Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect

by William Hirsch

Overview

A #1 best seller for years, award winning Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect has been called an essential read for homeowners as well as professionals. Bill Hirsch's flowing style makes you feel like you are sitting with him having a chat about your project. The philosophy behind design decisions is explained with examples, stories, beautiful photos, and sketches. The book is divided into Twelve Lessons and covers topics such as "Making the House a Home", "Unifying the Design," and "Choosing the Perfect Site." Checklists are included to assist with design of the kitchen and bath, and offer guidance when selecting an Architect and Builder. Hirsch even includes the practical lesson, "Oh Yes...The Budget," that offers tidbits about keeping control of spending. With the valuable advice that this book provides, the experience of designing and building or remodeling your home becomes controllable, gratifying, and enjoyable

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013966468
Publisher:	Dalsimer Press, Inc
Publication date:	11/16/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	956,794
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Bill Hirsch has practiced Architecture for over 35 years. During that time he has designed hundreds of custom homes throughout the United States. Although Bill has extensive experience in commercial and residential architecture, he has specialized in his passion, custom residential design for the last 18 years. “There is an emotional ingredient in residential design that is just not there in commercial work,” he says. “When the construction is finished and the moving boxes have been unpacked, it’s really a thrill to hear my clients tell me that their new house feels like home. That’s the best compliment I can get.”

Bill is a past President of the Delaware Society of Architects, a member of the American Institute of Architects, and is certified by the National Council Architectural Review Board. He holds a Masters of Architecture from the University of Virginia. He lives in North Carolina with his wife, Maureen.
For more information about his practice, go to his website: www.williamhirsch.com

Editorial Reviews

.. Anyone contemplating designing a house, . would benefit from the valuable lessons outlined in each chapter – unifying the design, delving into details, and thinking through each room – to name a few. Hirsch explains in a friendly, conversational tone many critical design components that may not be obvious to most people, for example, what it means to make a space comfortable for humans or the importance of scale in room design. It becomes clear that we intuitively understand the

Louise Bolleber

Needless to say I was thrilled to receive this book for review. I have helped my husband, who is a home builder, design many homes and am always looking for the newest ideas and trends in the industry. I’m also looking for ways to make the house a home and create the “wow” factor for the prospective buyer. William Hirsch’s book is certainly helping me take my designing to the next level.
I like the first sentence of the Preface. Hirsch says “The book is

Irene Watson

Sometimes the hardest part of any project is deciding where to start first. "Designing Your Perfect House" not only shows you how to find the beginning, but also gives you an advance preview of what the ending will look like. We have been building high-end custom homes for over thirty years and this is the first time we have seen the designing process so thoroughly explained and easily understood for prospective homeowners (as well as builders). Bill Hirsch's liberal use of illustrations, check

Judy Malloy

I LOVED this book! It is smart, accessible, and just plain lovely. I am in the process of designing my dream home and was about to make a lot of decisions I would have regretted if I did not read this book before finalizing my floor plans. I am on a limited budget and was letting finances make a lot of my design decisions, such as cutting hallways to save on square footage and not considering how things flow together. I was just trying to get the most in the smallest space so I could spend money

P Tallakson

Considering building your dream home? How do you start? Do you know what it is that you want? "Designing Your Perfect House: Lesson From An Architect", with practical and experienced advice from architect William J. Hirsch, Jr., will allow any aspiring home owner to be realistic in their expectations, engage successfully in the process of home design, and avoid costly mistakes. Through twelve 'reader friendly' lessons, "Designing Your Perfect House: Lesson From An Architect" will show how to mov

James Cox, Editor