Residential and Domestic Buildings

How to accommodate contemporary life in a historic house. This book does not repeat basic information that is readily available in many standard DIY books about carpentry, wiring, and plumbing. Rather, it shows how to adapt those DIY skills to the specialized needs of a historic house.

Laura Jane Clark brings you inspiring architectural ideas and design solutions for updating your home without breaking the bank.

Modern Cabins presents a collection of 35 gorgeous designs that create perfect escapes in stunning settings around the world.

In Love Shacks, Susan Redman inspires design aficionados and romantics alike with a curated collection of cool and iconic holiday homes. Journey your way around the world visiting rustic retreats and dreamy beach houses, retro getaways and bespoke architectural havens.

Living off the grid is a greener and cheaper way of life. This book compiles examples of nature-powered homes, all either partially or completely off-grid.

Focusing on house building and conservation politics in England, Spiers uses his considerable experience and extensive research to demonstrate why the current model doesn't work, and why there needs to be both planning reform and a more active role for the state, including local government.

This book provides a deep insight into urban regeneration schemes and explores the parameters of what is deemed a sustainable development, before appraising existing schemes' evaluation models for the sustainable return on investment.