BEFORE THE ARCHITECT – GUIDANCE
SUGGESTED READINGS
There are things you learn in going-on 4 decades of house design and house construction. Skepticism. Job-site reality. The overwhelming importance and influence of superior knowledge and experience. The vital values in unhurried consideration of a house plan. Recognition that you'll never know it all. Before The Architect
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These are sources of information suggested by Before The Architect as worthy of your interest in the area of each. This list is straight from our Home Design Standards-Home Building Standards, extensive annotations excepted.
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Design:
Proportion, Classicism, etc. : Architectural Principles in the Age of Humanism by Rudolf Wittkower, W. W. Norton & Company, 1971; Geometry Of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition by Kimberly Elam, Princeton Architectural Press, 2001; The Golden Ratio: The Story of Phi, The World’s Most Astonishing Number by Mario Livio, Broadway Books, 2002; The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson, The MIT Press, 1962; Proportion: Science, Philosophy, Architecture by Richard Padovan, Spon Press, 3rd ed. 2003.]
Hatch pattern program: CompugraphX, 3 Portsmouth Place, Coto de Caza, CA 92679, P:949-459-5406; F:949-459-5438; http://www.compugraphx.com. The author, Watson Kilbourne, truly is a gentleman and a scholar.
Feng Shui: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FENG SHUI: How to Apply the Secrets of Chinese Wisdom for Health, Wealth and Happiness by Lillian Too, Harper Collins Publishers, London, 1996; interior design with feng shui: New and Expanded by Sarah Rossbach, Penguin Group, 1991.
The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce; Dover Publications Inc., 1993; original, Neale Publishing Company, 1911.
The Old Way Of Seeing: How Architecture Lost Its Magic (And How To Get It Back) by Jonathan Hale, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
Patterns of Home: THE TEN ESSENTIALS OF ENDURING DESIGN by Jacobson, Silverstein, and Winslow. The Taunton Press, 1941 & 2002.
Pure California: 35 Inspiring Homes in the New California Tradition by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects, publishers.
Super Kitchens, 40 Guidelines to Kitchen Planning. http://www.superkitchens.com/sk/asp/catId.59/itemid.123/ks/page.htm
Traditional Construction Patterns: Design & Detail Rules Of Thumb by Stephen A. Mouzon, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
Tuscan & Andalusian Reflections: 20 Beautiful Homes Inspired By Old World Architecture by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects, publishers, 2005.
Victorian: The Victorian Home In America, With Over 250 Illustrations by John Maass, Dover Publications, 1972; Victorian House Style, An Architectural And Interior Design Source Book by Linda Osband, David & Charles, 1991-2004.
A Pattern Language: Towns, Building, Construction by C. Alexander et al., Oxford University Press, 1977 and its companion The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press, 1979.
Lighting design: http://www.elflist.com/index.html; http://www.lightingplans.com; http://www.mts.net/~william5/library1.htm; Lighting Design Basics by Mark Karlen and James Benya, John Wiley & Sons, 2004; Interior Lighting For Designers, 4th ed. By Gary Gordon, John Wiley & Sons, 2003
Construction:
Decks: “Attaching Deck Ledgers” by Chery Anderson, Frank Woeste, and Joe Loferski, Practical Engineering, August 2003, pp. 81-87; “Deck Ledger Connection Design” by Joseph R. Loferski, Frank E. Woeste, P.E., and Mary A. Billings, May-June 2004; Professional Deck Builder Magazine, 7 pages.
Spans: http://www.awc.org/calculators/span/calc/timbercalcstyle.asp
“Circuit Protection: Avoiding the Common Mistakes of Circuit Protection, Circuit protection is not difficult, but it is crucial to patient care” by Ken Cybart http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/03/11/009.html
CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES, MATERIAL, AND METHODS, by H. Leslie Simmons, previous Editions Developed by Harold B. Olin, John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
The Journal of Light Construction, Hanley-Wood publishers.
Russell H. Lanoie, http://www.ruralhometech.com/fr/main.php
“Position of Underlayment to Prevent Cracked Tile and Grout” by Frank Woeste, P.E. and Peter A Nielsen, June 2004; TileLetter, pp.38ff.
The Professional Practice of Architectural Working Drawings, Third Edition by Osamu A. Wakita and Richard M. Linde, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
Residential Structure and Framing: Practical Engineering and Advanced Framing Techniques for Builders, from the Editors of The Journal of Light Construction, Hanley-Wood, LLC, 1999-2001.
Residential Structural Design Guide: 2000 Edition (February 2000, 434p.).
Solving six common framing problems: quality construction requires addressing these trouble spots, David A Utterback, Contributing Editor. http://www.housingzone.com/topics/pr/build/pr03da010.asp#
Steel-Frame House Construction by Tim Waite in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Craftsman Book Company, 2nd printing 2002, 318 pp.
The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling: The only guide to choosing the right materials and systems for every part of your home by Charlie Wing; Reader's Digest Association, Revised &Updated edition (June 1, 1998).
Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail by Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori. W.W. Norton & Co., 1992 & 2002.
Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction: An Illustrated Guide by Thor Matteson, Structural Engineer, International Code Council, Inc., 2004.
“Wood-Plastic Composite Decks” by Robert Tichy, Donald Bender, and Frank E. Woeste, Building Safety Journal, June 2003, pp. 38-40.
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