Contributing to the series introducing basic principles to architecture students, Krebs explores design aspects of dwellings. The baseline basics are life cycles, orientation, areas for different uses, zoning, and creating space. Then he looks at elements of living: sleeping, eating, working, recreation and leisure, hygiene, cooking, ancillary functions, storage, and circulation areas. His final section is on the building forms of detached and semi-detached houses, multi-story housing, and access. Annotation ©2018 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Residential Buildings are normally the first design projects encountered by the student in his or her training. The focus at this point is on the different conceptual possibilities that allow one to take the first step toward an actual idea.
Themes:
- Concepts and kinds of cohabitation and dwelling
- Residential functions
- The creation of living space
- Design in housing construction
