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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...reason, the conservatory should have a southerly exposure. The plumbing should also be located at a warm side, to prevent its freezing. And this is not all that is to be taken into consideration in a well-studied plan. It is essential that the rooms most frequented should command fine views, and their arrangement should be such as to form a pleasing exterior as well, the important parts to present the most imposing appearance. Again, a constructional motive should be considered. The arrangement of supports, the disposition of doors and windows, the intersection of roofs, and the general outlines of the building--all have a bearing upon the arrangement of the rooms, which should suggest themselves to the architect in the first conception of his plan. After these preliminaries, he should submit the sketch to his client, which may not prove altogether satisfactory. It is either unsuited to some of his domestic requirements, or not in accordance with his original intentions. Should these prove solid objections, it would be the architect's duty to alter his sketch, and, while transgressing no general rules, conform more with his client's notions. This settled, he next proceeds with his working drawings, which consist of the floor plans for each story, and the four exterior sides or elevations. These, in connection with the specifications, are sufficient for obtaining estimates from the various contractors. It is often considered by the uninitiated that mere sketches or preliminary studies are sufficient to obtain correct estimates of the cost. But this is a most dangerous plan to work upon, as it is almost certain to mislead; for no builder can have a clear conception of what the building really is to be, until regular plans and specifications are matured. These...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1236166930
- ISBN 13 9781236166937
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages108
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