AIA Design for Housing initiative and supported by an NEA grant, here is the first truly authoritative guide to modern affordable housing design. This landmark book provides architects, landscape architects, planners, developers, advocates, government officials, and policy makers with workable answers for the design of affordable, anesthetically pleasing housing. 300 color illus.
*** REDUCED FROM $59.95 WHILST STOCK LASTS *** *** FIRM SALE *** Having a family requires an adaptation of your lifestyle. In addition, it requires you to think about how your home will best fit your needs. Houses Designed for Families shares with readers how a house can be tailored to suit a family's individual needs. With advice on how to positions rooms to maximise privacy, traffic flow and noise control, this book has something for every homeowner. The book will also show readers how fixtures, finishes and furniture can combine to maximise an aesthetic effect, whilst keeping the focus on families in mind. Full colour illustrations throughout
Contents: Programming Housing for Contemporary Lifestyles; The Community Component--Kitchen, Breakfast, Family Room; The Privacy Component--Master Suite, Secondary Bedroom Block, Guest Suite, Den/Library; The Ceremonial Component--Entry, Living, Dining; The Functional Component--Garage, Laundry, Storage, Basement, Attic; The Outdoor Component--Rear Yard, Front Yard, Curb Appeal, Neighborhood Context; Synthesis--Assemblage of the Components; Target Marketing--Variations on a Theme; Multi-family Considerations--Less is More; Conclusions--Shifting Consumer Values. Indexed. 177 line illustrations.
This text is about the design of dignified, affordable housing for those not served by the private sector, and how that housing fits comfortably into our communities. It is a non-technical analysis for everyone interested in the creation of affordable housing.