The Estate House Re-designed

Description

The book demonstrates how new houses can be designed to be more sustainable and ergonomic. Specifically, it describes a prototype building that could be constructed in the near future. Responding to some of the poor standards of mass estate housing in the UK and its out-of-date space standards, it contributes towards improving the current status quo by describing a house design, including drawings, that can compete with today’s mass housing. The author examines the traditional geometrical reliance on the square in the design of houses and the planning of housing estates and promotes instead the adoption of polygonal forms. This is explained using geometric analysis, diagrams and references to existing housing. These concepts have been developed with reference to technical literature from various companies with one company interested in taking it further. Providing a novel and up-to-date design concept, this book is of value to practitioners and researchers looking to improve the standard of mass housing in the UK. It is also of interest to anyone wishing to build their own house and to manufacturers wanting to move into modern housing technology. Front Matter ....Pages i-xli Housing Background and History (Anthony Sully)....Pages 1-46 Case Studies (Anthony Sully)....Pages 47-124 Living in the Home (Anthony Sully)....Pages 125-149 Geometry and Space (Anthony Sully)....Pages 151-186 A Project Proposal in Two Stages (Anthony Sully)....Pages 187-237 Building Technology (Anthony Sully)....Pages 239-268 Back Matter ....Pages 269-276