Residential building

Author: Francisco Eixarch
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A detailed collection of renowned architectural works. The gap between imagination and reality proves that overly perfect and avant-garde concepts often fail to materialize. Without the constraints of funding or technical means, it is sometimes merely a hodgepodge of excessive concepts. In this book, the elements of completed projects (such as some single-family homes) are studied. In these projects, construction details, material selection, and technical treatments are equally important as site planning or facade composition. Additionally, the homes featured are from different countries, and their construction methods may be familiar locally but vastly different internationally. Each chapter includes a brief introduction written by the architects themselves. The floor plans are proportioned for easy measurement and comparison, and the construction details are labeled with every material. Meanwhile, carefully selected photographs of actual projects are included to better showcase the completed works. Therefore, this book helps bridge the gap between imagination and reality.