Designing Your Perfect House - By William J. Hirsch, Jr.
Designing Your Perfect House is available from Dalsimer Press.
"Take a journey into an architect’s mind and see your new house through his eyes."
Catherine Collin
Editor, Loft Publications
A portion of book sales goes to "Habitat For Humanity" to help deserving people realize their perfect house.
The Twelve Lessons for Designing Your Perfect House (Lessons 7-9)
Lesson Seven — Choosing the Perfect Site
Zoning, land use ordinances, covenants, lot size, “buildable” area, orientation, neighboring properties, slope, views, boulders, trees, and other physical features, noise, and wind are all characteristics you must consider when selecting and evaluating a potential building lot. We look at the opportunities that problem lots can present and even learn how to read a site plan.
Lesson Eight — Programming the House
Now it’s time to start putting walls and ceilings around spaces. We discuss how to determine what rooms you really need. Programming equals learning. What will be your style? Learn how to balance and maximize priorities. We end this lesson with a reality test about budget.
Lesson Nine — Putting Pencil to Paper
Look at how to use bubble diagrams. Learn to deal with parking and automobiles. Find out how every design is sequential. How do your ideas finally become a tangible house design?
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