| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-09-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 285 pages | | Height: | 11.5 in | | Width: | 8.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 40.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
Are there ways to transform a cramped kitchen into a larger eat-in area with excellent work space? What are the best, most cost-effective ways to add a second story to a ranch house? Where should a new bathroom in the basement be placed and how should it be designed? Get solutions to these and dozens of other challenging problems of residential redesign in Home Space Planning - a guide for architects, designers, and homeowners looking for imaginative, affordable ideas for home improvement and renovation. As the title suggests, this book is about space and how to make the most of it - no matter what kind of house you want to renovate. Packed with illustrations, floor plans, and renderings that provide useful guidance at a glance, this book is a model of clarity and can be easily followed by the layperson as well as the professional. Apply the solutions explored here to any of dozens of improvements you may be planning to make.
Responding to the growing market in home improvement and home renovation, this practical reference provides easy access to cost-effective design solutions for typical design challenges. It's packed with illustrations, floor plans, and renderings that provide useful guidance at a glance. Organization by major housing design types such as colonial, Cape Code, split-level, and others also makes the source convenient to use. Plans showing the original designs with shaded overlays of new designs expedite understanding of how changes were made and shows architects better and more cost-effective ways to re-design typical residential layouts. In addition, readers get a clear picture of how a conventional kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom can be easily and quickly re-configured to add space or amenities.
Industry Reviews
Temple explains residential space planning by presenting case studies that depict existing rooms followed by floor plans for remodeling alternatives. Homeowners can use this book to develop some understanding of how a designer approaches the problems encountered when redesigning a house. But the case study format could limit its use because unimaginative homeowners might become frustrated with examples that don't exactly reflect their situations. The primary value of the book will be as a text for students and even practicing builders and designers that shows how to illustrate various solutions when adapting a remodeling project to a client's needs and budget.
Breitman
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