Designing Your Perfect House Author: William J Hirsch Jr | Language: English | ISBN:
B007EHCW6C | Format: PDF
Designing Your Perfect House Description
Revised formating for Kindle! A #1 Best Seller for years, award winning Designing your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect has been called an essential read for hownowners as well as professionals. Bill Hirsch's flowing style makes you feel like you are sitting with him having a chat about your project. The philosophy behind design decisions is explained with examples, stories, photos, sketeches, and checklists.
"This author leaves no paving stone unturned in his careful assessment of the particulars of superior home design. His experience working with first-timers and sensitivity to both architectural concepts and emotions involved in home design make this an excellent read for those in the trade and would-be home owners."--Foreword Magazine, 2008.
The premise of the book is that there is no such thing as the perfect house, only Your Perfect House. Each of the twelve "lessons" is written and illustrated to highlight key concepts in the design process. You will learn how to evaluate your needs and work towards creating a suitable design. Hirsch also includes advice and checklists to help making the selection the home site as well as the architect,and builder.With the valuable advice this book provides, the experience of designing and building or remodeling your home becomes controllable, gratifying and enjoyable.
- File Size: 7411 KB
- Print Length: 240 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publisher: Dalsimer Press, Inc; 2 edition (November 1, 2008)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B007EHCW6C
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,878 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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The value of this book is found in its practicality, its convenience and its charm. "Designing Your Perfect House" is a really helpful tool for a current or soon-to-be homeowner who wants to build. When deciding on a book to read, I always want to read reviews that tell me some specifics about the book so I know if it relates. I hope to give you just that.
I'm actually a custom homebuilding consultant. I advise people on picking their contractors, architects, designers, materials and more. It really bothers me when people don't do their homework before deciding to design a home or have one designed for them. After reading this book I feel confident in telling you to start right here! The author takes you through your emotional, thought, and preparation processes that are so necessary when designing your home. He pretty much just covers everything you need to know and it really jibes with my belief that preparation is paramount. He explains how important it is to pick a good architect (as well as HOW to do it) and that everything flows from good design, and that so many mistakes and heartaches can be avoided by taking the time at the early stages.
William J. Hirsch knows his stuff. 30 years of experience allows him to lead you through the steps you need, to make the right decisions and design a home that is perfect for you. From style, to size, to interior spaces, to orientation on the lot, to home value, to priorities, to weather, and so many other important factors, the author has an answer and presents it in a down to earth, easy to understand fashion. If I were you, wouldn't hesitate to invest money in this book. It's worth every cent and I'm very glad I did.
It is very well laid out, full of beautiful pictures, and even helps you choose a good builder. Even if ... well, especially if you're not quite ready to build, buy it now! You'll learn a lot and just as importantly, you'll really enjoy reading it more than once!
By Mel B. Inglima
Read this book in one sitting. Mr. Hirsch makes many excellent points about house design, especially the feel and flow of a house, symmetry and asymmetry, capturing light, repeating certain motifs, etc. etc. If this is the only book you read prior to designing or remodelling a house, you will be ahead of the game. However, I do think many of the same points are made more effectively, with more extensive illustrations, and in a better organized fashion in two other books: Patterns of Home (Jacobson et al.) and Home by Design (Sarah Susanka). To supplement learning about design principles, a great book to walk you through through nitty gritty details of functionality so that you avoid annoying mistakes like poor placement of light switches, inconvenient door locations, awkward placement of appliances and so forth, try Better House, Better Living, by Myron Ferguson.
By Aurora
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