Designing The Good Home

by Wedlick, Dennis

• ISBN13: 9780060797256
• ISBN10: 0060797258
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-11
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Following up on the success of the Good Home, "Designing the Good Home continues the exploration of the elements that go into the making of a good home. Author Dennis Wedlick looks at the work of three architects whose attention to detail and fine craftsmanship have gained them broad recognition. The architects featured include Peter Bohlin of the Pennsylvania-based firm of Bohlin Cwynski Jackson whose residential work can be found throughout the United States, Hugh Newell Jacobson, a Washington DC based architect known for his classical modern houses that have been featured in shelter magazines throughout the world, and Obie Bowman, a northern-California architect specializing in dwellings that are in close harmony with nature. In the book, Wedlick closely examines four houses from each of the featured architects and describes through photographs, plans, and drawings the essential elements in each of these houses that make them a "good home."

Table of Contents

Designing the Good Home	p. 8
The Modern Thinking that Guides Today's Picturesque Houses
Modern Techniques	p. 20
Bold Shapes	p. 22
Restrained Palette	p. 32
Grids of Glass	p. 42
Exposed Structure	p. 48
Perfect Light	p. 58
Romantic Techniques	p. 66
Blending into the Landscape	p. 68
Controlling the Approach	p. 82
Manipulating Circulation	p. 88
Worshiping Nature from Within	p. 96
Seductive Materials	p. 104
Evoking the Familiar	p. 112
Gaffney Residence	p. 114
Kahn Residence	p. 120
Windhover	p. 126
Old Mission Cottage	p. 132
Creating a Sense of Place	p. 138
Tunipus Compound	p. 140
Sohn Residence	p. 148
Tin Roof	p. 156
Tom & Karin's Place	p. 164
Greene Residence	p. 170
Collaborating with the Land	p. 178
Oregon Coast House	p. 180
Palmedo Residence	p. 188
Georgian Bay Retreat	p. 196
Mckinney House	p. 204
Pins Sur Mer	p. 210
Forest House	p. 216
Plates	p. 222
Credits	p. 239
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