No title The adaptable house : designing homes for change /
Friedman, Avi, 1952-
The adaptable house : designing homes for change / Avi Friedman. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - xiii, 271 p. : ill. (some col.), figs. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.
What Is Adaptability? -- Roots and Evolution -- Constructing for Change -- Volume, Envelope, and Systems -- Interior Space and Utilities -- Projects. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"America's rapidly changing demographics - people living longer, an increasing number working from home, fewer having children - demand a greater flexibility, creativity, and awareness in home design and construction. Clearly, the era of unchangeable homes, capable of accommodating just one life-style is drawing to a close, and there exists a clear need for new, imaginative strategies, tasks, and products.". "The Adaptable House provides specific design approaches and techniques that facilitate flexible design - both on the inside and out. These principles make it simple to alter a dwelling's layout, demolish partitions or build new ones, upgrade heating systems, and change the locations of staircases."--BOOK JACKET.
0071377468
Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.
Room layout (Dwellings)
Prefabricated houses.
728/ F899a
The adaptable house : designing homes for change / Avi Friedman. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2002. - xiii, 271 p. : ill. (some col.), figs. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.
What Is Adaptability? -- Roots and Evolution -- Constructing for Change -- Volume, Envelope, and Systems -- Interior Space and Utilities -- Projects. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"America's rapidly changing demographics - people living longer, an increasing number working from home, fewer having children - demand a greater flexibility, creativity, and awareness in home design and construction. Clearly, the era of unchangeable homes, capable of accommodating just one life-style is drawing to a close, and there exists a clear need for new, imaginative strategies, tasks, and products.". "The Adaptable House provides specific design approaches and techniques that facilitate flexible design - both on the inside and out. These principles make it simple to alter a dwelling's layout, demolish partitions or build new ones, upgrade heating systems, and change the locations of staircases."--BOOK JACKET.
0071377468
Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.
Room layout (Dwellings)
Prefabricated houses.
728/ F899a