Marianne Cusato
Autor(a) de Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid
About the Author
Marianne Cusato, creator of the Katrina Cottages, is an award-winning designer who was dubbed one of the most influential people in home building by Builder magazine.
Obras de Marianne Cusato
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- Sexo
- female
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 202
- Popularidade
- #109,082
- Avaliação
- 4.4
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 6
This book uses lots of pictures to explain what design elements make for good neighborhoods and homes and which detract from the quality of life defined by a place. For example, I now understand why I hate the brick or stone false fronts most contemporary construction. First, a home is three dimensional, and it is only in listing photos that you can see the front of the house without seeing the plain siding sides. Second, false fronts use things like brick and stone like they are wall paper and contradict our understanding of those materials as structural elements. Even though the brick and stone are not structural, when the front of a house is covered with brick and the rest is not, it feels like the front is going to tip over and fall off.
My one negative comment about this book is that there are a few places throughout where it reads like an advertisement for JamesHardie, the fiber cement siding manufacturer that sponsored the book (mostly at the very end). That said, it is still worth a read, especially if you just want a quick overview of what makes for a well designed community and home.… (mais)