Building Type Basics for Housing

by Robert Chandler; John Clancy; David Dixon; Joan Goody (Goody Clancy, Boston, MA); Geoffrey Wooding; Jean Lawrence

• ISBN13: 9780471319306
• ISBN10: 0471319309
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Finally, a nuts-and-bolts guide to all the design considerations for a variety of housing-from planning and site layout to building design. Complete with descriptive illustrations, this useful resource offers essential information, guidelines, and planning concepts for building projects for single-family detached units; townhouses; multi-family; mid-rise and high-rise buildings; and housing in mixed-use buildings.Order your copy today!

Author Biography

ROBERT CHANDLER, AIA, DAVID DIXON, FAIA, JOAN GOODY, FAIA, and GEOFFREY WOODING, AIA, are all principals of Goody Clancy. The late JOHN CLANCY, FAIA, was also a firm principal.

JEAN LAWRENCE, AIA, is a former associate of the firm and a frequent consultant.

STEPHEN A. KLIMENT, FAIA (Series Founder and Editor), is an architectural journalist and Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the City College of New York. He was chief editor of Architectural Record from 1990 to 1996.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Stephen A. Kliment
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(8)
Housing and Community	9	(30)
The Detached House	39	(30)
The Row House and Other Low-Rise Housing	69	(26)
The Mid-Rise	95	(26)
The High-Rise	121	(28)
Adaptive Reuse	149	(24)
Building Systems	173	(18)
Financing and Feasibility Issues	191	(9)
Bibliography and References	200	(2)
Index	202