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The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Se trata de un trabajo de homenaje al Dr. Alberto C. Ibáñez Pérez, catedrático de Historia del Arte de la Universidad de Burgos, en el que han participado colegas universitarios, académicos e intelectuales amigos de este profesor. Se trata de un trabajo d

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

Las casas urbanas tratan de que el partido arquitectónico sea compacto, buscando la mínima ocupación del terreno para dar paso al verde tan necesario, a veces son patios, alrededor de los cuales se generan cambios y puntos de atención, integradores de los ambientes, un estar al aire libre que permite que la luz invada la casa, no hay una regla fija, los patios son únicos, laterales o centrales o sucesiones de 2 ó 3 son, en definitiva, un local más pero sin techo y en algunos casos son simplemente una plaza. Jugar con las simetrías y circulaciones haciéndolas coincidir, en algunos...