The Homes within Reach

This is an essential, highly visual architectural design resource for affordable housing. "Homes Within Reach" provides the first systematic guide for planning, designing, and constructing modest, yet high-quality, homes. From sitting and foundations to systems, layouts, and interior and exterior finishes, it covers dozens of design and construction techniques that promote housing quality with sensitivity to lowering costs." Homes Within Reach" is packed with hundreds of photographs, and architectural design details, making it a practical visual reference, covering such topics as: selection of location and lot size with consideration of zoning; conceptual approaches to space design, access, circulation, and finishes; preconstruction phases and key building components, such as foundation, framing, window selection, prefabrication, and mechanical systems; the subdivision - density measurement units and the relationship of lots to both the homes built on them and the street front; parking arrangements, pedestrian and cyclist paths, and project infrastructure; design strategies for open spaces for outdoor and leisure activities; and, infill housing, including approaches to take advantage of existing infrastructures. Complete with demonstration projects, checklists, and cost-analysis, "Homes Within Reach" is a valuable resource for architects.

ISBN 0471469866   Pages 304 ISBN13 9780471469865 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Weight (grammes) 914 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc   Published in New York Format Hardback   Height (mm) 254 Publication date 22 Nov 2005   Width (mm) 209 Library of Congress 2005001373   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 333.338   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Ch. 1		The fundamentals		1
Ch. 2		Selecting a site		21
Ch. 3		Dwelling forms and prototypes		41
Ch. 4		Interiors		75
Ch. 5		Construction and utilities		101
Ch. 6		Lots		129
Ch. 7		Circulation and infrastructure		151
Ch. 8		Open spaces		185
Ch. 9		Infill housing		209
Ch. 10		Projects		231

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