Levitt, David.

The housing design handbook a guide to good practice / [electronic resource] : David Levitt. - 1st ed. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - 281 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)

"Other images Levitt Bernstein Associates"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Built form. 1. Creating a lasting sense of place -- 2. Mixing housing with other uses -- 3. Terrace housing and layout -- 4. Flats and layout -- 5. Internal space -- 6. Private open space -- 7. Shared amenity space -- 8. Security without fortification -- 9. Privacy -- 10. Dealing with cars -- Pt. 2. Social issues. 11. Mixed and flexible tenure -- 12. Tenure and style -- 13. Designing in flexibility -- Pt. 3. Technical issues. 14. Environmentally sustainable planning and built form -- 15. Sustainable structures -- 16. Considering cost in use at design stage -- 17. The impact of design on: Having zero energy in mind/Off site manufacture/Passive solar/Using less water/Waste recycling -- Bibliography.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Architecture, Domestic.
Public housing.
Architecture and society.


Electronic books.

NA7540 / .L48 2010

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