The Art of Home Conversion : Transforming Uncommon Properties into Stylish Homes. [Homes by Design]

Mack, Lorrie.[ed, Isobel Holland, Lisa Tai, Susan Brown, Cheryl Cooper; photo, Shona Wood, Michael Boys, Ken Kirkwood, Ianthe Ruthven, Fritz von der Schulenberg, Bill Stites, Jessica Strang, Ron Sutherland, Spike Powell, George Whiteside, James Mort

ISBN 10: 184188023X / ISBN 13: 9781841880235

Published by London : Seven Dials, 1999, 1993., 1999

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159 pp. ; colored illustrations ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 184188023X ; OCLC: 59409618 ; Dewey: 728 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Today a dwelling space can be made from many different types of structure: haylofts, ancient abbeys, fish stores, stables, warehouses and water towers are, to the imaginative eye, the shells within which a highly idiosyncratic and much-loved home can be made. Such projects are not for the faint-hearted. Building regulations may present an awkward obstacle to th e owner of a martello tower and everyday facilities such as electricity and running water may not come easy in a triumphal arch. But what links all the homes in this book is a determination on the part of their owners to convert an unlikely building into an unusual and individual dwelling that will perfectly suit their character and lifestyle."--Publisher ; FINE.

Seller Inventory # 3290

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of Home Conversion : Transforming Uncommon Properties into Stylish Homes. [Homes by Design]
• Publisher: London : Seven Dials, 1999, 1993.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184188023X
• ISBN 13: 9781841880235
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 60 - General

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Synopsis

Almost any space from haylofts to water towers can make a stylish house--and creative, resourceful buyers are ready to step up and meet the challenge of renovating these structures. Here's welcome help for those facing this task--which includes problems that range from meeting building regulations to installing electricity and plumbing. Among the spectacularly transformed buildings are a stable, Georgian coach house, crude fisherman's shack, ballet studio, army garage, Methodist chapel, stone barn, and Dutch barge.

From Library Journal

For many years, lofts and warehouses have been converted into dwellings, particularly by artists looking for large, inexpensive living spaces. Mack shows how this trend has been extended to 25 unlikely buildings, such as a hayloft, water tower, and army garages, with text describing design problems and solutions and photographs for the finished product. Each of these buildings has been so expertly transformed it's a pity no "before" pictures have been included, since it seems improbable that any of them could have been designed for anything other than habitation. Interior designers and students will find plenty of ideas for making any building comfortably livable.
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