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The Estate House Re-designed [electronic resource] / by Anthony Sully.

By: Sully, Anthony [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019Edition: 1st ed. 2019.Description: XLI, 276 p. 266 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319903972.Subject(s): Buildings—Design and construction | Sustainable architecture | Buildings—Environmental engineering | Building materials | Human geography | Building Construction and Design | Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings | Building Physics, HVAC | Building Materials | Human GeographyAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 690 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Part I: Housing Background and History -- Part II: Case Studies -- Part III: Living in the Home -- Part IV: Geometry and Science -- Part V: A Project Proposal - Two Concept Versions -- Part VI: Building Technology.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: 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 Responding to some of the poor standards of mass estate housing in the UK and its out-of-date space standards, it contributes towards improving the current status quo by describing a house design, including drawings, that can compete with today’s mass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.
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Part I: Housing Background and History -- Part II: Case Studies -- Part III: Living in the Home -- Part IV: Geometry and Science -- Part V: A Project Proposal - Two Concept Versions -- Part VI: Building Technology.

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.

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