Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb / Edition 1

by Stephen Mouzon, Susan Henderson, Andres M. Duany

Overview

* A hands-on, well-illustrated reference that helps architects and contractors avoid making common errors in traditional construction details

* Graphical approach allows users to quickly visualize design solutions

* Lists the rules-of-thumb for each detail, and correct and incorrect examples of how to design or construct each detail

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071416320
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/20/2004
Edition description:	Net
Pages:	312
Sales rank:	821,249
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Stephen A. Mouzon and Susan M. Henderson are architects and town planners, and are principals of PlaceMakers, which is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Steve is a founder of the New Urban Guild. He has authored or contributed to a number of publications in recent years, including the Public Works Manual, Charles Barrett: The Architectural Drawings, Biltmore Estate Homes, and 1001 Traditional Construction Details. He continues to shoot the photographic Catalog of the Most-Loved Places, which currently includes over 25,000 digital images in 52 volumes. The PlaceMakers Pattern Books are currently the only Transect-based pattern books in existence and are meant to be companion pieces to this book.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	IX
	Introduction
	The Most-Loved Places	1
	Why This Book?	2
Chapter 1	The Story of the Languages of Architecture
	The First Realm: The Universal	4
	The Second Realm: The National Language	5
	The Third Realm: The Regional Dialect	7
	The Fourth Realm: The Local Particulars	7
	How the Languages Were Lost	8
	How Can We Revive the Languages?	9
Chapter 2	Three Great Themes of Traditional Architecture
	Buildings for People	10
	Apparent Structure	11
	Celebration of the Act of Building	12
Chapter 3	Lexicon
	Why Do We Need a Lexicon?	14
Chapter 4	The Classical Orders
	General Principles	50
	Greek Doric	52
	Tuscan	53
	Roman Doric	54
	Ionic	55
	Corinthian	56
	Composite	57
Chapter 5	Basic Principles
	Photo Notes	59
	Configuration Notes	59
1	Simplicity of Massing	60
2	Hierarchy of Massing	62
3	Simplicity of Proportion	64
4	Symmetry of the Face	66
5	Regular Arrangement of Columns and Openings	68
6	Cap, Shaft, and Base	70
7	Site Arrangement	72
Chapter 6	Details
	Material Notes	75
	Arm's Length Rule	75
	Eyes Only Rule	75
	The Transect	75
Chapter 7	Walls
8	Number of Materials	78
9	Siding Materials	80
10	Stone Veneer Wall Material	82
11	Brick	84
12	Stucco	86
13	Trim	88
14	Colors	90
15	Wall Height	92
16	Masonry Veneer Walls	94
17	Brick Coursing at Wall Openings	96
18	Frame Wall/Masonry Base Alignment	98
19	Wall Material Joints	100
Chapter 8	Doors and Windows
20	Door Materials	104
21	Window Materials	106
22	Storefront Materials	108
23	Shutter Materials	110
24	Brick Jack Arch	112
25	Bay Jamb Material	114
26	Brick Mold	116
27	Window Muntins	118
28	Door and Window Types	120
29	Door and Window Style versus Building Style	122
30	Entry Surrounds	124
31	Window Proportions	126
32	Window Pane Proportions	128
33	Garage Door Sizes	130
34	Bay Window Support	132
35	Shutter Principles and Details	134
36	Palladian Window Proportions	136
37	Casing Principles	138
38	Head Casing Principles	140
39	Masonry Lintel Principles	142
40	Arch Principles	144
41	Jack Arches	146
42	Arch/Eave Alignment	148
43	Keystones	150
44	Sill Casing	152
Chapter 9	Porches and Balconies
45	Column Materials and Proportions	156
46	Beam Materials	158
47	Porch Ceiling Material	160
48	Balcony Materials	162
49	Railing Materials	164
50	Column to Entablature	166
51	Entablature Principles	168
52	Intercolumniation	170
53	Porch Beam	172
54	Railing Design	174
55	Balcony Design	176
56	Square Column Cap and Base Trim	178
57	Column Base to Porch Edge	180
58	Large Square Columns	182
59	Triglyph/Column Alignment	184
60	Seam Location at Beam Bottom	186
Chapter 10	Eaves
61	Eave Return Cap Material	190
62	Trim under Cornice	192
63	Gutter and Downspout Materials	194
64	Eave Materials	196
65	Eave Continuity	198
66	Eave Overhang and Enclosure	200
67	Eave Return	202
68	Gutter and Downspout Shapes	204
69	Brackets, Corbels, and Modillions	206
70	Dentil Size and Proportion	208
71	Triglyphs	210
72	Frieze	212
Chapter 11	Roofs
73	Metal Roofing Material	216
74	Shingle Roofing Material	218
75	Tile Roofing Material	220
76	Ridge Caps	222
77	Roof Slopes	224
78	Bay Roofs	226
79	Overlapping Gables	228
80	Skylights	230

Editorial Reviews

"Putting the ideas of Modernism into the hands of average architects" and builders has resulted in "architecture done wrong for the past half-century." Architects Mouzon and Henderson explain their "sense of unease" and illustrate a range of do's and don'ts that "give people the tools for getting it right again." In 14 chapters they discuss architectural details ranging from the classical orders to roofs, site work, and signage. Powerful opening chapters set the stage by succinctly discussing architectural history, theory, themes and patterns. The Roman architect Vitruvius is cited, and his themes of commodity, firmness, and delight are expanded for application in reviving the lost language of architecture. The remaining eight chapters are clearly laid out with brief essays on architectural features; these are interspersed with excellent black-and-white photographs. All elements are examined using a technique incorporated into architecture: the transect, an organizing device for developing proper patterns. An illustrated lexicon is also included to educate laypersons in the language, but it is too detailed and selective to be as effective as desired. This is a great companion to Jonathan Hale's "The Old Way of Seeing" (1994) and the National Park Service's "The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation" (rev., 1990). Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers: upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two-year technical program students. -- "L.B. Sickels-Taves, Eastern Michigan University"

From the Publisher

"Putting the ideas of Modernism into the hands of average architects" and builders has resulted in "architecture done wrong for the past half-century." Architects Mouzon and Henderson explain their "sense of unease" and illustrate a range of do's and don'ts that "give people the tools for getting it right again." In 14 chapters they discuss architectural details ranging from the classical orders to roofs, site work, and signage. Powerful opening chapters set the stage by succinctly discussing architectural history, theory, themes and patterns. The Roman architect Vitruvius is cited, and his themes of commodity, firmness, and delight are expanded for application in reviving the lost language of architecture. The remaining eight chapters are clearly laid out with brief essays on architectural features; these are interspersed with excellent black-and-white photographs. All elements are examined using a technique incorporated into architecture: the transect, an organizing device for developing proper patterns. An illustrated lexicon is also included to educate laypersons in the language, but it is too detailed and selective to be as effective as desired. This is a great companion to Jonathan Hale's The Old Way of Seeing (1994) and the National Park Service's The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (rev., 1990). Summing Up: Highly recommended. General readers: upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two-year technical program students. — L.B. Sickels-Taves, Eastern Michigan University

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