contemporary architecture on a budget Sirefman, Susanna. creator text nyu 2008 monographic eng

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160 p. ill. ;col. ;plans. ;photo. ; 26 cm. Residential design provides a rich testing ground for architectural innovation. Intimate scales and specific programs inspire distinctive homes, and comparatively small budgets are catalysts for exploring nontraditional materials. Modern Shoestring proves that building a contemporary house can be affordable and shows how constraints actually stimulate the most creative design solutions. Eighteen residential projects are presented, with emphasis on the goals of the owners, the site, and the cost in the design process. Collections determine floor plans, observatories are built for starry rural nights, and found and industrial materials such as highway construction remnants, laboratory counters, plastic water bottles, and discarded chalkboards keep costs low while imbuing structures with character. These ingenious designs range in cost from $50 to $220 per square foot and represent geographical settings from Los Angeles to Anchorage to East Hampton. Contents -- House on Twenty-first street / Lubbock, Texas -- Architect: Urs Peter Flueckiger -- Keel Cabin / White Face Reservoir, Minnesota -- Architect: Salmela Architect -- Prototype 01 / New Orleans, Loiusiana -- Architect: Tulane Department of Architecture/URBANbuild -- Nola Modern / New Orleans, Louisiana -- Architect: nodesign -- Cavehill Residence / Seattle, Washington -- Architect: Eggleston Farkas Architects -- F10 House / Chicago, Illinois -- Architect: EHDD Architecture -- Prioleau Walker Residence / Charlotte, North Carolina -- Architect: Rickenbacker + Leung -- Sugar Creek Residence / Austin, Texas -- Architect: KRDB Architects -- Fort Greene House / Brooklyn, NY -- Architect: Christoff:Finio architecture -- Ideal House / Anchorage, Alaska -- Architect: Mayer Sattler-Smith Architects -- Milan House / Milan, New York -- Architect: William Massie -- Upcher House / East Hampton, New York -- Architect: Bates Masi Architects -- 18th Street House / Brooklyn, New York -- Architect: Bangia Agostinho Architects -- Field House / Ellington, Wisconsin -- Architect: Wendell Burnette -- Newfield House / Newfield, New York -- Architect: Central Office for Architecture -- Big Dig House / Lexington, Massachusetts -- Architect: Single Speed Design -- Duane Street Residence / Los Angeles, California -- Architect: Chasen Architecture -- Bestor House / Echo Park Hill, California -- Architect: Barbara Bestor Architect -- Susanna Sirefman. Architecture Domestic United States History 21st century Dwellings Design and construction Cost effectiveness NA7208.2 S57 2008 728.370973 9781580932028 1580932029 2007044732 pucpr 020211 20220516180112.0 eng