The design of houses holds a special place in the flew of architecture, somewhat apart from aLL other architecturaL typoLogies and considerabLy more interesting and varied. The house is the pLace of dweLLing, the archetype of shelter, fuLfiLLing one of the most basic primeval human needs. It is thus the original architecture, and all other typoLogies are derivative of it.

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With house designs constantly evolving, it is hard to keep up with current trends. As new materiats and technol.ogies are introduced, the way we build our homes is also being reshaped.

Whether you are looking for inspiration for a new urban home, mountain retreat, need some guidance in the remodeling of a home, want to introduce some ecological aspects to your dwelling or desperately want a home, but have a timited budget, you are bound to find what you are looking for in 200 TIPS FOR HOUSE DESIGN.

Featuring full-color photographs, floor plans, this book features tips for building with wood, glass, stone, steel, as wetl as plenty of ideas of sea house, mountain house, urban and country homes, homes on distinctive lands, ecological house, remodels, big ideas for small houses and limited budgets and even private residential complexes and the houses of the future. A 20-page section at the end focuses on specific tips for kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, storage and many other interior decoration ideas.

INTRODUCTION

BUILDING MATERIALS

Wood

Floating House

House Kotil.o

May Residence

Cottage C

Vil.l.a Maarsingh

Gl.ass

Ellsworth Residence

House in Las Arenas

Jens Bang's Guesthouse

House at Chauncey Close

Stone

House near a Lake

A House in Taide

House in Madrid

Aiolfi House

Vil.l.a C

Steel.

McCue Residence

Feyen House

F House

TOPOLOGY

Sea

X House

Lavafl.ow 2

Poli House

Vil.l.a Storingavika

Mountain

Ring House

Villa Chabrey

Mountain Lodge Skarsnuten

Mount Fuji House

Brickel.l.-Potl.ock House

City

Parabola House

House

PC House

Highbury Terrace

Estuary Residence

Skyline Residence

Country

Ancram Studio

A House in Brito

Villa Vriezenveen

Slope House

The AveneL House

DISTINCTIVE LANDS

Garcia Residence

Mataja Residence

Hil,l House

Downing Residence

Agosta House

SUSTAINABILITY

Bioclimatic

Solar Residence Complex

Solar Tube Hnuse

Passive

Engets-Houben Passive House

6uesthouse

Ringvaartweg House

Prefab

Prefab House in Denmark

Small. House

House No. 19/Nomads in Residence

Watershed

REMODELED HOUSES

Country

Old Barn in Tidone Valley

Monte Dos Mosqueiros

Country House on the Green Coast

Extension of Sattler-Smith House

Moereel.s Tower

Urban

A[an-Voo Family House

519 Vermont Street Residence

Garage in Bordeaux

Extension to 1950s House in Pinner

SF872 House

3032 Divisadero Street Residence

BIG IDEAS

Small Budgets

Pine Forest Cabin

Villa Arketorp

C-MA1

Small Spaces

Layer House

House in Aihara

Residence Fineman

3773 Studio

PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES

Z6cal.o Residential Complex

Donnybrook Quarter

El. Penon

South Chesterman Beach Homes

Fichtenweg Residences

HOUSES OF THE FUTURE

Useful + Agreeabl.e House

Marronaz

Buffer House

Villa Britse

MORE TIPS FOR INTERIORS

TIPS BY ARCHITECTS

DIRECTORY