Housing by lifestyle1989
the component method of residential design.
by James W. Wentling
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...