Research Catalog

Title

Residential planning and design / Jeannie Ireland ; executive editor: Olga T. Kontzias.

Author

Ireland, Jeannie.

Publication

New York : Fairchild Publications, ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Kontzias, Olga T.

Description

xvi, 528 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"This comprehensive text introduces the reader to the entire process of planning residential interiors. Extensive full-color photos and diagrams augment the text to explain what an interior designer should know to work with other professionals, such as architects, electricians, and plumbers, to meet clients' housing needs. The focus on contemporary American housing trends is enriched with references to interiors from the past and from other countries."--Jacket.

Subject

• Building sites > Planning
• Architectural design > United States
• Housing development > United States
• House furnishings > United States
• House furnishings
• Housing development
• United States

Genre/Form

Specifications.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-471) and index.

Contents

Part I. Influences on residential design : 1. Personal and social influences on residential design -- 2. Green design: Environmental influences on residential design -- 3. Technological influences on residential design -- 4. Materials used for residential design. -- Part II. The structure of homes : 5. Structural components of the house -- 6. Finishing the structure. -- Part III. The operation of homes : 7. The electrical system -- 8. The plumbing system -- 9. Air-quality control -- 10 . Green design: energy-efficiency. -- Part IV. Designing interior and exterior spaces : 11. Housing styles -- 12. Planning space use -- 13. Designing public areas -- 14. Designing service areas -- 15. Designing private areas.

ISBN

• 1563673843
• 9781563673849
• 1501349600
• 9781501349607

LCCN

2006921195

OCLC

• ocm71818274
• 71818274
• SCSB-1409228

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library