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Title

Housing by lifestyle : the component method of residential design / James W. Wentling.

Author

Wentling, James W.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, [1995], ©1995.

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Description

x, 179 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

• Today's discriminatory home buyers want living spaces tailored to the functional priorities of their lives, but that still reflect the multiple roles of a home as a place for community, privacy, ceremony, and outdoor living. In other words, they want designs that are flexible enough to encompass all the facets of their changing lives but with more comfort and convenience!.
• That's the focus of the second edition of this best-selling housing design guide, updated and expanded to accommodate the needs of today's new households. Using the home buyer's lifestyle as a guide, component design defines housing in terms of major living "components," which are spaces for eating and sleeping, entertaining, being together, or being alone.
• Clearly illustrated with hundreds of architectural sketches and drawings, as well as newly enhanced computer graphics and photographs, this innovative book presents solid guidelines to show you exactly how component design works. Full of valuable market-specific information, it shows you how to: divide the typical home into component zones associated with both emotions and functions - community, privacy, ceremonial events, and outdoor activities; organize these components into a workable plan, balancing their importance to various household groups; create floor plans that respond to various home-buyer market segments and develop rules for layouts that will satisfy new buyer profiles; apply the same method of component design to smaller, multifamily units, as well as to homes specifically tailored to America's changing domestic needs, such as single-parent households, work-at-home professionals, and intergenerational households.

Subject

• Architecture, Domestic > United States > Designs and plans
• Room layout (Dwellings) > United States > Designs and plans

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. - ) and index.

Contents

• Ch. 1. Programming Housing for Contemporary Lifestyles. The Triumph of Style Over Structure. New Households = New Housing Designs. Increased Land Costs = Smaller Lots and New Housing Types. The New Lifestyle Concerns. The Five Component Areas. The Synthesis Process -- Ch. 2. The Community Component: Kitchen, Breakfast Area, and Family Room. Kitchen. Breakfast Area. Family or Living Room -- Ch. 3. The Privacy Component: Master Suite, Secondary Bedroom Block, Guest Suite, and Den/Library. Master Suite. Secondary Bedroom Block. Guest Suite/Library. Home Office -- Ch. 4. The Ceremonial Component: Entry, Living, and Dining. Entry Area. Formal Living Room. Dining Room -- Ch. 5. The Functional Component: Laundry, Storage, Garage, Basement, and Attic. Laundry. Storage. Garage. Basement. Attic Storage -- Ch. 6. The Outdoor Component: Yards, Curb Appeal, and Neighborhood Context. Deck/Patio. Landscaping. Entry Yard. Facade Design -- Ch. 7. Synthesis: Putting It All Together. Public versus Private Orientation.
• Establishing Internal Priorities. Private Orientations. Public Orientations. Functional Orientations. Horizontal versus Vertical Priorities. Marketing the Third Dimension. Structural and Technical Considerations. Synthesis: A Balancing Act -- Ch. 8. Target Marketing: Variations on a Theme. Group I: Couples With Children. Group II: Couples Without Children. Groups III and IV: Single Heads of Household -- Ch. 9. Multifamily Considerations: Less Is More. Multifamily-Buyer Profiles. Multifamily Design Considerations. Smaller and Open Plans. Blending Community and Ceremonial Components. Capturing Outdoor Space and Views. Using the Vertical Dimension. Efficient Privacy Components. Diminished Scale. The Outdoor Component. Accommodating Automobiles. The Functional Component -- Ch. 10. Future Trends. Affordability. Traditionalism. Environmentalism. Health. Socialization.

ISBN

0070692939 (acid-free)

LCCN

94023192

OCLC

• 31009684
• ocm31009684

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries