Houses and Flats

The first book devoted to all-white houses celebrates modernist idealism and the play of light and shadow, showing how white can act as the perfect backdrop against which to animate our lifestyles.

The first survey of the classic twentieth-century houses that defined American Midwestern modernism.

In Houses: Robert A.M. Stern Architects, RAMSA's residential Partners - Roger H. Seifter, Randy M. Correll, Grant F. Marani, and Gary L. Brewer - offer an intimate look at RAMSA houses from the last ten years and explore how these residences embody the spirit of place and find harmony between the traditional and the contemporary.

In addition to an incredible collection of outstanding photographs of the House of Light, this book tells the story of how this project proceeded from spatial criteria to conceptual design and final realization.

Full of detailed construction drawings, this book covers cut roofs, bolted truss roofs, trussed rafter roofs, trimmed openings and ventilation. A major section deals with loft to attic room conversions, giving guidance on planning procedures, as well as dealing with structural matters and specifying conversion work.

Written for small builders and tradesmen such as bricklayers and carpenters, as well as householders wanting to provide more space and enhanced living conditions without the substantial cost of moving house.

Provides the best field-tested information on framing efficiently, safely and the right way the first time. This title distils centuries of hands-on builder-tested methods and techniques as the finest builders in the US pass on their hard-won trade secrets for better construction. It covers the basics of framing, as well as advanced techniques.