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This book addresses the tiny details that make your house look great or horrible. Specific architectural elements like entry ways, front facade, columns, dormers, arched windows, chimneys, and fireplaces are each addressed showing details to "avoid" and those to "use". Each is notated with comments on what was done correctly and incorrectly.
9 de ago. de 2011 · Praise for Get Your House Right: “[A]n important and much needed book.”--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design “Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good….this 'Rosetta stone' of design will ...
- Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons
1 de jan. de 2007 · This book addresses the tiny details that make your house look great or horrible. Specific architectural elements like entry ways, front facade, columns, dormers, arched windows, chimneys, and fireplaces are each addressed showing details to "avoid" and those to "use". Each is notated with comments on what was done correctly and incorrectly.
Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and even sustainability.
Description "In this comprehensive and authoratative guide, Marianne Cusato explains why so many of today's traditional-style buildings miss the mark; describes the essential elements of a house, how they work together, and how to use them appropriately; and shows how to avoid common mistakes at every stage of the design and construction process"--Page 2 of cover.;Why you need this book ...
Praise for Get Your House Right: “[A]n important and much needed book.”--Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and author of The Not So Big series and Home by Design “Marianne Cusato translates architectural language into the vernacular and, by doing so, into the reach of the average consumer, where such knowledge is guaranteed to do the most good….this 'Rosetta stone' of design will ...
- Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons
2 de ago. de 2011 · Buy a copy of Get Your House Right : Architectural Elements to Use and Avoid book by Marianne Cusato, Ben Pentreath, Richard Sammons, Leon Krier. Sick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and sustainability. She present ...
