The housing design handbook: a guide to good practice

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Everyone deserves a decent and affordable home, a truth (almost) universally acknowledged. But housing in the UK has been in a state of crisis for decades, with too few homes built, too often of dubious quality, and costing too much to buy, rent or inhabit. It doesn’t have to be like this. Bringing together a wealth of experience from a wide range of housing experts, this completely revised edition of The Housing Design Handbook provides an authoritative, comprehensive and systematic guide to best practice in what is perhaps the most contentious and complex field of architectural design.This book sets out design principles for all the essential components of successful housing design – including placemaking, typologies and density, internal and external space, privacy, security, tenure, and community engagement – illustrated with case studies of schemes by architecture practices working across the UK and continental Europe.Written by David Levitt and Jo McCafferty – two recognised authorities in the field – and with contributions from more than twenty other leading practitioners, The Housing Design Handbook is an essential reference for professionals and students in architecture and design as well as for government bodies, housing associations and other agencies involved in housing.  Read more... Abstract: Everyone deserves a decent and affordable home, a truth (almost) universally acknowledged. But housing in the UK has been in a state of crisis for decades, with too few homes built, too often of dubious quality, and costing too much to buy, rent or inhabit. It doesn’t have to be like this. Bringing together a wealth of experience from a wide range of housing experts, this completely revised edition of The Housing Design Handbook provides an authoritative, comprehensive and systematic guide to best practice in what is perhaps the most contentious and complex field of architectural design.This book sets out design principles for all the essential components of successful housing design – including placemaking, typologies and density, internal and external space, privacy, security, tenure, and community engagement – illustrated with case studies of schemes by architecture practices working across the UK and continental Europe.Written by David Levitt and Jo McCafferty – two recognised authorities in the field – and with contributions from more than twenty other leading practitioners, The Housing Design Handbook is an essential reference for professionals and students in architecture and design as well as for government bodies, housing associations and other agencies involved in housing Content: Contributors. Foreword. Introduction. 1. Places That Get Better Over Time. 2. Typologies. Semi-detached. Terraces. Flats. Maisonettes. Housing for an Ageing Population. Student Accommodation and Build to Rent. -- -- 3. Density. Low Density (3590dph) Medium Density (90250dph) High Density (250350+dph) Tall Buildings (350+dph) 4. Internal Space. 5. External Space. 6. Mixing Homes with Other Uses. 7. Privacy. 8. Security. 9. Bins, Bikes and Cars. 10. Tenure and Sustainable Communities. 11. Estate Regeneration. 12. Co-design. 13. Sustainable Design and Construction. 14. Cost in Use. Abbreviations and Glossary. Sources of Information. Index. -- Acknowledgments.