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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.37
EAN num: 9780764323874
ISBN number: 0764323873
Label: Schiffer Publishing
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 280
Printing Date: May 30, 2006
Publishing house: Schiffer Publishing
Sale Popularity Level: 917920
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Mountains, oceans, cliffs, rivers -- don't many of us want to live above the treetops? Aside from soaring views and dramatic vistas, these hillside homes designs offer practical and attractive solutions to the increasing demand for and scarcity of level land. Here are over 50 stunning hillside homes located across the United States, from Alaska to Cape Cod. Over 450 colour photographs highlight unique design details of homes built on the edges of cliffs and peering through treetops. This insider's tour of cliffhanger living derives from 30 notable architects and designers who describe their work, its challenges, and rewards. The foreword, by Joseph Henry Wythe, describes his belief in the principles of organic architecture and architect Kathy Shaffer gives us her viewpoint on building a hillside house. You may find your dream house here or the inspiration to build a dream of your own.
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CLIFFHANGERS AND HILLSIDE HOMES isn't just your ordinary photolog of famous homes, but a gathering of some fifty lovely hillside settings located across the U.S. These buildings come from some thirty notable architects and designers who describe their work and compliment the lovely photo displays with interior decoration comments. From trim detailings to borders, views, and design options, CLIFFHANGERS AND HILLSIDE HOMES is packed with eye-catching interiors, exteriors and informative comments. A top pick.
Diane C. Donovan
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No drawings, site plans or sections, no detail or analysis, very limited environmental information, poor graphic layout. This book is possibly interesting for the layman, but certainly not for the professional.
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Rooney's Cliffhangers and Hillside Houses cling to rocky mountaintops, they hang on the hillsides; they direct our eyes outward to the "spacious plains and purple mountaintops."
Those of us who have built a hillside house know that it is not an easy endeavor. How do you integrate the structure with the land and the natural features? What do you do about the need for privacy and protection from earthquake and fire? And then there are the views! Cliffhangers and Hillside Houses written by E. Ashley Rooney and approximately 30 architects and published by Schiffer (2006) presents many homes from Arkansas to California, Michigan to Maine . Their sites are as varied as their design. Architects and designers give you many tips. Once I finished dreaming my way through this book, I was ready to build another hillside home.
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