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• Title:Contemporary Japanese houses / edited by Zhao Xiang.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Zhao, Xiang, editor.
  
• Published/Created:Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia : The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2018.
  ©2018
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NA7451 .C66 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Architecture, Domestic--Japan--Designs and plans.
  Architecture, Modern--Pictorial works.
  
• Description:263 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
  
• Summary:Over forty projects showcase the immense variety among Japanese detached houses constructed over the past three years. Some of these houses are designed around the concept of 'intermediate space' featuring courtyards, landscapes, and tearooms. Others take 'how to respond to the environment' as the design theme, employing green building techniques and outdoor insulation, etc; while still others are inspired by the question of 'how to implement one's lifestyle', focusing on urban housing, family reconstitution, and variability.0Readers will learn about the meaning of and the story behind these designs through project descriptions, experiencing the conciseness which defines Japanese house design.0In addition to this, Professor Zhao Xiang from Fukuoka University discusses the reasons for this diversity. His informative description of architecture and design theory will help the reader understand the methods behind Japanese house creation, and this book also includes useful reference materials, which can be used as a basis for new houses in the Japanese style.
  
• ISBN:9781864707687 hardcover
  1864707682 hardcover
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Reasons for Diversity of Japanese Houses
  2. Basic Living Requirements of Houses
  3. Issues on Living Space
  4. Two Aspects of Housing Design
  5. Design Themes of Different Houses
  References
  Case Studies
  Rural Style
  Reflecting Culture and Customs
  Reflecting Openness
  Emphasizing Middle Space
  Getting Close to Nature
  Adapting to Modern Lifestyle.