Narrow-front Housing Models - Hardcover

Friedman, Avi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568988737 ISBN 13: 9781568988733

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2010

Synopsis

Since the beginning of the housing boom of the 1950s, the size of the average North American house has steadily grown while the size of the average family has decreased. Today, a growing number of homebuyers seeking smaller, more efficient residential designs are rediscovering a centuries old housing prototype: the narrow house. Measuring twenty-five-feet wide or less, these "infill" or "skinny" houses, as they are often called, are on the rise in cities and suburbs around the world. The benefits of building small and narrow are numerous: greater land-use efficiency, less building material, fewer infrastructure costs, lower utility bills, and flexible layouts. This building type creates environmentally sensible houses that allow homeowners to live within their means. Narrow Houses presents a thorough overview of the practical considerations of designing a narrow-front home, including siting, floor arrangements, footprint, and interior and exterior finishing. The book documents twenty-eight innovative examples of narrow houses from around the world designed by today's foremost architects. Project data including floor plans and extensive interior and exterior photography demonstrate the inherent flexibility of this housing model and the many possibilities for adapting these homes to the constraints of site, climate, budget, family size, and other needs.

About this title

About the Author:

Avi Friedman is a world-renowned architect and director of the Affordable Homes Program at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served on the National Housing Research Committee of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Review:

"When it comes to houses less than 25 feet wide, facades are deceiving: Savvy architecture makes the interiors feel airy, even spacious." --Details, March 2011

"The Kate Mosses of residential design... Clearly, six metres - the widest measure that defines "narrow front" - is all that's really needed." --Azure, February 2011

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1568988737
• ISBN 13: 9781568988733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240