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Book Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun

Download or read book Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun written by John R. DaSilva and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful shingle-style, Gothic revival and Cape Cod-style homes in gorgeous New England settings by award-winning architect-builders Polhemus Savery DaSilva. Separate sections focus on specific rooms and features, with detailed photos and descriptions. Over 35 stunning projects featured. Polhemus Savery DaSilva design and build homes that are dream homes in the true sense of the term-personally suited to, expressive of and inspirational to the clients who occupy them. Heavily influenced by the Shingle Style, the great American invention of casual, eclectic wooden homes wrapped in shingles, Polhemus Savery DaSilva create houses that are fresh and of their time, yet evoke the familiar and the timeless. They are a part of, rather than a break from, the continuum of architectural history. This perfect blend of restraint and exuberance, elegance and whimsy, saw the firm awarded the 2010 National Association of Home Builders' National Custom Home Builder of the Year Award. Featured within 'Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun' are more than 35 unique houses infused with the kind of care and creativity that respects and complements their beautiful New England surroundings. SELLING POINTS: - An exploration of more then 35 diverse and innovative projects by one of the world's most acclaimed architectural firms - Features an introduction by Peter Polhemus and Foreword by Burton B. Staniar 250 col.

Book Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer

Download or read book Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer written by Michael J. Crosbie and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monograph on the work on an American architecture firm, famous for capturing the essence of 'The American Summer'.

Book A Field Guide to American Houses

Download or read book A Field Guide to American Houses written by Virginia Savage McAlester and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 881 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.

Book Living Where Land Meets Sea

    Book Details:
  • Author : Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders
  • Publisher : Images Publishing
  • Release : 2016-08-09
  • ISBN : 1864706767
  • Pages : 194 pages

Download or read book Living Where Land Meets Sea written by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Where Land Meets Sea features 35 homes that showcase 10 years of work inspired by the coast and designed and built by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders (PSD). This stunning volume also contains the firm’s resort work; selected work in process; an introduction by John Wriedt; text by John R. DaSilva, the firm’s Design Principal; and interpretive poetry written specifically for the book by GennaRose Nethercott. The work of PSD synthesizes ideas from Modernism, the Shingle Style and New England vernacular architecture into unique, playful homes that are carefully crafted for each different site and client. Living Where Land Meets Sea continues the lavishly illustrated and thoughtfully written coverage of PSD’s work that occurs in previous IMAGES titles on the firm, Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer and Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun, and is a wonderful addition to IMAGES’ expanding New Classicists series. PSD’s poetic architecture reflects on the beauty of living by the sea, and this major new monograph beautifully presents that work and the ideas embodied within it.

Book Miscellaneous Publication

Download or read book Miscellaneous Publication written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scientific American

Download or read book Scientific American written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Conserver Society

Download or read book The Conserver Society written by F. E. Trainer and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moving beyond the now widely accepted assertion that the current way of life in rich countries is not sustainable, Australian environmentalist Trainer describes what a sustainable society might look like and suggest paths to get from here to there. Arguing that the basis must be more materially simple living standards and small-scale, self-sufficient local economies, he discusses housing, food production, energy, the design of settlements, the development of a new economy, and the shift to new values. The examples of change already implemented and measures to accelerate them focus on nudging local communities rather than overturning governments and corporations. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Distributed in the US by Humanities Press. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Montgomery Ward

Download or read book Montgomery Ward written by Montgomery Ward and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Southern Planter

Download or read book The Southern Planter written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Lumberman

Download or read book American Lumberman written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Living Homes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Suzi Moore
  • Publisher : Chronicle Books
  • Release : 2008-02-06
  • ISBN : 9780811862851
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Living Homes written by Suzi Moore and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2008-02-06 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles more than twenty residences and other structures built in "natural design" style with adobe, rammed earth, straw bale, and reinvented materials, presenting color photos and the stories of their architects and owners.

Book Popular Mechanics

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1977-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 152 pages

Download or read book Popular Mechanics written by and published by . This book was released on 1977-07 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.

Book Beach Houses

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  • Author : Alastair Gordon
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 2003-04
  • ISBN : 1568983212
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Beach Houses written by Alastair Gordon and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For clients in the Hamptons, the Jersey shore, and in New England, Andrew Geller built dozens of houses, most of wood, and most on modest budgets. These spirited houses, many shown here for the first time through vintage photos and drawings, still delight today and will inspire anyone interested in beach house living. 85 photos, 25 in color.

Book House   Garden

Download or read book House Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Cement mill   Quarry

Download or read book Cement mill Quarry written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Another 100 of the World s Best Houses

Download or read book Another 100 of the World s Best Houses written by The Images Publishing Group and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring 350 pages of spectacular designs from around the globe in breathtaking full-colour photography with accompanying explanatory drawings - the ultimate companion to best selling title 100 of the World's Best Houses. Designed by some the world's leading architects, the homes featured in this visually spectacular title are works of art, as beautiful as they are innovative and practical. Built in some of the most inspiring and challenging locations in the world, these houses boast an astonishing variety of styles reflecting architecture of the past, present and future. A companion title to the best selling '100 of the World's Best Houses', this book is sure to impress the general public and design devotees alike. Both the book and the houses featured therein stand as testimony to the ingenuity and passion of architects and owners, and the desire within us all - to have a place that we can call 'home'. Praise for '100 of the World's Best Houses': ''A title to send architects and interior designers into a state of high excitement.'' The Telegraph ''You'll feel simultaneously compelled to linger on each image, soaking up the splendour'' Su Casa Also Available: '100 of the World's Best Houses' ISBN 9781876907426 '100 of the World's Best Houses' (Compact Edition) ISBN 9781864704358 700 col.

Book A Sense of Place

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark A. Hutker
  • Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
  • Release : 2015-05-26
  • ISBN : 1580934277
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book A Sense of Place written by Mark A. Hutker and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen exquisite houses create a portrait of life in one of America’s most exclusive coastal destinations, along the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod. Hutker Architects, led by founding principal Mark A. Hutker, has designed more than three hundred houses along the New England shore. A member of the close community on Martha’s Vineyard since his arrival in 1985, Hutker has become an expert at interpreting the ideal lifestyles of his clients within the respected traditions and restrictive codes of the beautiful but fragile environment. In their design and construction, these houses honor the vernacular traditions of craft and indigenous materials, are deeply respectful of the cherished landscape, and demonstrate a lively range of solutions to building on the bluffs and dunes that line the shores of the Vineyard and Cape Cod. A working organic farm fulfills a family’s dream of simpler values; a luxurious renovation saves the best of an antique shingle cottage while transforming it for contemporary family life and a raised structure clad in naturally weathered boards combines the legacy of midcentury regional modern architecture with Cape Cod’s maritime tradition. The firm is committed to the principle “Build once, well,” looking to the historic architecture of the region and the inherited experience of its carpenters and craftspeople as inspiration for contemporary design. The result is an architecture that is at once adaptable and livable, yet enduring, efficient, inevitable, and appropriate. The houses sit lightly on the land, deferring to their surroundings, often built as a series of modest pavilions linked by passages or grouped to enclose an outdoor space. Creative design solutions—a light-filled gallery running the full length of a house, a continuous wall of sliding glass doors—make houses both open to views, but protective in a storm. Specially commissioned photography captures the craftsmanship and the settings of the houses, from dramatic bluffs overlooking the sea to secluded coves and rolling meadows filled with wildflowers, creating a unique portrait of Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.