A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS AND CLIENTSWritten by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand your architectural design skills and successfully integrate single-family residential design into your professional practice.The Architect's Guide to Residential Design discusses typical residential design issues, such as budgets and construction schedules, and offers guidelines for interacting with design-conscious clients. This detailed handbook presents a comprehensive methodology for the process of designing, pricing, and constructing single-family homes. Six real-world case studies, each featuring a unique site, budget, program, and set of circumstances, are included.The Architect's Guide to Residential Design covers:Houses as an architectural practiceHow houses differ from commercial and institutional architectural projectsDesign and documentation for architect-designed housesBidding and negotiating with contractorsCutting the contract with both owners and contractorsConstruction administration and the building process
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Author: Malone, Michael
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Architect's Guide to Residential Design
Pages: 00272 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2009-11-09
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780071605632
Category: Architecture : Buildings - Residential