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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS AND CLIENTSWritten by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand your architectural design skills and successfully integrate single-family residential design into your professional practice.
The Architect's Guide to Residential Designdiscusses typical residential design issues, such as budgets and construction schedules, and offers guidelines for interacting with design-conscious clients. This detailed handbook presents a comprehensive methodology for the process of designing, pricing, and constructing single-family homes. Six real-world case studies, each featuring a unique site, budget, program, and set of circumstances, are included.
The Architect's Guide to Residential Designcovers:
- Houses as an architectural practice
- How houses differ from commercial and institutional architectural projects
- Design and documentation for architect-designed houses
- Bidding and negotiating with contractors
- Cutting the contract with both owners and contractors
- Construction administration and the building process
Introduction;
Chapter 1.Houses as an Architectural Practice;
Chapter 2.How Houses Differ from Commercial and Institutional Projects;
Chapter 3.Design and Documentation for Houses;
Chapter 4.Bidding and Negotiating with Contractors;
Chapter 5.Cutting the Contract;
Chapter 6.Construction Administration and the Building Process;
IndexMichael Malone, AIAis Director of the Michael Malone Studio at WKMC Archl³A