Measure and construction of the Japanese house : 250 plans and sketches plus illustrations of joinery / Heino Engel ; with a new foreword by Mira Locher.

Main entry:

Engel, Heino, author.

Title & Author:

Measure and construction of the Japanese house : 250 plans and sketches plus illustrations of joinery / Heino Engel ; with a new foreword by Mira Locher.

Publication:

Tokyo ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, [2020]

Description:

160 pages : illustrations, plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Definitions -- Measuring system and module -- System of plan layout -- Examples of floor plans -- Structural framework -- Space enclosures -- Movable space controls -- Constructions for spiritual spaces -- House enclosures -- Conclusion.

Summary:

A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture, and how the style and features can serve as a model for contemporary residential buildings.

ISBN:

9784805316467 (hardcover)
4805316462 (hardcover)

Subject:

House construction Japan.
Architecture, Domestic Japan.
Habitations Construction Japon.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Construction General.
Architecture, Domestic
House construction
Japan

Added entries:

Locher, Mira, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main
Copy: 1
Status: On Order

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