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Master Built Pools & Patios: An Inspiring Portfolio of Design Ideas
ISBN: 9780764317477 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you're contemplating a new pool project, and if you want it to outshine all others, this is the book for you. Here is a virtual, vicarious tour of nearly 300 spectacular swim-able waterscapes by the world's top pool builders, members of the elite Master Pool Guild. Samples of their work range from sweet little oases and brief lap pools to luxurious environments complete with waterfalls, fountains, spas, and tiki bars. Explore an endless range of shapes to complement your landscape and architecture. Experience different textures and color schemes in stone and concrete skirting, as well as...
If you're contemplating a new pool project, and if you want it to outshine all others, this is the book for you. Here is a virtual, vicarious tour of ...
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218,64 zł |
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Architectural Details from Victorian Homes
ISBN: 9780764318290 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore a golden age in architecture when architects, builders, and homeowners let their imaginations run wild. If you are thinking about renovating, remodeling, or building a Victorian home, this book will show you how the architectural features characteristic of turn-of-the-20th century architecture were used. Here are richly detailed 'gingerbread' trims, towers, encircling porches, balconies, cornices, belvederes, large porte-cocheres, bay windows, ornamental ironwork, elaborate chimneys, and much more. All who love Victorian architecture will be informed and inspired by over 300 full...
Explore a golden age in architecture when architects, builders, and homeowners let their imaginations run wild. If you are thinking about renovating, ...
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245,31 zł |
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Waterfront Homes: From Castles to Cottages
ISBN: 9780764318931 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nothing matches the serenity and beauty of waterfront living. This book offers an insider's tour of more than sixty waterfront homes. You'll hear from twenty notable architects and designers from around the country as they describe their homes, inside and out. Featured are multimillion dollar castles, rustic cottages, cliffhangers, and all those homes in between, showcased here in 400 magnificent color photographs. The oldest home is from the early 1700s; the newest is not yet completed. Their sites are as varied as their designs. This enchanting resource showcases waterfront living and many...
Nothing matches the serenity and beauty of waterfront living. This book offers an insider's tour of more than sixty waterfront homes. You'll hear from...
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170,64 zł |
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The Patio Portfolio: An Inspirational Design Guide
ISBN: 9780764320507 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An inspiring collection of design ideas for patio construction, this book will help you discover ways to transform ordinary outdoor spaces into perfect outdoor environments. Over 200 beautiful color photographs show patios of all shapes and sizes, from quaint and picturesque, to grand and elegant, for any kind of budget. Your dreams will turn into exciting design realities as you visually explore dozens of patios, studying their shapes, colors, textures, and patterns. You'll be sure to find the perfect patio to suit your home's architecture and your family's lifestyle.
An inspiring collection of design ideas for patio construction, this book will help you discover ways to transform ordinary outdoor spaces into perfec...
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101,29 zł |
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Log Home Lifestyles
ISBN: 9780764322709 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For those who dream of living in a log home, this treasure trove of images will be a welcome delight . Now in its second edition, the book has been expanded to include images of 18 new homes. The first edition inspired thousands of would-be log home builders. Nearly 50 homes are pictured in all, complete with floor plans as well as gorgeous imagery of both interiors and exteriors. This is a gold mine of visual ideas for designing, building, and decorating log homes. Study these dazzling ispaces and compare house profiles, room layouts, and decorating and furnishing ideas for great rooms,...
For those who dream of living in a log home, this treasure trove of images will be a welcome delight . Now in its second edition, the book has been ex...
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197,31 zł |
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Artisan Crafted Timber Frame Homes
ISBN: 9780764324864 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore more than 25 finely crafted timber frame homes, inside and out. Guided by floor plans, this photographic journey takes you from an overall look at the exteriors of stately, custom-built homes, through the interiors. Whether designed to be warm and cozy, or awesome and impressive, these homes are inspiring. Pass through inviting foyers to the private worlds of timber-frame home owners. The tours include towering great rooms, dream kitchens, dens and family rooms, and the inner sanctums of master suites. Enjoy views of the open construction possible with timber frame design while...
Explore more than 25 finely crafted timber frame homes, inside and out. Guided by floor plans, this photographic journey takes you from an overall loo...
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197,31 zł |
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Modern American Homes: Prairie & Craftsman Architecture
ISBN: 9780764330056 / Angielski / Twarda / 1 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1913, a Chicago architect compiled this wonderful portfolio of American homes and buildings that he said embodied "the back to nature" movement of the times. Today, this faithful reprint is a treasure of Craftsman bungalow and Prairie house styles, including work by the venerable Frank Lloyd Wright and Green & Green. The houses are portrayed in charming black and white imagery that details their exteriors, as well as portraying interior features and some landscaping. In all, more than 130 houses are featured, along with examples of boathouses, tent-houses, garages, apartment buildings and...
In 1913, a Chicago architect compiled this wonderful portfolio of American homes and buildings that he said embodied "the back to nature" movement of ...
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149,30 zł |
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The Passive Solar Primer: Sustainable Architecture
ISBN: 9780764330704 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution of solar design throughout the world. His years of exploration are distilled in this comprehensive book, which provides simple graphics and language to illuminate concepts including greenhouse effect, heat storage, surface-to-volume ratio, ventilation, and cooling.. Tips, rules-of-thumb, regional characteristics, and many other considerations are presented to help readers, from initial site selection to visionary design. Written for architects,...
Architect David Wright helped pioneer the concept of passive solar architecture, and his thoughts and experiments have helped shape the evolution of s...
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149,30 zł |
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Design in Familiar Places: What Makes Home Environments Look Good
ISBN: 9780275926861 / Angielski / Twarda / 203 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Residents look at their neighborhood differently than visitors and designers do. The features that they see as most important can differ significantly, so that spaces that are viewed as successful by designers may be disliked by residents. Designers who hope to create successful residential environments can benefit from a more complete understanding of the residents' perspective and their priorities. This residents-eye-view is especially critical in troubled neighborhoods. Brower compares the responses to the same environment by residents, tourists, and designers. Using observations,... Residents look at their neighborhood differently than visitors and designers do. The features that they see as most important can differ significan... |
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373,38 zł |
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Natural Building: Creating Communities Through Cooperation
ISBN: 9780764330391 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This brilliant book combines the wisdom of a great reference tool with the wonder of an inspiration guidebook. Basics in foundations, framing, wall systems, and roofs are explored through the shared experiences of teachers, students, and seekers who came together one summer to build a folly and created a legacy. The value of natural building is told in four parallel stories. At its core is a primer on low-impact and very accessible building techniques, materials, and approaches. Even more, it is a narrative of shared experience and camaraderie. The book yields insights about the value of...
This brilliant book combines the wisdom of a great reference tool with the wonder of an inspiration guidebook. Basics in foundations, framing, wall sy...
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122,63 zł |
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Green Homes: Dwellings for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780764330339 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Building a green home or redesigning an existing home to be green is more than energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources. It is about integrating cost-effective design and materials to better the well being of inhabitants. Explore the many ways architects have achieved sustainability, incorporating commonsense strategies of solar orientation, natural ventilation, recycling of household water, and making use of cutting-edge materials and building technologies such as earth sheltering, thermal mass, super insulation, geothermal heating and cooling, and photovoltaic electrical...
Building a green home or redesigning an existing home to be green is more than energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources. It is about in...
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197,31 zł |
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Outdoor Designs for Living
ISBN: 9780764331800 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 320 beautiful color photos and concise text address reclaiming lost outdoor areas and transitioning them into useful, enjoyable spaces. This delightful book provides ideas to create outdoor rooms for lounging, dining, kitchens, and children's spaces in front and back yards. Before and After images help readers visualize the myriad possibilities they can create. Professionals will find inspiration with specific examples of design details and solutions for their clients, because good design is in the details. Homeowners, landscape designers, architects, and do-it-yourselfers all will find...
Over 320 beautiful color photos and concise text address reclaiming lost outdoor areas and transitioning them into useful, enjoyable spaces. This deli...
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122,63 zł |
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Houses of New Orleans
ISBN: 9780764331176 / Angielski / Twarda / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Soak in a little New Orleans history while enjoying a visual tour of her homes. Known for beauty and style, New Orleans delivers as much in its architecture, even the simple shotgun houses in working neighborhoods. Houses of the Garden District and plantations beyond are simply stunning. A foreword by John Michael Vlach, Professor of American Studies and Anthropology at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., traces the roots of New Orleans signature homes to their origins in Africa and Haiti. Author Alex Caemmerer takes care to point out the rich detailing that was lavished on even...
Soak in a little New Orleans history while enjoying a visual tour of her homes. Known for beauty and style, New Orleans delivers as much in its archit...
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122,63 zł |
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Gingerbread Gems of Ocean Grove, NJ
ISBN: 9780764323942 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This lavishly illustrated book explores the beautifully decorated homes, cottages, and hotels of New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove. This charming little seaside hamlet has been listed by the National Register of Historic Places as the richest concentration of Victorian architecture in the nation, and this book helps to illustrate why. One avenue after another, uncover the wealth of lovingly preserved homes that make up this still-active Methodist revival camp town. Picket fences and rose privets frame absolutely lovely homes, dripping with preserved wooden scrollwork, carefully highlighted in...
This lavishly illustrated book explores the beautifully decorated homes, cottages, and hotels of New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove. This charming litt...
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122,63 zł |
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Victorian Homes of San Francisco
ISBN: 9780764332128 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Victorian architecture of San Francisco is known the world over for its distinctive look and charm. More than 200 color images show broadshot views of homes tightly stacked together along steep streets, as well as close-ups of details. The text provides a historic background of the architecture that has helped characterize San Francisco as one of the world's most beautiful cities. Styles featured include Italianate, Queen Anne, Eastlake/Stick, and Victorian.
The Victorian architecture of San Francisco is known the world over for its distinctive look and charm. More than 200 color images show broadshot view...
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101,29 zł |
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The Italian Renaissance Palace Façade: Structures of Authority, Surfaces of Sense
ISBN: 9780521109734 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A theoretical and anthropological study of the Italian Renaissance Palace in the sixteenth century.
A theoretical and anthropological study of the Italian Renaissance Palace in the sixteenth century.
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271,87 zł |
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Precedents in Zero-Energy Design: Architecture and Passive Design in the 2007 Solar Decathlon
ISBN: 9780415778749 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Michael Zaretsky's Precedents in Zero-Energy Design is such an important book ... it will help readers recognize that design comes before technology - and renewable energy systems alone can't solve the problems we face' - John D. Quale, Assistant Professor of Architecture and ecoMOD Project Director, University of Virginia The world is currently facing an environmental crisis and as anyone interested in sustainable or zero-energy design knows the design and building industries have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse... 'Michael Zaretsky's Precedents in Zero-Energy Design is such an important book ... it will help readers recognize that design come... |
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836,10 zł |
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The Country Houses, Castles and Mansions of East Lothian
ISBN: 9781840334579 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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69,38 zł |
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Freestanding Houses : A Housing Typology
ISBN: 9783034600736 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To develop existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in residential building. This volume deals with the types of freestanding houses, whose all-around orientation allows for the optimal dwelling arrangement. The range of potential solutions is presented in uniform ground plans and sections newly drawn to scale.
To develop existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in residential building. This volume deals with the types of freestandin... |
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83,78 zł |
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Origins of the Pacific War and the Importance of 'Magic'
ISBN: 9780415489980 / Angielski / Miękka / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Argues that in the final phase of the eight months of US-Japan talks leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, serious mistranslations in Magic (the US decoding system) were a significant factor in the cumulative effect of mutual misunderstandings which grew between the two sides.
Argues that in the final phase of the eight months of US-Japan talks leading to the attack on Pearl Harbor, serious mistranslations in Magic (the US d...
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222,92 zł |