Covers all questions posed in building a house from selecting your land to applying the last coat of paint. This edition also includes information from Alteration and Additions to your Home. Lansdowne, Australia, 2003 PB $A 32.95
Housing
[Updated 24.11.09]100 of the
Worlds Best Houses Slessor, Catherine -
Introduction
This great new book documents 100 Australian and international
houses. As such, the
range expresses innovations in design, particularly new configurations,
new programs, new
types, advances in material and sustainable/environmental technologies
and applications.
It also includes some recent favourites. Of course, there is plenty of
inspiration, and
the book seeks to outline advances in order to generate new ideas in
housing. Among the
architects featured are Sean Godsell, Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Daryl
Jackson, Hild und K, Six
Degrees, DCM, Harry Seidler, Pete Bossley, Antoine Preddock,
Miller/Hull, Atelier Hiroshi
Abe, Ray Kappe, Rick Joy, Gwathmey Siegel, Gabriel Poole, COX Group,
Lippman, Alberto
Campo Baeza, Kohn Pedersen Fox, GMP, Hamzah &Yeang. This book
is totally
comprehensive, with photos, drawings, index and biographies.
A great resource for use in
design and communication with clients. Images, Australia, 2002. HB
344pp $A 85.00
100
Houses for 100 Architects of the 20th Century
Postiglione, G.
Taschen, UK, 2004, 480pp, PB. $A 85.00
100
Houses: Modern Designs for Contemporary
Living Strongham,
C
A selection of projects from around the world demonstrating
contemporary
residences in a range of styles.
Merrell 2009 351pp HB $A59.95 [14.04.09]
100 Houses for
100 European Architects of the 21st Century
Postiglione, G. (Ed.)
What if the person living in in a house is actually the architect who
designed it? Obviously, and interestingly, architects' houses are an
intriguing reflection of the needs and personalities of the
individuals who created them. the houses themselves read like
autobiographies, for the greatest challenge of all in building a house
lies in weighing up and finding a balance between architectural
aesthetics and the personal wishes of those who live there.
Taschen, UK, 2004, 480pp, PB. $A 85.00
100
Houses for 100 Architects
Postiglione, G
Photographic representations of various architects ideas of space and
home.
This book provides an example of architecturally designed homes from
Frank
Llyod Wright through to Clemens Holzmeister, providing plans and
descriptions
of each. Taschen UK 2008 HB 480pp AU $70.00
3 Steel Houses: Barton Myers
A unique & in-depth study of three major residential projects
by this Californian based architect, it allows the reader a rare
insight into his overall design process. Each project is presented in
remarkable detail, with photographs, sketches, & plans. It is all
accompanied by the architect's own thoughts on the creation of each
custom-designed steel home as well as his opinions on developing
flexible prototypes for standardised, mass-produced housing.
Images, Aust, 2005, 126pp, HB.$A 49.95
Produced by the same team that brought us 25 Houses under 2500
Square Feet, this title continues in the same vain to explore,
though examples, the joys of living in compact, well designed homes.
Providing a range of architectural solutions for living within a small
envelope, the 25 projects are from all across the globe. Featuring work
by firms such Olson Sunberg Kundig Allen, Via Architecture, Eggleston
Farkas, Makoto Yamaguchi. Hdi USA 2004 PB183pp $A59.95
The twenty-five homes presented here, all recently constructed, offer a
range of architectural solutions for designing functional, interesting
& dramatic living spaces, ranging from a few hundred to 3000 feet.
Harper
Is apartment living the way of the future? According to some, it's
the only way to live. For most apartment-dwellers, beautiful views,
functional floor plans, low maintenance and convenient, inner-city
locations far outweigh the attributes of the traditional quarter-acre
suburban block. This book presents, through text, superb floor
photographs and floor plans, fifty of the World's Best Apartments.
Images Aust 2004 HB 334pp $A 85.00
Accessible
Housing: Quality, disability and design Imrie, R.
Considering the role & significance of house builders in
influencing the design & construction of accessible housing that
can meet the needs of disabled people. This book describes &
evaluates the socio-institutional, political & technical relations
that underpin the design & construction of housing for all.
Housing for the people: What opportunities exist for this democratic
ideal now that the scope for publicly funded architecture is being
curtailed in so many countries by the free market? Who are breaking the
boundaries to create innovative housing stock? Are attitudes changing
towards what is possible? With contributors writing on six
distinct geographical areas - Australia, Japan, The Netherlands,
Sweden, USA & The UK- as well as emergency dwellings, a worldwide
perspective is established.
A-FRAME Randl C.
Not since the heady days of Sale of the Century with Tony Barber, where
we all wanted the chance to win our own A-Frame house, have we had
the chance to know all there is to know about the A-Frame as well as
how to build our own. Chad Randl tells the fascinating story the
"triangle" house from prehistoric Japan to its lifestyle-changing
heyday in the 1960s. Part architectural history & part cultural
exploration, A-Frame documents every aspect of A-frame living using
cartoons, ads, high-style & do-it-yourself examples, family
snapshots, & even an appendix with a complete set of blueprints in
case you want to build your own. PAP USA 2004HB 207pp$A43.50
A House for My Mother Architects Build For Their Families Dunlop. B
Amongst the families
included
are Rogers, Meier, Venturi, Kahn, Anderson, Cobb and Gwathmy. PAP, USA,
1999. 189pp PB $A P/A
A Pocketful of Houses Beaver R.
(ed)
A pocket-sized publication that compiles more than 50 of the best
houses from
the four books in the 100 of the World’s Best Houses series.
Each of
these houses from around the world includes a description, drawings and
photographs. Images 2006
A+T Housing and Flexibility I
&
II
a+t editions, Spain, 1998. 134pp PB $A 55.00
a+t
Hybrids I: High Rise Mixed-Use Buildings a+t
The first of a new Hybrid series from a+t. Hybrids explores the
relationship
between the land scarcity and its high value; the need of intensifying
land use
in order to contribute to sustainable development; and the need of
densifying
uses in order to revitalise urban centres through a selection of
international
projects. Architects featured include: Steven Holl, BIG, RCR
Arquitectes, OMA
and Jean Nouvel plus many more.
a+t 2008 168pp PB $A67.65
A+U 387:
Feature: the House 2002:12
Another great feature on new and stunning single family
houses from around
the world, this volume of Architecture and Urbanism shows the
residential work of Alvaro
Siza, Fink+Jocher, Shim Sutcliffe, Toshiko Mori, Jo Coengen, Kerry
Hill, Ramon Esteve,
Patkau, Kruunenberg Van der Erve and Joel Saunders with his virtual
access house. There is
also a detailed entry on the work at Peter Merian Haus and an overview
of the Spring 2002
Studio at the Yale School of Architecture. A+U, Japan, 2002, PB 134pp $A
75.00
Flexible housing
is housing that adapts as inhabitants' needs and lifestyle change -
whether it is children moving away, a grandparent moving in, or the
need to open a home office. Specific design approaches and techniques
that facilitate flexible design are explained and illustrated here. Key
features include adaptable interior layouts and room configurations,
exterior elements - roofs and facades - that accommodate remodels, easy
add-ons and remodels, and single-family and multiple housing. Mc Graw Hill US 2004 272pp HB $A 99.95
Allergy Free Home
A Practical Guide to Creating a
Healthy Environment Vittoria D'Alessio
New Holland, Sydney, 2002, 124pp, PB $A 34.95
The American
House
This abridged, revised and updated edition of The Amercan House
is a
chronological timeline of homes from the 1200’s through to 2007. With
residences by Neutra, Johnson, Breur and earlier works by Burnett,
Roper and
Jefferson. Phaidon UK Updated 2008 112pp HB $AU 39.95 [21.02.09]
American
Dream: The House at Sagaponac-Modern Living in the Hamptons Brown C.
Documenting the
groundbreaking architecture project initiated by real
estate developer Harry J. Brown, the project features homes designed by
internationally
American House Now
Doubilet, S
Contemporary Architectural Design. &
Boles, D. T & H, UK 1997 240pp PB $A 53.00
American
Masterworks - The 20th
Century House
America
has been witness to some of the greatest houses of the 20th
century including the Farnsworth House, Gamble House and of course the
Prairie Houses.
This book brings together the architects, their processes, drawings and
ideas which have
helped define the styles of the century such as modernism and
minimalism.
Thames & Hudson, UK 2002 234pp PB
$A 55.00
Anatomy of the
House
From the exhibition "Anatomy of the House" the first out of a series of
three touring exhibitions created by The Lighthouse, Scotland's Centre
for Architecture. It is apart of the Sottish Executive's Architecture
Policy for Scotland which was launched back in October2001, that looks
to stimulate debate locally & nationally & ensure that the
pioneering work of the acclaimed architectural community is recognised
& valued both at home & abroad. The Lighthouse Scotland 2002 PB
94pp $A 58.30
Another 100 of
the Worlds Best Houses
Continuing on from 100 of the Worlds Best Houses, we are presented with
a selection of even more amazing homes from around the world. Designed
by some of the world's leading architects, these homes have been built
in some of the most inspiring & challenging locations, and in an
astonishing variety of styles. Aust 2003 352pp HB $85.00
Apartment
Architecture Now - Residential developments. Mostaedi, Arian.
The projects in this book illustrate the latest tendencies in
collective housing. They include both large and small-scale residential
projects that share a common spirit: they are rigorous and give
priority to the inhabitants and use the environment in which they are
located as a framework for defining them. Links, Spain 2003 HB 230pp $A
155.00
Apartment
Buildings: New concepts Broto,
C.
Illustrating the latest trends in apartment design, this volume
provides answers & ingenious solutions to the designing of
collective housing. With a myriad of international designers featured
& accompanied by a variety of drawings & photographs, this book
is an incredibly inspiring collection. Featured are BKK3, MVRDV,
Neutelings, Ban, &Herzog & de Meuron. Links, Australia, 2005,
359pp, HB. $A 99.95
Apartment
Buildings Mostaedi, A (ed.)
Links, Spain, 1999. 237pp
HB
$A 148.50
APTM: Six Minimal
Apartment Projects Bohigas
J. & Arenas L. (eds)
The governing principles for the six 30m² apartment projects
featured were
aimed as new typologies for multi-family dwellings in a dense city,
maximising
building and energy efficiency in low budget rental homes. As part of
the
Contrumat Fair in Barcelona 2005, the prototypes were built and
exhibited, and
the six groups of participants of the APTM Project had architects such
as
Lacaton & Vassel, Abalos & Herreros as well as two winning
student
teams each offering their own approaches in tackling a growing concern
in
housing in the city. Actar 2006
Takes readers on a journey through a collection of alpine and
backcountry
architecture and interior design projects by architects, designers and
artists.
It profiles architects, designers and artists who are embracing nature
and
creating provocative rural hideaways that adapt to their surrounding
habitats
and their special topographical and extreme climatic conditions and
challenges
Gestalten 2009 272pp HB $115.00 [07.10.09]
Archilab's Futurehouse Radical
Experiments
in Living Space, Brayer & Simonot
Digital technology and the Internet may have changed our
lifestyles over the last
decade, but so far they have had very little impact on
our dwelling. Looking at the most
innovative talents from around the world, Futurehouse
presents ninety private and
community housing projects that challenge the accepted norms of our
living spaces and
offer a dazzling array of ingenious solutions to meet the widely
changing needs and
desires of our global society. Against the background of globalization
and urbanization,
these designers confront such issues as individualizing collective
housing and some have
also included theoretical essays on a new design agenda.Thames &
Hudson, UK, 2002, 256pp, PB $A 88.00
Architecture of the
Home Nylander, Ola
This book is an in depth academic study of the spatial qualities
of the home and
spaces we live in. Addressing the issues of light, mobility, cost,
structure, climate
amongst many others, Nylander presents his doctoral thesis as a
narrative discussing the
how what why and where of living spaces. Translated by John
Krause.Wiley-Academy, London, 2002, 144pp PB $A 59.95
The Architecture of
Private Residential
Complexes Sergi
Costa
Documents the changes we have seen in residential design over the
decades, and
contrasts seen from one country to another. These changes are
represented
in both huge multi storey developments and single storey hideaways.
With colour
photography and drawings.
Loft Spain 2008 256pp PB AU$80.00
Art Deco House Tinniswood, Adrian
Mitchell Beazley, London, 2002 176pp, HB $A 59.95
Art/Invention/House Webb M.
A commanding and generously illustrated book of forty new houses, many
of which have been published here for the first time, that explore the
creativity of top architects from around the globe. The houses shown
here are a mix of discretion or boldness, but never predictable.
Featuring projects from Archi-Tectonics/Winka Dubbeldam, Steven Holl,
Rick Joy, Alberto Kalach, Alberto Campo Baeza, Herzog & de Meuron,
Alvaro Siza, Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, Hitoshi Abe, and Kengo Kuma, and
from Australia Glenn Murcutt and Harry Seidler. Rizzoli USA 2006 HB
319pp $A140.00
The Art of Renovation: How to
Turn Your House into Your Contemporary Dream Home, Room by Room
Howard, B. & Sugarman, B.
A practical guide offering ideas and options for renovating each type
of room of a house, it aims for projects to be completed effectively in
terms of time, cost and effort to achieve the maximum effect. Also
features case studies.
At
Home in the City: An
introduction to urban housing design
Towers, G.
A clear & concise guide
introducing students & professionals of architecture, urban design
& planning to contemporary housing design. Showing a commitment to
sustainable design in urban planning. This guide introduces the reader
to the key aspects of housing design, whilst outlining a discussion
about form & planning of urban housing. Presenting contemporary
concerns such as energy efficient design & high density development
in a clear & accessible way, as well as providing current case
studies that illustrate the best in high density, sustainable housing.
Archi Press, UK, 2005, 316pp, PB. $A
71.50
Penthouse Over the City sheds light on one of the most ambitious, and
controversial, architectural undertakings of the last century; the
Barbican Estate. This leviathan project, with its futuristic vision and
Byzantine intricacy included, in its final incarnation, the highest
apartments in Europe, an underground railway and an arts centre
composed of a theatre, concert hall, art galleries, cinemas and a
library. Wiley UK 2004 228pp HB $A 79.95
A selection of Balinese Inspired ideas for your home.
Tuttle Publishing Hong Kong 145pp HB $40.00 [21.07.09]
With over 400 exciting new photographs, drawings & plans, & a
lively text by the same team of expert barn restoration practitioners
who brought you BARN: The art of a working building, here are
accounts of barns as retreats, studios, shops, meeting places, inns,
restaurants, galleries, museums- even sheltering a swimming pool-
showing the conversions to domestic use, & barns as barns again.
Rich in historical detail, covers the problems of reinterpretation
& barn culture informatively & critically. Universe USA 2003 PB 270pp $A80.00
Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture, Design
& Engineering
First Edition 2003
USA 400pp HB includes Cd Rom $A140.95
A survey of timber-frame barns from of the seventeenth century to the
pole barns of the twentieth on
Barn Style Homes Design Ideas for Timber Frame Houses
Skinner/Hanslin
Schiffer, USA, 2001, 192pp,
HB $A 120.00
Beach Houses from Malibu
to Laguna
McMillian, E. Rizzoli, New York, 1998. 208pp HB $A 98.95
Beach
Houses of
Australia & New Zealand
Crafti, S.
As the author states, "what makes these beach houses unique is
the energy and
determination of the architects and their vision for specific
sites.While architecture in
the cities is often forced to conform to existing structures, the beach
house can be a
voice to steer architecture in new directions." Ranging from the modest
to the
grandiose, the 35 beach house featured have one thing in common,
good design. Images, Aust, 2000. 160
pages 160pp HB
$39.95
Following the great success of the first "Beach Houses 2"
published in 2000 comes a second volume presenting 54 of the latest
designs from the antipodes. From the compact 10
squares by David Luck to the sweeping complex of Allan Powell, the
designing of beach houses has allowed the architects the opportunity to
embrace their visions without the constraints of inner city
communities. Images, Australia, 2003 192pp HB $A59.95. Both now available as a set for $A79.95
From the Black Sea to Belgium, South Africa to Southwold, Calais to
California, Melbourne to Moreombe & every country with a coastline
in between, wherever there are beaches there are beach huts. A gorgeous
&quirky celebration of those pretty, peculiar & well-loved
edifices that stand between humankind & the open sea. Cassell, UK,
2005, 174pp, HB. $A35.00
Presents myriad of projects, predominantly international, which
demonstrate
ways in which the seaside can be integrated creatively into
Architectural
projects. It features beach clubs, houses and hotels, all located by
the
waterside, on both an Architectural and Interior Architecture scale.
FRAME 2008 280pp HB AU$115.00
Beach Style
Asensio, P. editor
Cameron, Spain, 2001 160pp HB $AP/A
Berlin Apartments Asensio, Paco
Seperated
into the districts of Berlin, this small, fat sourcebook explores the
eclectic and eccentric nature of the inhabitants of Berlin in
photographs and floorplans. A great resource. teNeues,
Spain, 2002 500+pp PB $A 49.95
Beyond the Plan
The Transformation of
Personal Space in Housing. Willats, S
John Wiley, UK, 2001. PB 136pp $A 61.95
Blueprints
for Modern Living History
and Legacy of the Case Study Houses Smith,E. Ed
MIT, USA, 1998 256pp PB $A
88.00
Brave New Houses: Architectural Innovation in
Southern California Webb, M.
Thames and Hudson, UK, 2003, 239pp, HB $A 75.00
Building Your Own Home:
a comprehensive guide for Australian owner builders
2nd Edition. Wilkie, G. & Arden, S. Revised and updated for GST.
Covers all questions posed in building a house from selecting your land
to applying the
last coat of paint. This edition also includes
information from Alteration and Additions to your Home. Lansdowne,
Australia, 2003 PB $A 32.95
Bungalow The
Ultimate Arts and Crafts Home
Powell, J &
Svendsen, L
Jane Powell looks at one of the most endearing home styles. Eighty five
examples of this housing type are displayed here from across
North America. For inspiration of the interior or exterior. Gibbs Smith
USA 2004 HB 290pp $A 80.00
Bungalow
Details: Exterior Powell J.
& Svendsen L.
Providing you with everything you need to identify the finer points
& visual characteristics that make a bungalow a bungalow. Skilfully
explained in how to identify the details & offering insights into
the Arts & Crafts philosophy. Gibbs Smith USA 2005 HB 208pp $A60.00
(03/03)
In "Bungalow Nation", Maddex and Vertikoff follow up their
publication of "American Bungalow Style", taking readers into a
selection of the most characteristic bungalows from five of America's
most bungalow-plentiful neighbourhoods: Washington DC, Chicago,
Seattle, Minneapolis and Pasadena. The book tells the stories of
homeowners who are reviving these houses and the neighbourhoods the
bungalows have long enriched. Thames & Hudson UK 2003
HB 240pp $A 70.00
Bungalows: Updating Classis America Connolly, M.Caren &
Wasserman, Louis
Design ideas and inspiration for renovating, remodelling, and building
this classic American House type. Featuring 20 homes selected by the
authors from across the US, Photographs, and before and after
plan drawings. Taunton Press US 2002 PB 202pp $39.95
Creating architecture that is sympathetic to its site and surroundings
while
maximising the view of the landscape that the occupant of a house
enjoys,
remains a serious challenge for the best of architects. The twenty
projects surveyed
here succeed on both accounts, forming a useful survey of recent
developments
in private architectural commissions that is accompanied by colour
photographs,
plans and elevations. Houses featured include, Cecilia Puga's Larrain
House; UN Studio's
C3:
New Apartments: Making the Most for Common
Space
Apartment buildings increasingly offer larger and more attractive
living spaces
for the occupants that are packaged in interesting architectural
designs. A
total of eighteen apartment projects by well and lesser known
architects are
surveyed here, including; MVDRV's
Cabins:
Dens
& bolt-holes Roots, F.
Cabin-like structures from around the globe are illustrated with photos
& complementary text. Fitway, UK, 2004, 120pp, PB. $A 35.00
Cabin,
Cottage & Camp: New Designs on the Canadian Landscape
Macdonald,
C. (ed.)
Distilled into nature embracing designs catering only for the most
basic human needs, the places of retreat in the Canadian landscape by
the country’s architects and designers are a reflection of a shared
desire for an experience and character which are rarely found in
today’s much calculated and resolved designs.
Cabins:
the new style Grayson-Trulove J.
This is a collection of some
of the most innovative designs for cabins.
Distinctly
getaway homes, they are often sited in remote locations and constructed
out of ‘natural’
materials.This selection is found in a variety of landscapes and come
in many sizes,
whilst incorporating innovative design solutions, and the use
sustainable
materials, yet all maintain the fundamentals of the traditional cabin.
Collins
USA 2006 HB 190pp$A54.99
Coastal
Retreats-
the Pacific Northwest & the architecture of adventure.
Paul L.L.
Featuring some of the best examples of retreat architecture in
America, from ageless timber homes belonging to early Northwest moguls
to today's "days away" architecture-- lodges, cabins, & summer
cottages that communicate the exuberance for year-round outdoor
adventure. With ideal terrain for hiking, rock-climbing, skiing,
fly-fishing, a& more, the Pacific Northwest is a mecca for lovers
of the outdoors in the US, & as a result, a flood of new wealth is
being poured into lifestyle architecture in this area. Retreats here
are designed to keep the terrain at the inhabitants' fingertips &
to adapt to such unique demands as where to park one's glider. Universe
USA 2004 HB 211pp $A80.00
Cold War Hot
Houses
Colomina,
Beatriz - Brennan, Annemarie and Kim, Jeannie
The technological innovation and unprecedented physical growth of the
cold war era permeated American life in every aspect and at every
scale. This collection of essays is based on a series of seminars
focusing on the impact of the Cold War on the built environment, which
was recently conducted at Princeton University by Beatriz Colomina.
Colomina is editor of Sexuality and Space.
Princeton Architectural
Press US 2004 PB 288pp $A 44.00
Collective
Housing: A Manual de
Lapuerta J M
This overview of some major topics that affect the dialogue and
pedagogy of
housing originates from the 2006 course on Collective Housing at
Escuela Tecnica
de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM). Collective Housing is based
on a
series of workshops lead by some of the most pivotal figures in the
industry. Actar Spain 2007 222pp PB A $62.00
COLLECTION:
Houses
Galindo M
The main task for architects has always been the planning of private
residences, commissioned by the future occupants or by clients seeking
the
extraordinary. This 512 page volume of the series Collection
features
around 200 houses from all parts of the world by famous architects as
well as
the stars of the future. Each project is featured by comprehensive
texts in
English, German and French, sketches, floor plans and drawings as well
as
high-quality photographs.
Braun
Compact
Houses Broto C.
With dozens of never-before seen
solutions in space saving, storage & an array of ingenious design
solutions for furniture & fixtures, this book will be an invaluable
sourcebook that will be of great use for both the professional &
student of architecture, interior design, interior decorating &
furniture design. Thirty illustrated case studies of homes that include
full-colour photographs, floor plans, & sketches.
Links, Spain, 2005, 240pp. HB. $A99.95
Compact
Houses
de Valle, C.
This international survey of the latest residential architecture proves
that small is beautiful & responsible. The houses profiled are
designed to make maximum use of the smallest possible footprint as well
as providing sustainable living solutions. Universe, USA, 2005, 418pp, PB. $A55.00
Contemporary
Houses Corcuera
A. &
Campos C. (eds)
Featuring contemporary houses of all scales, from those in the urban
setting to
that which resides in the country, the isolated to simply unique
houses. This
highly visual publication covers outstanding houses recently completed
around
the world including completed works of Australia’s John Wardle and
BBP.LOFT
Spain 2006 1055pp HB $A90.00
Contemporary
House Design Misc
A selection of contemporary projects from around the world,
incorporating
sustainable principles and high tech materials.
Daab 2009 384pp HB $110.00 [06.11.09]
Contemporary
Housing Maria
Alessandra Segantini
This book traces themes such as density, flexibility, constructing on
the
constructed, and the image of the house. With over one hundred works,
including
projects by Hertzberger, Arets, Holl, Sanaa, Chipperfield, Mecanoo, and
Baumschlager & Eberle. Each project is presented with a technical
summary
and refers the reader to a complete bibliography. Analysis is made in
essays
written by
leading authors in the
field.
SKIRA 2008
263pp PB $A65.00
Contemporary
Prefab Houses
Cullerton E [ed]
A comprehensive compilation on the most innovative prefabricated
structures of
today, with tried and tested favourites alongside new designs, this
book
demonstrates just how successful prefabricated building can be. With
accompanying texts in German, Spanish, French and Italian. Daab Germany
2007
380pp HB $A99.95
Contemporary
Wood Houses Broto,
C
A collection of over 30 international projects depicting the use of
timber and
wood in contemporary construction. Links Publishing 2009 240pp HB $A59.95
[14.04.09]
Cottages by the Sea:
The Handmade Homes of Carmel, Americas Firtst Artists Community
Paul L.L.
Responding to a trend in American & their new preferences for
smaller homes Carmel in California is made up of a community of
artists, writers, & freethinkers. Containing many of the countries
most charming but rarely seen cottages, 34 are featured, built in the
twentieth century. UniverseUSA2004HB223pp $A70.00
Cottages: The New
Style
Trulove,
James Grayson
Through exquisite photography and drawings, this book presents cottages
that have been selected for their excellence in design, innovative use
of materials and methods of construction. Each case study includes
interior and exterior photography; drawings include site plans,
details, and floor plans. Harper Collins US 2004 189pp HB $A 65.00
Country Homes Montes, Christina
Kliczkowski, Spain, 2002, 216pp HB $A 99.95
Country in Style Camps
C
Going back to the country no longer means giving up the comfort of
modern life.
This book present a careful selection of rehabilitation schemes for
country
houses near the
Links Spain 2009 200pp HB $AU 85.00
Country
Houses Today Melvin J.
From the IA (Interior Angles) Series comes this title which features
some of the
most innovative residences situated outside cities around the world
today. The
houses are grouped into sections where each reflects its landscapes of
either
forest, plain, ocean or mountain, and its ways of addressing tradition
of the
region. Examples include the Two Houses by Eduardo Souto de Moura,
Forest Floor
House by Kengo Kuma, McNair House by Sean Godsell as well as works by
Steven
Holl, Lacaton Vassal and John Winger. JWiley 2006
Courtyard Houses Pfeifer
G & Brauneck P
A well set out book on the housing typology of courtyard houses. It
contains
drawings, photographs and written descriptions, with an introductory
essay on
typology. Also see Row Houses by the same authors. Birkhauser
Switzerland 2008
pp117 PB $69.50
In America alone, nearly 70 million people live in urban areas.
Fortunately, cities offer as much variety in living spaces as the
people who inhabit them - young or old, single or family, super-rich or
everyday Joe. Yet many of these unique dwellings, from walk-up studios
to narrow brownstones to open lofts, present perplexing design
challenges. Rockport US 2003 HB 144pp $A 55.00
The
Choice Guide to Building and Renovating on Time and on Budget (3rd Edition)
Mason, P.
Find out what you can do to prevent building problems. This book is not
only for those building a new home or undertaking major renovations,
but will also help home owners to meet the challenge of repairing and
maintaining their home. Choice Books, Australia, 2004, 141pp, PB. $A
25.00
Inspired by the British Arts & Crafts
movement, Craftsman-style homes captured America's heart at the turn of
the 20th century Today Craftsman-style structures can be found as far
east as New York State. This handsome volume is a celebration
of Craftsman-style architecture, which flourished in America from about
1895 into the 1920s. It took on a more natural & rustic form on
this side of the Atlantic than its British counterpart, in keeping with
the rugged American frontier ethos. Abrams USA 2004 HB 240pp $A100.00
Chronicling a cross-country tour through more than twenty homes that
have each been shaped by their owner’s personal passions. The author
further examines recurring psychological themes as well as design
aspects of housing. Colour photographs & floor plans from across
America that are both new &remodelled. Taunted, USA, 2005, 218pp,
HB. $A 65.00
The Creative
Community: Designing for Life Sawback V.
A journey through ideas & places, stretching our imaginations &
inspiring us to move beyond our out-dated & dreary patterns of
production-driven sameness. This book is both an invitation & a
guide to giving our best to the future by first creating it for
ourselves & creating a positive vision for the twenty-first century. Australia 2003 HB 272pp$A89.95
A
Decent Home: Planning, Building and Preserving
Affordable Housing Mallach, A
As more and more families lose their homes to foreclosure, affordable
housing
is very much in the public eye. Housing expert Alan Mallach
disentangles the
issues and breaks down the jargon, offering professionals and educated
laypersons a comprehensive picture of what affordable housing is, how
it works,
and how it is planned and developed. University of Chicago Press 2009
384pp HB $116.00
[22.06.09]
Density: New
Collective Housing A+T
Combining its four previous issues on Density and mass housing in
to one beautifully presented hardback. It comprises of a revised text
as well as featuring new projects. The selection includes over 60
buildings and ten executed urban plans. The publication takes on the
character of an accessible manual: the projects are presented in a
uniform manner and the data offered can be easily compared. The quality
and quantity of the projects selected and the way they are presented
over 300 photos including overall plans, floor plans of apartments, and
working details make this manual a first major worldwide revision of
mass housing, one tackled through a reflection on density. A+T Germ
2004 320pp HB $A 149.60.
Density : New Collective
Housing a+t
A condensed edition of the same a+t title, this is a intensive study
into
international medium to high density housing projects. Includes 10
urban plans,
65 built projects and all plans and details are at 1:500 and 1:20 scale
respectively. Analysis into layout and form is also provided by the
architects
for each project. a+t edicions 2006 447pp PB $A88.00
Density
Projects (a+t)
Arpa J & Fernandez per A
The third book to the a+t Density series, with 36 new concepts
on
collective housing by architects such as Jean Nouvel, Oppenheim, Steven
Holl,
MGM Moralles and AOC.
A+T Spain 2007 397pp PB AU $87.45
Desert
Retreats- Sedona Style Paul L.L.
Universe, USA, 2004, HB, 211pp. $A80.00
Designed Life Apartments
Cheng K.
& Yabuka N.
A detailed look at a selection of contemporary apartment interiors
across the
Asia Pacific including also a handful from Melbourne and Sydney, where
each
designed apartment shown sees specific user requirements and concerns
in the
different locations dealt with in ways which are bound to inspire.
PageOne 2005
Design
+ Build: Your
dream home Wilhide, E.
Taking an inspirational look at the built-your-own structures around
the world, showcasing a range of design ideas, from cutting-edge to
traditional, in varied locations, & catering to a range of budgets.
Also provided is an overview of all the built-your-own options, from
prefab & customised kit houses to design & build, concluding
with the issues you should consider & the steps you need to take.
Conran, UK, 2005, 176pp, HB$A75.00
Designing & Building
Your Own Home
Cummins M
Insightful and practical advice for every stage of the process this
book
explains how to keep the project moving, how to work best with
contractors and
how to develop your design ideas. It also provides support and answers
to many
of the questions posed when you undertake the design and building of
your home.
Crowood UK 2006 172pp PB $A39.95
Designing
a Home with WOOD
Adams H. & Adams
E.
Offering practical information & hard knowledge about types of wood
& their uses. This book inspires the reader with the multitude of
uses for wood within ones home. From the creative
team behind Stone this is a comprehensive study of one of
nature's greatest decorating materials. Extensively illustrated with
more than 250 full-colour photographs, it is sure to inform the
professional contractor as well as the do-it-yourselfer. S,T&C USA
2004 HB 192pp $A45.00
Designing for the Homeless: Architecture
that works Davis S.
Both a call to create well-designed places for the homeless & a
review of innovative & successful building designs, This book
argues for safe & functional architectural designs & programs
that symbolically reintegrate the homeless into society in buildings
that offer beauty, security & hope to those most in need.
Presenting a new perspective, considering the personal concerns of the
homeless, the social costs of homelessness& organisational &
design issues, while also highlighting problems of community & site
planning, building design & organisation & interior layout.
This an insightful resource for anyone interested it affordable housing
for not only the homeless but for anyone with a restricted building
budget.
UC Press USA 2004 HB 161pp $A65.00
Details
- A Guide to House Design in Britain Lewis, Philippa
A photographic introduction to five hundred years of British domestic
architecture. From chimneys to gates, to medieval cottages and
contemporary town houses. Including photos, illustrations and
historical introduction, the book shows how each feature - balconies or
bargeboards, terracotta or timber-frame has developed over the years,
and how fashion, technology and individuality have all contributed to
this living architectural tradition. Prestel USA 2003 144pp PB $A79.95
Domesticities: At Home with
The New York Times Magazine Vilada, P.
A selection of 25 houses & apartments that have appeared in The
New York Times Magazine.
Dream Home Wakely, Mark
A book that asks what our homes mean to us. But not from the rarefied
view of the architects drafting table not from the set of the TV
renovation show. It takes as its starting point everyday people and
their everyday houses. Filled with personal anecdotes and insight and
many question that are answered by Wakely, this book is an exploration
of a universal subject - our homes. Allen & Unwin, AUS, 2003, PB
227pp $A29.95
Dream Pools & Gardens
Cerver. F
Arco,
Spain, 1999. 206pp HB $A87.95
The architecture of ordinary people
represents more than ninety per cent of the world’s buildings,
including some 800 million homes. Dwellings is about the types and
forms of vernacular houses around the world. It documents the form of
traditional buildings that are self-built by their owner-occupiers or
built by members of a community, recording the means of construction
and decoration of the house in many different cultures. First published
in 1987, Dwellings, in its new updated, revised and expanded format,
takes into account new scholarship in the field, including the author’s
own fieldwork, and also acknowledges theoretical developments in the
areas of cultural geography, gender studies, sociology and
anthropology. Dwellings is a fascinating reference work on domestic
buildings and also a useful survey for understanding how different
communities cope with issues of climate, migration, mass development,
and symbolic and cultural meaning in architecture.
Phaidon, UK, 2002. HB288p $A99.95
This book brings the luxury and sensuality of Sills Huniford's
signature style to a practical level, addressing concerns like
integrating technology into the home, devising the most flexible floor
plan, and getting the most out of a small space and modest budget.
Every aspect of style is addressed in clear language detailing the
basic lessons of design.
Gibbs Smith, US 2001 239pp HB $A105.00
A step-by-step look at the planning process of building your own home.
Author
and architect Liesl Geiger presents seven elements that are crucial to
the
success and liveability of residential structures: design origins, site
and
scale, language and style, openings and light, spheres of living, flow
of
space, and sustainability.
Monacelli Press New York 2007 222pp HB $90.00 [21.07.09]
Experimental
Houses Pople,
N
Thames, UK, 2000. 240pp HB $A148.50
Extensions
Mornement A
To go with ‘Renovations’ by Laurence King this book displays extensions
from
around the world.
Laurence King 2007 UK 256pp HB $A75.00
Family
Housing Minguet,
J
A selection of small and large-scale houses, low-cost projects,
grandiose
ideas, typologies set according to family elements, risky settings,
far-flung
locations, technological resources all in a contemporary setting.
Monsa 2009 240pp PB $29.95 [23.09.09]
Family Houses Schleifer S.
A compilation of emerging residential architecture, you are provided
with innovative & experimental solutions to an age old favourite,
the family home. Each project has been thoughtfully photographed
& varies in size & siting, making this a terrific source of
inspiration for both the architect & the client.
Evoking nostalgic memories of a simpler life real or imagined &
nourishing connections to the seasons & the land. This book
features 20 homes that best interpreted as an enduring American dream.
Including over 300 colour photographs of rural communities from Maine
to California. Site & floor plans plus sidebars with historical
details are also included. TauntonUSA2004 HB217pp $A59.95
Evoking nostalgic memories of a simpler life real or imagined &
nourishing connections to the seasons & the land. This book
features 20 homes that best interpreted as an enduring American dream.
Including over 300 colour photographs of rural communities from Maine
to California. Site & floor plans plus sidebars with historical
details are also included. TauntonUSA2004 HB217pp $A59.95
Fifty Houses
Images from the American Road
William
Least Heat-Moon
Vernacular architecture at it's most elemental and photography
at it's most
truthful .John Hopkins UP,
2002, 110pp HB $A82.00
Finnish
Summer Houses, Jetsonen,
J&S
The Finnish summer house occupies an almost mythical place in the
hearts of
their inhabitants and architects. This book presents twenty villas,
cabins and
cottages in detail by such architects as Alvar Aalto, Juhani Pallasmaa
and
Eliel Saarinen using photographs, archival images, drawings and plans
to
illustrate the diversity of designs.
First House
The Grid, the Figure and the
Void Bjone,
Christian
This title overviews the first built projects of a group of of
key architects from
the Modern Moverment - in each case a privately commissioned house.
Each building is
presented with both contemporary and current photographs as well as
drawings, interviews
and detailed descriptions. Many of the houses feature stunning design
innovations and all
the architects shared an education at Harvard in the 1930's. All the
projects are
reknowned and acclaimed in their own right. John Wiley, USA, 2002,
224pp, HB $A118.95
Flexible Housing Schneider,
T & Till, J
Through the presentation of case studies and specially commissioned
scaled
plans the book examines past, present and future possibilities for
flexible
housing. Providing a guide to both design and construction it serves as
a
useful manual to housing development and design. Architectural Press UK
2007
237pp PB $109.95
Florida
Modern Hochstim, J.
Florida between 1941 & 1966, from Key West to Jacksonville, became
a hot spot of innovative residential architecture rivaled only by the
Case Study Houses of California. Documented here, some for the first
time, some preserved as they were originally built still filled with
Saarinen chairs & Eames furniture, all showcase that inspiring
period "Mid-Century Modernism". The houses appear as fresh &
contemporary as they did over fifty years ago. With many of the same
objectives that we have now, blurring of indoors & outdoors, the
connection to the natural environment & natural ventilation, even
the eco-conscious ethos in favor of using local materials.
Fotomo
2 : Metro Cover Hudson,
Jennifer
A “build yourself a city” popup book. Fotomo 2 contains
varying
Japanese streetscape imagery, allowing you to cut them out and fold up
your own
street. This edition focuses on metropolitan housing examples, and is
part of a
series. Itozaki, Japan, 2006 PB AU $ 23.00
Frank Lloyd
Wright: Mid
Century Modern Hess A
A comprehensive examination of an under-explored period in Wright’s
career, a
time dating from roughly 1935-1958, during which he was at his most
daring and
innovative. The book provides an exploration of more than 50
extraordinary
houses and buildings.
Rizzoli USA 2007 335pp HB $A95.00
Fundamentals of Residential
Construction
Allen,
E & Thallon, R
A detailed and comprehensive manual to building a house
from a-z.
The type of book you will
only ever
need one of. Includes chapters on building codes, zoning, financing,
environmental
concern, framing, plumbing foundations etc. etc. J Wiley & Son, NY,
2002, 577pp, HB $A167.95
Futuro
ed Home Mark
& Taanila,Mika
The Futuro House designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen was first
introduced in 1968. This book is a detailed history of the Futuro as
well as a journey into our recent futuristic past. Also included is a
DVD featuring a 29 minute documentary film FUTURO - Anew Stance for
Tomorrow (1998) plus 45 minutes of rare amateur film and other archive
footage. Desura 2002 Finland HB 191pp $A110.00
Getaway Home, The: discovering your home
away from home Mulfinger D.
Investigating the increasing popularity of recreational homes, both new
& remodelled, that are either situated in the idyllic surroundings
of the country, be it the woods, wilderness or mountains, to lakes or
coastal sites, as well as the desert. With 24 remarkable homes from
across America, you can discover design options for different
activities, environments, & sites to aid you in the ultimate
escape. Taunton, USA, 2004, 186pp, HB. $A 55.00
Glass
Houses Bahamon
A.
With a striking collection of contemporary glass housing from around
the world,
this title offers an inspiring look for anyone interested in not only
the use
of glass in a domestic setting, but anyone who’s interested in
inside/outside
living. Filled with beautifully photographs all of the featured houses
are
accompanied by drawings. Features Australian architects Lippman &
Associates, Workroom Design, and Jesse Judd Architects Collins USA 2006
HB
190pp$A75.00
The
Glass House: P Johnson
Maclear C
A photographic journey through one of modernisms most important
residences. The
Phillip Johnson Glass House was built in 1949 and over the course of
nearly
five decades the home in
Glass
House, Buildings for
Open Living
Glass House showcases the
inspirational contribution of glass to the architecture of the modern
home,
tracing its progress from the first prismatic forays of the early
modernists
right up to the sparkling palaces of today.
Thames & Hudson UK 2007 192pp HB AU$59.95
Global
Housing Projects, 25 buildings since 1980
Steinemann R [ed]
This book explores the social, cultural and economic phenomena of
globalisation
through housing. Featuring Charles Correa, Paulo Mendes a Rocha, Jean
Nouvel,
Alvaro Siza, Rem Koolhass and more.
Actar Spain 2008 253pp HB $A63.00
Grand Designs, one of the UK’s Channel Four's most successful series
ever & has produced this accompanying book. It is packed with
real advice & inspiration for both real & armchair builders
that want to build their dream home that is beautifully tailored to our
own living requirements & style & that is in some spectacular
spot overseas. Covering the requirements for locating & buying land
& property, securing building permission, in the countries targeted
by most British buyers - Spain, France, Italy & Ireland. It
includes plenty of pointers on the common pitfalls, with both complete
self-builds & renovations covered also. Collins UK2004 HB 225pp $A59.95
From the
Great
Adaptations: Making older
buildings into dynamic homes for today Herbers, J.
Looking at the conversion of older,
non-residential buildings into on-of-a-kind living quarters. Harper
Design, USA, 2005, 182pp, HB. $A 59.95
Great Houses on a Budget Grayson
Trulove, J.
Fifteen American case
studies that achieve high style at an affordable cost. HarperCollinsUSA2005 192ppHB$A55.00
Great Spaces/Flexible Homes Mostaedi A.
Representing the future of architecture here we are given an overview
of some of the most thought-provoking, smart and aesthetically
groundbreaking houses seen in a long time. Filled with amazing
photographs, site plans, construction details, materials lists, and
accompanied by the architect’s intentions, this is a must for the
student and the professional. Links
Great Spaces
Small Houses Gonzalez D.
Covering a variety of small houses from across the globe, this
book has selected projects from both some of the biggest names in
architecture to some lesser known firms. Providing you with plans,
technical specifications as well as details about the materials used.
In this age of space-saving design this is an inspirational volume.
Links, Spain, 2005, 253pp, HB. $A99.95
Great
Spaces: Home
Extensions Mostaedi, A.
A collection of twenty extension projects carried out on a wide variety
of residencies from country houses to urban dwellings.
Green
Homes: New Ideas in Sustainable Living Duran SC
With more than 20 projects worldwide Green
Homes explores the world of eco-friendly living. Printed on
recycled paper,
beautiful colour photographs, plans and detailed drawings outline the
latest
innovations in sustainable architecture and design.
Harper Collins UK 2007
192pp HB AU$60.00
A Greener
House Reed
R and Wilkinson S
A home owners guide to the sustainable houses of the future and the
financial
impact of building sustainably. The authors raise the questions of how
to
increase property value, the impact of building on the environment,
protection
from outdated design and various other implications.
John Wiley Richmond 2008 180pp PB AU$29.95
Guide
to Easier Living Mary & Russel Wright Vignelli,M & Wright, A
Originally
published in 1950, Gibbs Smith is proud to re-release Guide to Easier
Living, and to reintroduce the Wrights' time-tested and proven methods
for maintaining an inviting and efficient home. The Wrights pioneered a
new informal way of living for a newly suburban American public, there
ideas investigated the ways in which everyday people dealt with the
unending job of keeping a home in order. Gibbs Smith, US 2003 202pp PB $A39.95
Princeton Press 1999 PB 163pp $A22.00
The Georgian
Country House Arnold, Dana
The country house was the focal point of Georgian architecture,
landscape and society. Dana Arnold presents an analysis of the social
and cultural significance of the country house, and her work is
complemented by essays from experts in a variety of disciplines.
Illustrations, showing exteriors, interiors and landscapes of houses
ranging from Blenheim and Harewood to lesser known examples such as A
la Ronde, provide a thorough historical and visual survey of the
period. Sutton UK 2003 256pp $A29.95
H2O
Architecture Crafti, S.
All enhanced by water, the homes featured in this book are diverse,
with a vast collection of apartments, townhouses; small terraces as
well as large homes. Featuring many well-known & renowned
Australian architects, it is another concise edition from the prolific
Stephen Crafti. Suppling the reader with fantastic photographs as well
as plans & elevations of almost every project. Images, Aust 2005,
216pp, HB. $A 85.00
Haven: Cozy hideaways & dream retreats
Serrell, A.
This celebration of beautiful & unusual havens &
hideaways features 20 gorgeous getaways, from treehouse to sun-drenched
cabanas. More than 200 full-colour photographs make for a virtual
vacation in a book.
Featuring twenty-five different apartments that capture unique views
both internally & externally, this book has an engaging
introduction recounting the highlights of high-rise architecture from
its genesis in "ideal socialist cities" to its contemporary ideal as a
solution to environmental & world population housing issues.
Featuring work by architects such as Le Corbusier, I. M. Pei, Walter
Gropius & Mies van der Rohe. GibbsSmith USA2004 HB176pp $A65.00
A look at collective housing and the role that it has played in
architectural
advancements of the 21st Century. This book includes built
examples
of such architecture that represents the current desire to update
collective
housing. Loft Publications Spain 2007 PB 255pp AU $80.00
Home: The 20th Century
House Sudjik, D.
LKing, UK, 1999 240pp HB $A106.00
Home:
What Our Homes Really Mean to Us Cliff
S.
A glimpse into the homes of more than 50 people from around the
globe
such as Paul Smith, David Adjaye, Donatella Versace, John Pawson,
Timothy Hill,
Kenzo Takada and more, with each contributor reveals their own
definition of
the home in this compilation of highly personalised text and images.
Quadrille
2006 UK 256pp HB $A69.95
Whether
you're a first time buyer or
renovating an existing house, there are a number of things you can do
to make sure you get a home that is a place you enjoy living in. This
guide takes a comprehensive look at all aspects of design, giving you
the information you need to buy a home that meets your individual
desires. Black Dog UK 2004 PB 112pp $A25.00
Home Delivery traces the history of prefabrication in architecture,
from its
early roots in colonial cottages to the work of such figures as Thomas
Edison,
Marcel Breuer and Jean Prouve. It concludes in the present day with a
group of
full-scale contemporary houses commissioned specifically for the MoMA
exhibition that this book accompanies. MoMA USA 2008 240pp HB AU$83.50
A book to that look at the ways in which computer technology is aiding
architects to design better buildings. It highlights many champions out
in the suburban environment fighting to improve quality. GAP Australia
2004 PB 163pp $A33.00
A Home in the
World: Houses & Cultures Laffon M.&C.
Taking us on a fascinating journey to distant lands to discover the
enormous variety of vernacular & ethnographic domestic
architecture. Exploring treehouses high atop a forest, boathouses
in Thailand, a mud-&-wood fortress in Togo, a hut in Siberia, &
an intricate latticework structure in India. Illustrated with 150
images of houses around the world, this extraordinary volume will have
great appeal for those interested in architecture, design, cultural
anthropology & travel. Abrams 2004 HB 197pp $A90.00
House: American Houses for the New
Century. Lang Ho C, Barreneche R.A
Thames
and Hudson, UK, 2001. HB 224pp $A88.00
Houseboat
Book, The Flanagan, B.
A comprehensive book of both images & information, it showcases the
wide variety of floating dwellings & houseboats in both America
& Canada. This book reveals intriguing floating villages of
century-old cedar logs, concrete barges, Styrofoam blocks, plastic
barrels, fibreglass, & painted wood created into inventive
architectural structures. Universe, USA, 2004, 191pp, HB. $A 77.00
The House Book Phaidon
This excellent new book
is the accompanying volume to The Garden Book. It
features 500 houses, with a page each, from the houses of the Amsterdam
Merchants to
Alvar Aalto, from Palladio to Gabriel Poole, Loos to Le Corbusier to
Ludwig II. It
includes every house you might expect to see on the top 500, as well as
some surprises.
Includes beautiful vernacular and native housing from throughout the
world, and also
features the Australian architects and houses from Nonda Katsalidis,
Clare Design,
Andresen O'Gorman, Coober Pedy Dugouts, DCM Edmond & Corrigan,
Murcutt, John Andrews
and more. Also features work by Campo Baeza, Souta de Moura, OMA, Ando,
Ban and much, much
more. Excellent value too. Phaidon, UK, 2001. HB 512pp $A79.95 MINI VERSION AVAILABLE $A16.95
House
Building for Children
Walker L
Offers step-by-step illustrated instructions for building seven
different
houses with a description of the necessary tools and equipment.
Youngsters will
learn the joy of setting up their own workshop, and building one
of the
seven wonderful houses.
The Overlook Press USA 2007 188pp PB $A32.95
House
Design
DAAB
daab, Germany, 2004. 400pp, PB. $A 59.95
House of the Architect
Zabalbeascoa, A. GG, Spain, 1996 192pp
$A99.00
Houses
Bahamon, A. (Ed)
Houses, penthouses, apartments, lofts – this book’s excellent
photographs offer unique insights into more that 40 unusual & quite
different examples of residential architecture from around the world.
Houses on the Edge Bahamon A
To
build a house -- a liveable, workable, practical house -- in
inhospitable environments is among some of the most ambitious projects
an architect can undertake. With 28 homes featured in this volume from
around the world, built on mountainsides,
cliff faces, & other such spaces. All combine remarkable site
control with cutting edge architecture to create truly spectacular
examples of residential architecture with exquisite views, exceptional
privacy, & incredible technical & artistic achievement. Truly,
these are among the world's most inspiring houses. HarperCollinsPub
USA2003HB 174pp $A69.95
A
House on the Water: Inspiration for
living at the waters edge Knight R.W.
There is a universal
longing to live near the water ... &
this inspiring book can make that dream come true. What's it really
like to live near the sea (or on a lake or at the river's edge)? Maine
architect Robert Knight looks at 25 well-designed dream homes that are
enhanced by the water around them; & he
presents six design themes to help the reader understand what makes a
house on the water work well. Over 300 colour
photos & site plans are featured in
this outstanding portfolio of homes filled with inspiration. Taunton, USA 2004 HB 218pp $A69.95
A
House on the Water: Inspiration for living at the waters edge Knight
R.W.
There is a universal
longing to live near the water ... &
this inspiring book can make that dream come true. What's it really
like to live near the sea (or on a lake or at the river's edge)? Maine
architect Robert Knight looks at 25 well-designed dream homes that are
enhanced by the water around them; & he
presents six design themes to help the reader understand what makes a
house on the water work well. Over 300 colour
photos & site plans are featured in
this outstanding portfolio of homes filled with inspiration. Taunton, USA 2004 HB 218pp $A69.95
House:
Poetics in the Ordinary
-
Kazunari Sakamoto
From 1969 to the present day, Kazunari Sakamoto has been
designing the
quintessential Japanese residence for a Modern Japanese community.
Exploring the themes of
harmony, composition, borders, homogenization and cultural
contextualization, his
architecture reaches an understanding between Japanese community
feeling and individual
needs and desires. This publication documents those houses through
photographs and drawings
which inform the text by both the architect himself and invited
contributors. Typically
japanese in it's precision and minimalism, both the book and the
projects contained within
it are a fabulous reference and beautiful inspiration.Toto, Japan,
2002, 280pp, HB $A90.20
The houses featured in this book are from Sri Lanka, India,
Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.
This region is marked by a history of climate-responsive design, with
the single detached villa as the most valued model for housing. This
book offers an overview, exposing tendencies and suggesting
possibilities that may have resonance beyond the region. Pesaro,
Australia, 2003. 222pp HB $A50.00
The house continues to represent a powerful medium for architecture as
a
mechanism of evolution. This is reflected by the avant-garde optimism
of the 21st
century and technological advancement that constantly provokes changes
within
the nucleus of a family’s living arrangements. This volume is filled
with work
of internationally renowned architects in the housing sphere with a
common
search for effective and singular formulas for the new domestic
environment.
Monsa Spain 2006.255pp PB $A45.00
Houses:
New
Living Spaces MONSA
With examples from Jackson Clements Burrows, Shuhei Endo and Eric Owen
Moss, to
name but a few. This is a great little book that will give the reader a
great
insight into the inside/outside of domestic architecture from around
the world.
MONSA Spain2006 PB 255pp $A45.00
Houses Now:
Unique Houses Broto E
Houses Now provides dozens of truly unique homes, packed with the
latest ideas
on layout, design, materials and functionality. Each project is
presented with
full colour photographs, floor plans, commentary from the architects,
construction details and more.
Links Spain 2008 240pp HB AU$79.95
Houses Now:
Urban Houses Chueca P
This monographic work analyses the difficulty of integrating new
residential
volumes into sites that are seriously conditioned by their situation
and
environment. In each case, particularly narrow and awkward dimensions
imposed
limitations that the architects have resolved with creativity and wit,
implementing exemplary technical and formal solutions to make the
buildings
connect with the existing context while making aspects of the projects
composition and construction interesting. Links Spain 2008 240pp HB AU$79.95
The
Houses of Greenwich Village
Murphy K
A collection of photograph’s looking into individual homes of
Abrams USA 2008 222pp HB $A65.00
The Houses of Philip Johnson Jenkins
& Mahoney
Abbeville Press, USA, 2001, 288pp, HB $A170.00
Housey
Housey: A pattern book of ideal homes Pierre d’Avoine
Architects
Presenting a collection of design concepts from contemporary homes
which are not only forward thinking, appealing, & responsive to
modern needs, but also buildable, both on an individual basis & at
a larger scale. Black Dog, UK, 2005, 277pp, HB. $A79.50
Routledge 2007 USA 480pp PB $A80.00
Housing as if
People
Mattered
Cooper Marcus,
Clare and Sarkissian, Wendy
California University Press, London, 1986, 324pp, PB $A59.95
Housing is
Back 01 Ebner P.
With massive changes in the forms of domestic architecture and a
desire for ecologically built housing in recent times, this title
highlights the flexibility in design based on ecological principles and
thoughtfully designed outdoor spaces. Presenting buildings by a number
of architects, such as Endo, BKK-3, Sejima, Foba, and Engelen Moore.
This publication serves as both a reference and a source of inspiration
for anyone who’s involved in housing design and construction. Published
in collaboration with The Department of Housing and the Economics
of Housing at the
Housing
Moves On, Architects and their Views
Ebner P, Gerstenberg F & Hollbacher R
A collection of housing projects by 29 internationally reknowned
architects.
Inclduing examples of temporary housing, low-budget realisations and
individual
luxury buildings.
Springer Wien NY 2009 194pp PB $A105.00
Housing:
New
Alternatives New Systems./
Housing
Projects: MHM metropolitan housing: Madrid Rueda O. &
Jose-Pizarro M.(Eds)
This publication investigates and hopes to be moving forward towards
the answers needed in producing public housing in Madrid. Featuring ten
projects by Spanish architects, that have been pulled from some thirty
restricted competitions under the EMV (Madrid Municipal Housing
Corporation). EdiRueda Spain 2003 PB 56pp
$A64.90
Hot Homes:
creating cool contemporary spaces Trocme
S.
This title will be a must have for those building or decorating their
home and
want to creatively deal with a hot climate. Featuring a variety of
innovative
solutions, this title features Australian firms such as BKK, Ian Moore,
Clinton
Murray, and John Wardle. Cameron Aust 2006 HB 190pp $A59.95
How To
Live In Small Spaces
Conran T
Part 1 of this book discusses how to make the most of small space
through
planning and organisation, how to use furnishings to make space look
larger and
how to branch-out and extend. Part 2 discusses specific rooms and
breaks them
down to provide space-saving solutions. Conran Octupus UK 2007 222pp HB
$A65.00
Huts Douglas Hyde
Gallery
The word ‘hut' in all of its possible manifestations forms the
departure point for this group exhibition which includes work from the
Royal Art Lodge, Peter Doig, Kai Althoff, Daniel Richter, Laura Owens
& Chris Ofili.
Infill, New
Houses for
Urban Sites
Mornement A & Biles A
“As the cost of urban land rises and plots shrink proportionally,
building a
new home in the city is becoming more of a challenge than ever before.”
With 39
projects featured, these homes are built on slopes above railway lines,
in
alleyways, car parks, abandoned gardens and other areas of the city
that are
often overlooked.
Laurence King UK 2008 240pp HB $A75.00
In Detail: Single Family Houses New
enlarged edition Schittich, C. (Ed)
Updated & revised, this latest edition from the In Detail series
provides the reader with 15 examples from this popular title, reviewing
the most important aspects of construction including the use of wood,
steel, brick & concrete. With explanations for topics to do
with the initial planning stages & the design of the floor plans to
the realisation of the built form, this will be another important book
for the design of this type of architecture.
Inside
the Not So Big House: Discovering the details that bring a home to
life Susanka, S. & Vassallo, M.
Expanding on where The Not So Big House left off, Susanka &
Vassallo focus on the idea of personalised,
well-crafted, & thoughtfully designed interior spaces. Taunton,
USA, 2005, 210pp, HB. $A69.00
Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of
Home Messervy, J.
& Susanka, S.
Focusing on extending the home beyond the four walls, the division
between the interior and exterior can virtually disappear through
simple design and landscaping. Informative drawings and photographs
complement the many homes.
Innovative
Apartment Buildings Broto
C.
Documented in floor plans, sections and photographs this publication
presents a
selection of the world’s best examples of innovative apartment design,
varying
from low to high density and showcasing a number of design tendencies.
Projects
include MVRDV’s Gemini Residence and
Innovative
Public Housing Broto, C.
With a thought-provoking look at what
can be achieved in public housing, this book is a collection of
innovative designs. With the use of colour, texture & a variety of
materials we have a fantastic collection of projects from all over
Europe that also make use of the latest in design technology. Projects
by Herzog & de Meuron, Neutelings Riedijk, Arets to name but a few,
all come with thoroughly documented programs & have been
illustrated with the architects’ own notes, sketches, floor plans &
photographs. Links, Spain, 2005, 240pp, HB. $A150.00
International Highrise Award 2004, The Flagge, I.
Junius, Germany, 2004, 72pp, PB. $A41.25
Capturing twenty-five of
The
Jacobean Country House Cooper
Ni
Filled with over 180 colour and black and white photographs from the Country
Life magazine archive, this is a beautiful volume that will give
you an
important insight into an extraordinary period of British architecture.
Aurum
UK 2006 HB 191pp $A89.95
Key
urban Housing of the Twentieth Century Hilary
French
Detailed photography, plans sections and elevations of some of the
world’s most
prominent high density housing projects. Lawrence King London 2008
240pp PB AU$85.00
Colour photography with some accompanying text and drawings of
contemporary
international waterfront houses.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Scandinavian
Homes (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
Colour photography with some accompanying text and drawings of
contemporary
Scandinavian Homes particularly interesting is the focus on material
and
structure.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Paradise
Pools (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
A collection of contemporary international pools and resorts with
colour
photography and accompanying text.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Lofts:
Living and Working (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
Colour photography with some accompanying text and drawings of
contemporary
lofts demonstrating interesting design strategies.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Interiors
by Colour (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
Documents various strategies for the way in which we use colour in our
homes
and everyday life.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Contemporary
Architecture (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
An introduction to successful public buildings from all over the world,
including schools, kindergartens and airport terminals.
LOFT Publications
City
Apartments (Kolon Mini Series) Macarena
San Martin
Colour photography with some accompanying text and drawings of
contemporary
international apartments.
LOFT Publications Spain 2008 PB 256pp $14.95
Kazunari
Sakamoto / Houses Japan
Foundation
Catalogue of the exhibition held in 2002 at the Japan Foundation, works
by
Kazunari Sakamoto.
Birkhauser 2004 82pp PB $52.50 [12.05.09]
Landscape
of Apartments Misc
Documents the Chungha Urban Development program.
DAMDI Korea 2009 262pp HB $76.45 [29.10.09]
Leisurama
Now : The Beach House for Everyone Sahre,
Paul
Details the history of a Beach House development scheme in the
1960s in the
form simple and affordable housing. Each house came individually
packaged
complete with furniture and dinnerware. Located in
Living
Barns: How to Find and Restore a Barn of
Your Own Burden
E.
Focussing on making the most of the lofty spaces and intricate
construction of
barns into areas for living and working, this title goes through the
entire
process of adaptive restoration as well as showcasing completed
examples in
over 500 photographs, from those restored by homeowners to the more
ambitious
projects attempted by architects. Schiffer 2006 USA 191pp HB $A90.00
Living By
The Sea, 25
International Examples Desmoulins
C
Desmoulins outlines the factors associated with designing for seaside
areas,
not only climatic and material based, but also aesthetic, in terms of
light and
landscape. 25 examples from fifteen countries are shown with drawings
and
photographs.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 159pp HB AU$140.00
Living House: an Anthropology of Architecture in SE
Asia Waterson, R.
Thames, UK, 1997. 262pp PB $A70.00
Examines 33 small living situations from New York to Los Angeles. The
sizes range from a miniscule 100sqft, through to a more bearable
1000sqft. As one would expect, there are amazing transformations,
space-saving devices, designers tips and tricks, all intended to create
welcoming, creative spaces for living and working. Each home and owner
has a story to tell, which makes this book an inspirational read for
those who want a bit more out of their current situation. The book is
organised into homes registering either 100sqft, 200sqft, 300sqft,
350sqft, 400sqft, 450sqft, 500sqft, 600sqft, 750sqft, 800sqft, 900sqft,
1000sqft. T + H,
UK, 2003. PB 398pp $A 70.00
This is a systematic & in-depth
presentation of advanced international housing concepts. The author
introduces, classifies & analyses concepts, functions, strategies
& solutions for a variety of types of housing that address the
issues of space economy & counteracting urban sprawl. One hundred
ground-breaking examples of built work are documented with numerous
floor plans, sections & other drawings, making this book an
indispensable reference on modern housing. Birkhäuser Swiss
2005, 240pp, HB. $A197.50
Living Together:
Multi-Family Housing Today Crosbie M
Images Australia 2007 224pp HB $A79.95(16/06)
Local Heroes - Architects of
Australia's Sunshine
Coast Hyatt, Peter
Craftsman House, Australia, 2000. 224pp HB
$A P.O.A
Lofts Apartments &
Penthouses (Best
Of)Ojeda. O ed.
Casas International, Spain, 1998. 213pp HB $A P/A
London Houses Fregni
Opens the door to a variety of houses in
Motta Publishing 2009 384pp PB $49.95 [05.11.09]
.teNeues, Spain, 2002, 500+pp PB $A 49.95
Low
Tech Houses - Sustainable Architecture
Mostaedi
From around the world, architects and clients alike are realising the
urgency of designing houses for a sustainable future yet also still
strive to achieve visually uncompromising forms. This publication
offers solutions to have the best of both worlds which have been built,
appreciated and operated successfully from every angle. Including
technical drawings and specifications, it offers techniques such as
adobe, reused timber and building with earth whilst showing examples of
implementing the use of sun wind and light into design as both a visual
element and natural heating/lighting/ventilation. It includes the work
of Australian Greg Burgess as well as the likes of Shigeru Ban.Links,
Spain, 2003, 178pp HB $A99.95
The Making of
a House
The
Making of a House takes you on a journey through a typical house, from
first impressions at the front door, and then through each room for
ideas on how to simulate effects and put together a theme. The result
is comfortable rooms that are well lived in. The Making of a House
shows you fully resolved interior spaces to reveal the building blocks
that were brought together to make the rooms work. The components you
see in a typical room – the paint colour, chairs, tables and
accessories – are identified, and a directory and buying guide will
help you locate the items. Hardie Grant AUS 2003 HB 176pp $A59.95
Making the
Most of Small Spaces.
Stephen Crafti
New urban and inner suburban conditions are making available amazing,
but small and challenging sites. But for the client who embraces this
condition and seeks to experience new methods of living, the challenge
can really pay off. This book looks at a range of Australian projects,
where room is scarce but space is maximised, creating interesting,
enjoyable and rewarding places to live. Includes work by Charles
McBride Ryan, Jackson Clements Burrows, BBP, Daniel van Cleemput, SJB,
Sean Godsell, William Orr, Steven Varady, Neometro, Kerstin Thompson,
Harmer, Maddisson, McGauran Giannini Soon, Six Degrees, David Luck and
many more. It's great to see a broad range of all-Australian work.
Images, Australia, 2002. HB 176pp $A59.95
Making the Most Out of
Space: Architectural
Houses Paredes
C
Presents a range of private residences, all with specific interventions
to
enlarge spaces, to personalise rooms, improve the distribution of space
and
make its use more rational. Monsa Spain 2007191pp HB $A80.00
Masters of
Light: Designing the Luminous House Hyatt P [ed]
15 leading architects such as Shigeru Ban, Durbach Block and Marlon
Blackwell
are hailed ‘Masters of Light’ in this beautiful display of luminous
architecture. Images Australia 2007 347pp HB AU$89.95
Masterpieces Chalet:
Architecture + Design Galindo, M
From the Masterpieces series: A contemporary selection of mountain
chalets from
around the world, which demonstrate how the forces of mountainous
landscapes
and architecture find a unique expression within the chalet cottage
style.
Braun 2009 304pp HB $105.00 [13.09.09]
Mediterranean
Design Whitesides
M.
With more countries along the Mediterranean Sea than any other body of
water,
this title reaches from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, France,
and
Croatia and shows how this style has been interpreted elsewhere.
Showcasing
designs for everything from interiors and home furnishings to pottery
and
coffee mugs, the author highlights how one lifestyle can influence
another. GibbsSmith
USA 2006 HB 184pp $A67.95
The
Mediterranean House in
The Mediterranean style in
Mediterranean
Modern Bradbury D.
An up-to-date look at the best of modern residential architecture in
the
Mediterranean, where projects completed by architects such as Alberto
Campo
Baeza, RCR Architects and Carlos Ferrater are created out of respect
for the
environment and landscape, fashion as well as tradition, while also
addressing
issues of sustainability. T&H 2006
Micro:
Very Small Buildings Slavid,
R
Now available in Paperback!
A brief introduction to the world of condensed architecture. Case
studies focus
on ingenious use of space, environment and intelligent approaches to
the weird
and wonderful.
Lawrence King UK 2007 223pp PB $A39.95 [02.03.09]
Microrayon:
Post-Soviet Housing Districts (Project Russia25)
The latest publication from the Project Russia series looks at the
Microrayon - the Soviet term for a housing district, which has over the
last decades become synonymous with the bare windy landscape of
standard pre-fabricated concrete housing blocks that form the daily
living environment for over 80% of the Russian people. This publication
discusses the origins of this phenomenon in Soviet history & the
current state of affairs. A-Fond Pub Russia2003 104pp HB $A49.50
Millennium
House, The Rappaport, N. (Ed)
During the academic year 2000-2001, Yale professor & New York
based architect Peggy Deamer, led two innovative courses, the first a
seminar focused on the state of contemporary residential design. The
second was a design studio on house design that drew from the
discoveries gained from the seminar. This book publishes &
documents the work from both courses in a reflective & stimulating
study of the state of the house/home in the new millennium.Monacelli, USA,
2004192pp, PB$A79.95
Mini
House Now Losantos
A
Showcases the newest tiny homes that ingeniously make the most out of a
small
amount of space. Varied locations range from a lake in
Collins Design USA 2006 HB 190pp $A59.95 (18/08)
Minimalist
Houses
Parker, L.
Harper Design International, USA, 2003, 176pp, HB. $A65.00
Mobile Mansions: taking
“home sweet home” on the road Keister D.
With a vast collection of photographs this title will inform the reader
with everything they ever wanted to know about caravans or the mobile
home. With an amazing range of vehicles, including small camp cars from
the 1920s, house cars from the 1930s, campers from the 1950s, and
finally modern-day motorhomes that first appeared in the 1960s.
Well-known brands like Winnebago, GMC, and Travco are featured as well
as one-of-a-kind vehicles like the Zeppelin House Car, and Buckminster
Fuller's Dymaxion car. Also included in this ultimate trip of nostalgia
are descriptions, as well as a sampling of photos, of cultural icons
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Mae West, Howard Hughes, the Partridge
Family, The Who, and Barbie. This will be a fun read, as well as
informative history of recreational vehicles. GibbsSmith USA 2006 PB
160pp $A42.95
Model Apartments Experimental
Domestic Cells Gili, Galfetti, G.
GG, Spain 1997
144pp PB $A P/A
Modern House
Welsh, J
Phaidon, UK, 1996 239pp PB $A45.00
Modern House 2 Melhuish,
Clare
Phaidon, London, 2000, 240pp HB $A
120.00 (Now in paperback $A59.95)
Model Appartments
Experimental
Domestic Cells Gili, Galfetti, G. GG, Spain1997 144pp PB $A55.00
Modular Mansions Koones, S.
Exploring
Modern
Japanese House Pollock, N.
An overview of recent domestic design trends in
Modernism
Reborn: Mid-Century American Houses Webb, Micahel
In the tradition of th case study houses and the wonderful furniture
which emerged in this
great movement of American design, this book showcases in photographs
and plans some of
the most popular and best works of the period. It includes works from
the likes of Neutra,
Frank Lloyd Wright, Buckminster Fuller, Walter Gropius, Charles and Ray
Eames and Mies van
der Rohe.Universe, New York, 2002, 223pp $A92.00
Modernist
The Boyd collection, one of the most important and comprehensive
twentieth-century furniture collections in private hands today, is
displayed in
a mid-century residential masterpiece by the Brazilian architect Oscar
Niemeyer, who is celebrating his hundredth year in 2007. Within the
light
filled rooms of the house saved from demolition by the Boyd family sits
furniture by a range of great twentieth century designers. Rietveld,
Prouve,
Eames and Jacobsen to name just a few. Rizzoli 2007 USA 224pp HB $A75.00
The
Modernist House
An
essential guide to 100 iconic houses from the
beginning of the 20th century to the present day. This
global survey
examines the history of Modernism in architecture including works by
Modernism’s pioneers and successors. Organized chronologically.
Phaidon UK 2001/2009 111pp HB $39.95 [11.07.09]
More Dream
Homes, 100 Inspirational Interiors
von Einsiedel A
100 homes split into 5 chapters: Classic, Eclectic, Country,
Contemporary and
Opulent. With homes from around the world, each with its own
distinctive
language and feel. Merrell UK 2008 HB $A69.95
Most
Popular 1-Story Home Plans
From
convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages, this book offers
readers 400 plans of the best-selling & stylish home designs
available to meet the budget of most readers. In addition to the
designs, the book offers practical tips & advice to create the home
of one's dreams. Creative Home Owner, USA,
2004, 352pp, PB$A21.95
Most Popular 2-Story Home Plans
From
rustic farmhouses to traditional European designs, this book offers
readers 400 plans of the best-selling & up-to-date home designs
available to fit the budget of most readers. Supplementing the designs
are practical tips & advice on everything from selecting a site
& hiring a contractor to adding finishing touches &
landscaping. Creative
Home Owner, USA, 2004, 352pp, PB. $A21.95
Mountain Houses Asencio,
P
HBI, USA, 2000, 175pp. PB $A55.00
Mountain Houses. Leprat
G
Warm interiors of rich wood, rough stone fireplaces, painted and carved
furniture, picturesque facades with openwork balconies, views of
landscapes
both grandiose and intimate- the dwellings presented in this
publication are
like cozy cocoons, providing refuge from the coldest days of winter and
enjoyment in the hottest days of summer. HNA Books New York 2007 239pp.
HB A$59.95
Covering the best practices & proven techniques for a wide
range of multifamily rental housing types & settings. Each aspect
of the development process is explained in detail, from market analysis
& financing to product design & operations. ULI USA, 2004,
370pp, HB. $A 145.00
This work contains nearly 50
examples of the latest ideas and designs in the field of multi-family
housing today. Drawn from throughout North America, these multi-family
housing projects, presented in full-colour photographs and detailed
drawings, show how living environments can be created that respond to
local climate, culture and economic necessity. The projects range from
affordable housing to luxury condominiums, and all display inventive,
creative ways of making private as well as public space that can be
shared within the community and neighbourhood at large.
Images Publishing Group, Australia, 2003, HB, 224pp.
$A89.95
Links International, Spain, 1997. 239pp HB $A148.50
The New American Apartment
Innovations in Residential
Design and Construction Ojeda, Oscar Riera
.Whitney, USA, 1997, 264pp PB $A98.00
The New American Cottage Innovations in Small Scale Residential Architecture
Grayson Trulove. J & Kim. I ed.
Whitney, USA, 1999. 227pp PB $A98.00
New American Dream, The: Living well in small homes
Gauer, J.
Representing a range of housing types & architectural styles.
The reader will have their entrenched values &
pre-conceived notions of small-scale domestic architecture
challenged. Written for the home renovator, this book also includes
plans to help in the understanding of architectural design. Monacelli,
USA, 2004, 240pp, HB. $A 99.95
The New American
House Innovations
in Residential Design and Construction. Ojeda,
Oscar Riera
Whitney, USA, 1995, 264pp. PB $A98.00
The New American House 2
Innovations in Residential Design and Construction. Ojeda,
Oscar Riera
Whitney, USA, 1995, 264pp. PB $A98.00
The New American House 3
Trulove, J G
Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 2001, 263pp,
PB $A125.00
The New
American House 4 Innovations in Residential Design and Construction
ed Trulove,JG
The fourth volume in the highly successful series presents a new
compilation of recently completed, architecturally exceptional
residential design throughout the USA. Whitney US 2003 262pp PB $A120.00
The New American Swimming
Pool
Innovations in Design and Construction - 40 Case studies.
Trulove,
James Grayson
(Watson-Guptill Publications), NY, 2001, PB $A135.00
The New Asian Home
Kendra Langeteig
The New Asian Home features twenty-three interesting and innovative
homes,
including custom-built homes, modest handcrafted structures by master
craftsmen, and affordable modular homes. They often exhibit open floor
plans,
exposed structural elements and a strong emphasis on natural forms and
materials. Gibbs Smith Publishing 2008 176pp HB $A75.00
New Australia Style
Gollings,
J. & Michell, G
Leading architectural photographer John Gollings and author George
Michell have
combined their talents to produce this exciting volume of Australian
architecture
showcasing outstanding new building across Australia. Divided into
City, Suburb, Beach and
Bush, over 50 outstanding houses and apartments, restaurants, hotels
and nightclubs are
illustrated and a directory to the architects and designers is
included at the books
end.
T&H UK, 1999. 208pp, PB $A49.50
New
Concepts in Housing Broto, C.
Dozens
of new & daring proposals in house design by architects of
international renown are profiled in this guide. Each house design is
accompanied by a comprehensive analysis from the designing architects
themselves of each phase in the design & building processes.
Included are breakdowns of all the materials & techniques used,
phase-by-phase breakdowns of each illustrated project, concept sketches
& floor plans, making this an ideal source for anyone working in
architecture or interior design. With in-depth technical explanations
& hundreds of glossy colour photographs, this work is as attractive
as it is practical. Links, Spain, 2005,
360pp, HB. $A 140.00
New Concepts
in Renovating Broto, E.
Functionality
& aesthetics come together beautifully in this volume featuring a
wide-ranging selection of outstanding renovations & additions
carried out by internationally renowned architects. The designing
architects of the renovation projects share their expertise by
contributing their own commentary on each project. Phase-by-phase
breakdowns of each well illustrated project, concept sketches, floor
plans & thorough technical information on each make this a highly
informed guide to innovations in renovating. Links, Spain, 2005,
360pp, HB. $A 99.95
New Country
House Bradbury, D.
The country has now become the home of small, radical architecture,
whether it’s the extreme juxtaposition between the built form &
nature is anyone’s guess. In this latest publication the architects who
are reinventing the country house & creating new rural architecture
for the 21st century with their powerful design consciousness are
highlighted with beautiful photographs & a brief history of the
country house. Some plans & elevations are also included. L.K., UK,
2005, 208pp, HB. $A 75.00
New Ecological Home The, A complete guide to
This overview of green home-building techniques covers not only the
‘how-to’ information, but also provides you with detailed information
on materials, products & technologies also. Written for
home-builders, architects & contractors, it includes chapters on green building materials,
earth-sheltered architecture, passive solar heating & cooling,
sustainable approaches to water & waste, energy efficiency &
environmental landscaping. Chelsea Green USA 2005 PB 325pp A$65.00
New Forms of Collective
Housing in Europe
Arc en Reve Centre d’Architecture
A selection of European housing projects which are predominantly higher
density. Architects featured include BDP, Coll-Leclerc Arquitectos,
Bevk
Perovic Arhitekti and many more.
Birkhauser Basel 296pp HB $AU 190.00 [14.03.09]
The
New Glass House Truelove, J.G.
Illustrated in extensive drawings and photographs are house designs
that use glass creatively with a general aim to maximise liveability.
Projects included all regard glass as a significant material to enhance
the living spaces while maintaining the traditional intimate qualities
of a home. Bulfinch
New Home:
Architecture & Design Soane, James
Split into two sections, the first
deals with the home as a functional
and an emotional structure. The second section introduces us to sixteen
new case studies taken from around the world. This book looks at being
a guidebook as well as an indispensable reference source for the
professional architect & to those interested in present-day
domestic architecture. UK 2003 240pp HB $A160.00
New House Krauel, J.
Sourcebook of 12 beautifully illustrated case studies of houses
designed to maximise their use of space.
New Housing Concepts Broto,
Carles
Leading International, Spain, 2000. 359pp. HB, $A P/A
With striking examples of new minimalist
architecture from around the world, this elegantly put together
publication, from the same people that gave us Minimalist Houses, shows
the reader the buildings’ clean lines, both inside & out. The
descriptive text is intelligently bare; it never eclipses the
photography. Eduard Petterson has chosen diverse public & private
buildings—from schools to homes to sports complexes—just as the
architects have realised their creations with different materials,
including wood, stone, concrete, glass & more. Hdi Spain 2004HB
175pp $A65.00
A selection of recently completed minimalist houses from around the
world
illustrated in photographs and drawings covers works in waterfront,
urban,
mountain and country settings, from architects such as RCR Arquitectes,
Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects as well as Australian practices
Hayball Leonard
Stent and Wood Marsh. Collins Design 2006 USA 335pp $A100.00
New Moderns
Bryant, R & Glancey, J
Mitchell Beazley, UK, 1990. 191pp PB $A54.95
New
Perspectives Series
A new
series from LINKS, each compact volume features
more than 20 international examples of the titled theme, and each
project is
illustrated with design objectives, photographs and drawings.
Coastal Houses Links 2007 Spain 255pp PB $A39.95
Country Houses Links 2007 Spain 255pp PB $A39.95
Domestic Interiors Links 2007 Spain 255pp PB $A39.95
Renovated Houses Links 2007 Spain 255pp PB $A39.95
New
Prefab Architecture
Costa Duran S
Presents 26 projects of different kinds- homes, nurseries, cultural
installations and commercial buildings, demonstrating the huge advances
in
prefabricated construction over the last five years.
Loft Spain 2008 191pp HB $80.00 [13.06.09]
New
Residential Architecture: radical approaches to
contemporary housing Jones, W.
With forty differing residential projects structured into five thematic
chapters: Conditions; Materials; Environment; Budget; & Aesthetics.
Each chapter contains eight case studies of brand new domestic
architecture, some as yet unbuilt. With projects by Ushida Findlay;
S333, Rafael Vinoly, Sean Godsell & Ahadu Abaineh, it is a fresh
& informed collection with text by design writer Will Jones.
Mitchell Beazley, UK, 2005, 176pp, HB. $A 65.00
New Small Homes Cuito,
Aurora
HBI, NY, 2001, 173pp, PB, $A55.00
New
Thai House Powell, Robert
In the tradition of New Asian House and New Singapore House, this book
showcases examples of stunning contemporary single family houses in
Thailand. Coming a long way from beach huts and Buddhist temples, the
projects included are sensitive to the climate and visually
breathtaking.Select Publishing, Singapore, 2003 152pp
HB $A 69.95Also available:
New Asian House $A 69.95 and New Singapore House $A49.95
New Thai House Powell, Robert
In the tradition of New Asian House and New Singapore House, this book
showcases examples of stunning contemporary single family houses in
Thailand. Coming a long way from beach huts and Buddhist temples, the
projects included are sensitive to the climate and visually
breathtaking.Select Publishing, Singapore, 2003 152pp
HB $A 69.95Also available:
New Asian House $A 69.95 and New Singapore House $A 49.95
New Trends in House
Design Broto, C.
With over fifty of the latest residential projects from a huge
selection of the biggest names in architecture, this book provides you
with in-depth technical explanations & breakdowns of materials
& techniques employed. Featuring Ando, Botta, MVRDV, Siza, Joy,
Ushida Findlay, Claus & Kaan & Koolhaas to name but a few.
Links, Spain, 2005, 340pp, HB. $A 99.95
Open House
Unbound Space and
Modern Dwelling
Ngo, Dung & Zion, Adi
Shamir
Throughout the 20th Century, the value of space and the
qualities of empty and open
space were documented and explored in the movements of modernism,
minimalsim and recently
again in super-modernism. This book also explores these themes in a
thesis-like process
which is informed by documentation of built projects. Works include
housing from LOT/EK,
Shigeru Ban, Le Corbusier, FLW & UN Studio.Thames & Hudson,
London 2002, 224pp HB $A140.00
A visual collection of
Rockport Publishing 2009 302pp HB $38.00 [21.07.09]
Pacific Houses Reschke, C
A home on the
magnificent Pacific coast can be a breathtaking place to live, but
building against the ever-changing sea presents unique architectural
and design challenges.This volume presents over 20 of these dramatic
homes from around the Pacific rim, from California to Mexico to
Australia to Japan and back again. HDi USA 2004 174pp $A 59.95
Paris Houses Fregni
A rich and multi-faceted outline of the paradigms of style that have
long
defined the City of
Motta Publishing 2009 384pp PB $49.95 [05.11.09]
The Place of
Houses with
new epilogue Moore, C. Allen, G. & Lyndon, D
California UP, USA, 2000 P306pp PB $A58.00
The Perfectly Painted House Bonnie Rosser Krims
A Foolproof guide for choosing exterior paint colours
Rockport, NYC, 2001, 136pp, PB $A44.95
Piet Boon: Beach
Boon K & P
Illustrates two beach houses in entirely different locations, designed
by Piet
Boon.
Terra Netherlands 2008 HB $A105.00
Planning
and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising
World Jenkins
P et al
This book “explores a range of international approaches to this trend”.
It is
set out into three sections. Section one covers the general
context;
section two looks at planning and urban housing from pre capitalists
settlement
to post-1990; section three contains case studies in South America,
Asia and
Planning
Your Perfect Home
Renovation May A
A complete guide to assessing all your renovation needs. If you’re
thinking
about improving your home (and want to survive the experience), you
need this
book. Allen & Unwin NSW 2005 197pp PB $A26.95
Portable
Architecture & Unpredictable Surroundings Echavarria,
P.M.
Mobile architecture is an intelligent way of inhabiting an environment
in a given time and space…From the foldable home to blow-up inhabitable
spaces, a daring spirit pervades each project in this collection of
creative solutions in mobile architecture that are making available
some affordable housing alternatives. Providing a varied selection of
some of the most imaginative designs in this area, it is a collection
that will serve as an endless source of inspiration with its very broad
compilation of projects from Acconci Studio, FOBA, LOT/EK, MVRDV, Ban
& many more. All projects are illustrated with colour photographs
& are accompanied by floor plans & information provided by the
individual architects & designers. Structure, Spain, 2005, 290pp,
PB. $A 69.95
PreFab
Elements: Adding custom features to your home McLendon, S.
Examining new materials & elements for the prefab environment, a
follow-up to Prefab Modern, this volume traces the latest
trends of manufactured designs & production components.
HarperDesignUSA, 2005, 143pp, HB. $A 59.95
Tracing the emerging creation of prefabricated or modular housing from
beginning the design process, through to its production in the factory.
Buchanan sets out to find ways to build a twenty-first century family
house that’s more cost-effective without sacrificing a sense of
individuality & style, whilst also delving into how new advances
are being made to create prefab homes. GibbsSmithUSA2004 PB 160pp $A39.95
Prefab
modern Herebers, Jill
With over 100 color photographs Prefab Modern is the first fully
illustrated book to catalogue for the homebuyer the array of affordable
and distinctive alternatives now available and the elements that go
into considering whether to buy prefab. Harper Collins US 2004 HB 160pp
$A65.00
Pre Fab Now Trulove J
& Cha R
Explores the best prefabricated houses on the market today worldwide
and
addresses the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a prefab home
over a
custom built one. This book also covers cost, sustainability and
durability,
with a wealth of plans, renderings and images. Collins USA 2007 188pp
HB $A75.00
Prefabricated
Home, The
Davies, C.
Most popular housing to some extent is prefabricated & it has been
for more than a hundred years. Covering the whole field of
construction, from avant-garde architectural theory to the
practicalities of manufacturing & marketing trailer homes. This
book is a provocative & persuasive debunking of common
misconceptions about building prefabrication. Reaktion, UK, 2005,
224pp, PB. $A 59.95
Supplemented by detailed research & numerous previously unpublished
interior & exterior illustrations. This book highlights the
significance of the Case Study Houses for today's understanding of
building for residential requirements, whilst contributing to the
ongoing fascination & influence on twenty-first century housing
concepts. Birk Germany 2004HB 315pp $A145.00
Private
Towers Grayson
Trulove, James
HBI, New York, 2002, 192pp, HB $A70.00
Quonset Hut: metal living for a
modern age Decker, J. & Chiei, C.
Originally designed during the war for use as makeshift housing, the
Quonset hut (or in Australia they were known as the Nissan hut) housed
a rapidly expanding nation in the 1940s & 1950s both at work &
at play. From recording studios to campaign headquarters, to an endless
variety of incarnations including bars, movie theatres, classrooms,
supermarkets, restaurants & houses of worship, the Quonset hut as
the shape of a nation in need of affordable, easy-to-build shelter. PAP
Reflections
on the Pool: California
Designs for Swimming Levick, M. & Balbon
C Rizzoli, USA, 1997 174pp HB $A98.95
The Regency Country
House: From the Archives of
Country Life John Martin Robinson
A comprehensive survey of the key English country houses from the 1790s
to
1830. Divided into three parts: the first depicts the grandest Regency
buildings, the second being on aristocratic castles and Tudor Gothic
and
Graeco-Roman houses and the third, gentleman’s houses.
Aurum Press 2008 192pp PB $39.95
Residential
Masterpieces Series New
Series form GA
Each issue details a residential masterpiece from a world renowned
architect.
With introductory essay, plans and beautiful colour photography.
01 – Alvar Aalto, Villa Maria
02 – Luis Barragan, Barragan House
03 – OMA, Villa Dall’Ava/ Maison a Bordeaux
04 – Frank Lloyd Wright, Falling Water
05 – Le Corbusier, Villa Savoye
ADA Edita Tokyo 2009 HB $58.00 each [10.11.09]
Re-Housing:
24 Housing Projects
Murray S, Ramirez- Lovering D & Whibley S [eds]
“This book examines recent transformations in the contexts surrounding
housing
in Australia and reconsiders architecture’s involvement in, or
contribution to
the general provision of housing.”
RMIT Melbourne 2008 135pp PB $A35.00
Residential
Housing Broto, C.
Links International, Spain, 1997. 239pp HB $A148.50
Residences for the Elderley
Architecture
Design Series Mostaedi. A
Links, Spain, 1999. 237pp HB $A148.50
Residential Complexes
Architecture Design
Series Mostaedi. A
(Links),
Spain, 1999. 237pp HB $A148.50
Residential Design for
the 21st
Century: An international collection. Mathewson, C
From Oregon’s rugged coastline to Australia’s scorching interiors,
South
America’s mountainside cities to Finland’s wintry forest and
Indonesia’s steamy
beaches, Residential design for the 21st Century
spotlights
the astounding variety of architecture that incorporates energy
efficiency,
edgy new trends and an intense dedication to cultural traditions for
the sole
purpose of providing shelter. 200 houses showcased in chunky format. A
Firefly
Book New York 573pp HB A $110.00
Residential Style Boekel
A (Ed)
A beautiful book on international residential spaces and details,
covering both
modern and traditional styles. Split into 7 sections: Living,
Dining/Kitchen,
Bedroom/Bathroom, Home-Office/Meditative, Stairway/Circulation, Details
and
Exteriors/Plans. An index of featured architects follows. Images
Australia 2007 224pp HB $A85.00
Resort Houses
Broto, E.
Richly illustrated with photography & plans this volume offers a
collection of resort houses from around the world. Showing a respect
for nature & a sensitivity to use of materials these dwellings are
beautifully integrated with the landscape.
Ritual House: Drawing on
nature’s rhythms for architecture & urban design Knowles, R.L.
Knowles presents an inspirational message for architects, designers,
planners & anyone seeking to reconnect to the natural world through
the built environment. On an intimate level he shows us how to
re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to
the natural cycles of heat, light, wind & rain. From a large-scale
perspective the concept of solar access zoning is discussed,
introducing a radical yet viable solution for tomorrow's mega-cities.
Rome Houses
Asensio, P. (Ed.)
TeNeus, USA, 2003, 400pp, PB. $A49.95
Rooftop
Architecture: Building on an
elevated surface Melet, E. & Vreedenburgh, E.
How can space in big cities be used
more intensively? Buildings that utilise the flat roofs of existing
residential and office blocks as building sites can intensify the
existing city, inject it with new vitality, and diversify the
monofuctionality of a neighbourhood. The opportunities and potential
difficulties for realising projects of this kind are analysed and
described in this book (Dutch and international examples). NAi, NL,
2005, 207pp, PB. $A 68.00
Rooms
Outside the Houses: From gazebos to garden
rooms Grayson Trulove, J.
An innovative range of building types for rooms & freestanding
structures that will extend the living space of your home.
HarperCollins, USA, 2005, 190pp, HB. $A59.95
Row
Houses Pfeifer
G
& Brauneck P
A new book from an evolving series that loojks at housing types, “Row
Houses”
contains drawings, photographs and written descriptions and has an
introductory
essay on cybernetics. Also see Courtyard Houses by the same authors.
Birkhauser
Switzerland 2008 pp112 PB $69.50
Rural
Escapes Niles, Bo
A celebration of North American Country Homes – including the
ubiquitous log cabin.
Ryland
Peters and Small, London, 2002, 224pp HB $A85.00
See-Through Houses: Inspiration
Homes and Features in Glass Slessor, Catherine
Cameron house, Australia, 2001, 191pp, HB $A65.00
Single Family Housing
The Private Domain. Salazar, J. & Gausa, M.
Along with a wide choice of
works, this book analyses single-family housing from various
thought-provoking angles, using project designs, quotations and images
to propose a whole range of new possibilities for the
architecture of the individual habitat at the end of the century.
Birkhauser/Actar, Swiss/Spain, 2002. PB 540pp $A98.50
Single
Family Houses (in DETAIL series) Schittich, Christian
Birkhauser, Germany, 2000. 160pp HB $A142.50
The first book to focus on the vintage trailer as an object of
design retraces the history of this American classic, discussing the
role of World War II in trailer design &
the impact of RV associations on the emergence of the "streamlined
trailer."
Subtitled 'Contemporary High-Rise Apartment and Mixed-Use Buildings',
this book documents in a straightforward manner exactly that building
type from around the world. Void of any fluffy photo's of ladies
sipping champagne on the marbled terrace balcony, this book is purely
about the design, development and documentation of the often overlooked
high-rise. With a preface from Donald Trump, it certainly is a
developer market driven book though it is refreshing in it's
architectural integrity and ideas for sustainable futures. Presenting
new ideas for high-rise towers from a selection of international
buildings, it is formatted project by project - each one offering
something unique to the discussion. Most examples are Asian or American
though Seidler's Horizon Building in Sydney makes an appearance.
Images, Australia, 2003, 256pp HB $A99.95
Features new and imaginative ways to save space and money, from taking
advantage of high ceilings to designing special, multifunctional
furniture.
With advice from world class architects who offer ingenious space
solutions
Collins 2009 256pp HB $64.99 [06.10.09]
Small
Adobe House Reeve, Agnesa
Gibbs, USA, 2001 HB 96pp $A45.00
Small Houses Pople, Nicolas
With an introduction that explores in detail the social &
historical background behind compact housing in the twentieth century.
Comprising of thirty seven illustrated case studies representing some
of the best examples of small houses built worldwide within the last
five years or so. Organised into three chapters, rural retreats; urban
& suburban bases; small clusters & multiples. With work by such
architects as Toyo Ito, Lacaton &Vassal, LOT/EK & Kazuyo
Sejima. UK 2003, 208pp $A125.00
Small Pools Planells
& Asensio
HBI USA 2001178pp PB $A55.00
Small Spaces
Paredes Benitez, C.
This is the perfect idea book for homeowners & designers who would
like to turn a small space into a home that looks & feels bigger.
Full of photographs, Small Spaces explores a wide range of examples of
multifunctional living spaces up to 93sqm. Harper
The Smaller
Home: Creating
the Perfect Fit Sater D.F.
Range of ideas for creating a fitting home that uses case studies to
explore
topics such as layout, circulation and storage options in small homes
and also
offering ideas for integrating technology and interior details that
would help
reflect your values and tastes. Collins Design 2006
Introducing you to the new field of Design Psychology, using in-depth
interviews with design superstars Michael Graves, Andres Duany &
Charles Jencks, it examines how places from the past contain the seeds
of future choices- for home locations, dwellings & interior design.
J Wiley USA 2004 PB 242pp $A68.95
How to create an uncluttered, spacious, bright and airy home quickly
and inexpensively. “Space and Light” provides the practical ideas and
inspiration you are looking for. Mitchell Beazley, UK, 2005, 144pp, HB.
$A 49.95
Spectacular
Houses Asensio,
Paco
Kliczkowski,
Spain, 2003, 175pp HB $A99.95
Spanish Style Hill, K
An illustrated coffee table book of dramatic Spanish inspired interior
design
ideas. With photography by Tim Clinch.
Merrell 2009 272 HB $89.95 [28.07.09]
Stadt und
Haus:
Since the
German reunification classical typologies
such as the townhouse, the city villa and the metropolitan hotel have
been
experiencing an architectural renaissance in
DOM Berlin 2008 2202pp PB $A75.00
The Story of
Finnish Housing Architecture
Lehtovuori, Olli
.Finnish Building Centre, Finland, 1999, HB 194pp $A 85.00
STRIP
Et al
NAi The Netherlands 2003 PB (no
page numbers) $A p.o.a
Stunning Houses
Asensio, Paco
HBI, USA,
2000, 160pp HB $A77.00
Suitcase H
Sustainable
French Timber Houses: l’affaire
de wood Cariou J.
Providing the reader with a terrific selection of timber housing ideas.
With shorter construction times and the freedom associated with
designing with wood, this book highlights the versatility of the
material through a selection of full colour photographs, plans and
sections of log cabin-like structures to sleek 21st century
dwellings. Images Aust 2006 HB 157pp $A59.95
100 Sunrooms: a
hands-on design guide & sourcebook Wilson D.
An inspirational sourcebook for all homeowners seeking to expand their
domestic living space. With a collection of sunroom styles to suit
every home, this book is accompanied with a DVD that provides you with
templates that allow you to design your own sunroom. Providing also,
advice on materials, planning, & construction & how one goes
about choosing the right builder . Quarry Pub USA 2004 HB 174pp
$A60.00
The Thai House. History and Evolution Chaichongrak Ruethai et al
A selection of wooden houses from the 4 main regions of Thailand. Built
to a modular system, which can be taken down and rebuilt in new
locations in an area when land was still abundant.. This book traces
the history of these versatile buildings but also explains the stages
in their construction, the beliefs that underlie the positioning of
every architectural element and the complex ceremonies celebrating
their construction. River Books, Thailand, 2002, 246pp, HB $A120.00
Tiny
Houses Zeiger,
M
Explores the idea of a small dwelling which responds to the
challenge of
living with less, conserving resources and reducing the individuals
footprint.
Brings together a selection of international works, under 1000 square
feet
ranging from tree housings to floating dwellings.
Rizzoli USA 2004 208pp HB $55.00 [30.09.09]
Today’s
Apartment
Architecture Broto C.
24 apartment buildings illustrated in this book demonstrate the
rational and
innovative approaches in design that respects living conditions for
occupants.
The works of Frank O. Gehry, Mecanoo, KCAP and Neutelings Architectuur
are
amongst the private and public collective housing examples published in
this
book. All projects include text examining the strategies used in the
design, as
well as plans, sections and photographs. LINKS 2007 Spain 238pp HB $A125.00
Today’s
City Houses Chueca, P.
Covering a vast collection of contemporary & avant garde
urban residences, with particular emphasis placed on all of the
technical aspects involved in the design & construction processes,
this is a beautifully illustrated book. Featuring projects by MVRDV,
Atelier Tekuto & Norisada Maeda. Links, Spain, 2005, 240pp, HB. $A
95.00
Today’s Beach Houses Chueca, P.
These forward-looking projects by internationally renowned architects
profile unique & innovative beach house designs. Thorough
explanations of the materials & techniques used in each of the
projects accompany large-format photographs, floor plans, technical
details &architectural commentary straight from the studios of the
designing architects themselves.
Today’s
Country Houses Krauel, J.
The projects featured in this book were selected on the basis of how
they had broken the mould of a typical country residence. This is a
highly useful sourcebook for architects, designers & students of
architecture as well as anybody who is looking for creative directions
in the design of a contemporary country house. Featuring projects from
around the globe by architects such as Siza, RCR, Souto de Moura &
Australian’s Engelen Moore. Links, Spain, 2005, 240pp,HB. $A 95.00
Townhouses
Evolution and Innovation in 800 Years of Urban Domestic Architecture
Binney, M.
Mitchell Beazley, UK, 1998. 176pp HB $A65.95
Town Houses
Architecture
Showcase Series Mostaedi. A
Links, Spain, 1999. 179pp HB $A93.50
Townhouses:
A Housing Typology
Pfeifer G & Brauneck P
A systematic overview of the different types of townhouses. For use
when
working with this existing building type, tested structures can be
utilised,
repeated and varied. Each project shows an image alongside sections and
plans.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 125pp PB $A74.95
Townhouses
& More Kramer S
Featuring 60 projects from around the world, this book offers a unique
kaleidoscope of townhouses, which have recently been completed or are
currently
under construction. The challenge always being the same- how to
optimally
utilize inner-city space, from architects such as Atelier Bow-Wow,
Jackson
Clements Burrows, UNStudio, Richard Meier and Jean Nouvel. Braun
Germany 2008
255pp HB AU$ 105.00
Tree houses bring out
the child in all of us. Serving as private retreats, guest houses, or
play spaces for family & friends, these enchanting arboreal
constructions lift our spirits, inspire our dreams, & offer the
promise of freedom from adult worries. In this magical volume we are
taken on a fascinating around-the-world journey to discover how tree
houses are designed, built, & enjoyed in a wide variety of
cultures. Abrams USA2004 HB224pp
$A70.00
Many of us fell in love with tree houses as children but left them
behind when we grew up. Today, more &
more adults ar
Tropical Houses Asensio, P.
Over 40 dream tropical houses in Central and South America, the
Caribbean, the Fiji Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico,
Hawaii and Miami.
te Neues Germany 2003 PB 400pp $A49.95
Tropical Houses
Living in
Natural Paradise. Street-Porter, Tim
Thames and Hudson, London, 2000, 252pp. HB $A105.00
Tropical Modernism Trulove, James
Grayson
HBi, New York, 2001, 191pp, PB $A55.00
Twelve New Houses in
An examination of the modern Japanese family house from the period
where
Western influences began to infiltrate the country from the late 19th
Century and early 20th century, through to various stages of
experiments, developments and innovations, to the present state where
the
“rethink” of the idea of a house is necessary due to changing family
patterns.
The 12 houses selected are thought to be representing the current trend
of
Japanese houses. Ningbo 2006 China 203pp PB $A68.75
Twenty Houses
by Twenty Architects Daguerre, Mercedes
The 20 houses in this book represent a cross-section of the most
innovative residential design completed worldwide since the 1990s by
some of the most talked-about architects working today. Included are
celebrated architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Steven Holl, and Richard
Meier, as well as emerging talents such as fABRica de Arquitectura in
Mexico and Graham Phillips in England. From the heart of Manhattan to
the seaside in Greece, and from the Spanish countryside to the suburbs
of London. Electa Spain 2003 HB 204pp $A69.95
Ultimate
Book of Home Plans, The
Creative Homeowner
This unique, new series, offers readers 600 of the best-selling
American housing designs from leading architects & designers.
Covering many differing styles from farmhouses, country cottages,
luxury estates, holiday retreats, ®ional specialties. All are
accompanied with practical tips & advice as well as plans &
colour photographs & drawings of each building. Creative
Homeowner, USA, 2005, 527pp, PB. $A24.95
The Ultimate House Book: For Home Design in The
21st
Century Conran T
Separated into 4 sections: Dreams of Living, Home Life, Home Work and
Compendium. This book combines inspiration with practical advice and in
depth
case studies. Conran Octopus UK 2003 270pp PB $A59.95
The Un-Private House
Riley, T.
Museum of Modern Art, USA, 1999. 152pp PB $AP.O.A
Ultimate Tropical Luca
Invernizzi Tettoni
A guide to living in the tropics and various housing styles for the
climate,
with particular reference to Asia and
The Ultimate Urban Makeover: Unique
Architectural Renovations Crafti, S
A snapshot of architect-designed , contemporary renovation projects
from around
the world. These projects display a variety of dramatic transformations
with
before and after photos that further explain the clever interventions.
Images
Australia 2007 220pp HB $A69.95
Having evolved from a medieval tradition, through the formality of
Georgian & Victorian to the distinctive style of the 1930's. This
book explains the changes in building materials, the effect of social
& economic constraints & foreign influences, & celebrates
the fascinating heritage of the English period home. CrowoodPress2003
HB 208pp $A95.00
The ranch can be found everywhere on both coasts & in America's
heartland, too. The ranch is simple, functional, & unassuming. But
it can look dated. What homeowners are rediscovering about ranches is
just how affordable & flexible they can be. This book provides a
fresh set of eyes with which to look at the ranches we live in — &
the ones we're thinking of buying (or building). It's rich with ideas
& inspiration, featuring over 250 color photos & drawings,
& more than 20 examples of updated homes & ranches built from
scratch. Taunton USA 2006 202pp PB $A39.95
An
informative series now in paperback, each
book outlines the essence of each style, explaining the origins,
influences as
well as various adaptations into variations of the same style. Using
case
studies, before and after plans explained by experts, the styles are
thoroughly
explored to adapt into the 21st century lifestyle.
Capes Gitlin J.
Taunton USA 2006 218pp PB $A39.95
Bungalows Connolly M. & Wasserman L.
Colonials Schoenherr M.
Taunton USA 2006 202pp PB $A39.95
Ranches Schoenherr M.
Taunton USA 2006 202pp PB $A39.95
Urban Asian House Living in Tropical Cities. Powell, R.
T&H, UK, 1998. 176pp HB $A98.95
Urban Apartment Blocks Broto,
C
A collection of the freshest and most innovative urban housing
projects.
Respect for both the occupants and for every city dweller passing the
building
has produced apartment buildings that are appealing both inside and
out, and
generous living spaces. With full color photographs and plans.
LINKS 2008 240pp HB $A69.95
T&H, UK, 1998. 176pp HB $A98.95 Special
Price $A45.00 18/05/06
Victorian and Edwardian
Houses: A Guide to Care
and Maintenance Collings J
This wide ranging and informative book is invaluable for all of those
who own,
or are interested in, houses that were built between about 1840 and
1914. The
author provides practical advice on how to care for such houses in the
least
wasteful way. A tour of all the elements of the house and garden.
Crowood UK 2008 176pp HB $54.95 [12.06.09]
The Very Small Home: Japanese
ideas for living well in limited space Brown, A.
Japan is at the forefront of space conscious design. In this book
eighteen recent houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic, are
explored in depth. There is a particular emphasis given to what the
author call the Big Idea—the overarching concept that does the most to
make the house feel more spacious than it actually is. Among the these
ideas introduced here are ingenious ideas to gain natural light, small
functional kitchens, nifty partitions, & free-flowing circulatory
plans. Kodanasha, USA, 2005, 111pp, HB. $A 49.95
Vertical
Social Houses
Misc
A showcase of the latest design trends in vertical housing. It features
dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to architecture related media
&
organisations. Featuring stunning full-colour photography,
architectural
drawings, and detailed plans,
Monsa 2009 240pp HB $125.00 [23.09.09]
A look into some of the world’s best located apartments and penthouses.
This
collection includes private homes located in
Waterfront
Homes
Rooney
E.A.
Featured are multimillion dollar castles, rustic cottages,
cliff-hangers &all those homes in between, showcased here in 400
magnificent colour photographs. The oldest home is from the early
1700s; the newest is not yet completed. Their sites are as varied as
their designs. This enchanting resource showcases waterfront living
& many of the decorating styles that enhance the experience. A
must-have for anyone who dreams of living in one of these magnificent
waterfront settings. Schiffer240pp USA 2004 HB $A95.00
Water
House Flesche, F.(Ed)
The latest in this series focuses on the yet-to-be-realised aquatic
habitats. Examining how water has become architecture's new frontier,
each project offers reassuring proof that today's architects are
finding workable solutions to the problems of shrinking resources &
growing populations. Illustrated with photographs, drawings, &
plans, this book includes projects by MVRDV, Buckminster-Fuller, Holl
& Hadid. Prestel, Germany, 2004, 143pp, PB$A67.00
Waterside Homes
Stuchin, M & Abramson, S
PBC, New York, 1998. 168pp HB $A93.50
Warehouse Conversion Misc
A collection of international projects providing a look at alternative
contemporary design for warehouse spaces. With colour photography and
some
detailing.
Liaoning Science and Technology Press 2007 252pp HB $A169.95
Winfield
House
Binney M &
Tuttle M
A beautiful collection of photographs depicting the remarkable life of
The
Winfield House, UK; home to US ambassadors for the last 50 years.
Thames &
Hudson UK 2008 171pp HB AU $95.00
Wood
Houses Slavid
R.
No longer a material reserved for log cabins or other vernacular
dwellings,
wood in the 21st century is now becoming a material of
choice for
city dwellings also. With a variety of
projects
that vary from the traditional to the experimental, this title
celebrates this
diversity. Illustrated with an amazing collection of photographs and
architectural drawings, this volume features a broad selection of
projects from
around the globe. L.King UK 2006 HB208pp$A90.00
Documenting in full technical detail 25 timber buildings in three main
chapters: residential buildings, holiday homes, & living &
working. The individual projects cover a large spectrum of sizes,
budgets & types of construction, as well as also showing wood in
combination with such materials as stone, concrete & steel.
Featuring works by Mario Botta, Kengo Kuma & Baumschlager + Eberle,
to name but a few. Birkhauser Swiss2004HB 160pp $A130.00
World Houses Now: contemporary architectural directions Ngo D.
Presenting a comprehensive survey of 30 houses that have previously
been overlooked in countries such as India, Sth Africa & China, as
well as projects in Australia, Japan & Brazil. World Houses Now
showcases projects that present compelling evidence for a new
International style. Thames&Hudson Italy2003 PB 240pp $A50.00
Xtreme Houses Smith Courtenay, Topham Sean. The computer age, environmental concerns, overpopulation, suburban sprawl, and economic boom and bust have all conspired to bring about enormous change in our everyday lives, and perhaps nowhere more so than in our homes. This collection of photographs, drawings, plans, and essays features newly designed and built dwelling spaces by architects. artists, collectives and individuals that respond to our increasing awareness of architectures ability to shape the way we live. Self-constructed, sea-worthy, portable, or wearable are some of the house types presented. With Sean Godsell, Lacation & Vassal, Greg Lynn, Rural Studio, Krysztof Wodziko to name just a few from the variety of architects featured. Prestel, UK, 2002. 168pp PB $A75.00
Your
Home Technical Manual: Design for Lifestyle and the Future
Second Edition Reardon, Chris et al
Building a home using good design principles can save
energy, water and money. The Australian Greenhouse Commission
co-ordinated the publishing of this indispensable manual that pulls
together all the current information on how to make your home more
environmentally friendly. Whether building, renovating or simply
applying some of the many ideas to your current home, this manual takes
you through all areas of possible improvement; passive design, water
use, materials use, energy use, site issues, other issues and case
studies. Regular updates can be obtained from the website for
incorporating into your loose-leaf manual. AGC, Australia, 2004
loose-leaf binder $A P.O.A