Shingled Houses In The Summer Sun

Beautiful shingle-style, Gothic revival and Cape Cod-style homes in gorgeous New England settings by award-winning architect-builders Polhemus Savery DaSilva. Separate sections focus on specific rooms and features, with detailed photos and descriptions. Over 35 stunning projects featured. Polhemus Savery DaSilva design and build homes that are dream homes in the true sense of the term-personally suited to, expressive of and inspirational to the clients who occupy them. Heavily influenced by the Shingle Style, the great American invention of casual, eclectic wooden homes wrapped in shingles, Polhemus Savery DaSilva create houses that are fresh and of their time, yet evoke the familiar and the timeless. They are a part of, rather than a break from, the continuum of architectural history. This perfect blend of restraint and exuberance, elegance and whimsy, saw the firm awarded the 2010 National Association of Home Builders' National Custom Home Builder of the Year Award. Featured within 'Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun' are more than 35 unique houses infused with the kind of care and creativity that respects and complements their beautiful New England surroundings. SELLING POINTS: - An exploration of more then 35 diverse and innovative projects by one of the world's most acclaimed architectural firms - Features an introduction by Peter Polhemus and Foreword by Burton B. Staniar 250 col.

The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.

Living Where Land Meets Sea features 35 homes that showcase 10 years of work inspired by the coast and designed and built by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders (PSD). This stunning volume also contains the firm’s resort work; selected work in process; an introduction by John Wriedt; text by John R. DaSilva, the firm’s Design Principal; and interpretive poetry written specifically for the book by GennaRose Nethercott. The work of PSD synthesizes ideas from Modernism, the Shingle Style and New England vernacular architecture into unique, playful homes that are carefully crafted for each different site and client. Living Where Land Meets Sea continues the lavishly illustrated and thoughtfully written coverage of PSD’s work that occurs in previous IMAGES titles on the firm, Architecture of the Cape Cod Summer and Shingled Houses in the Summer Sun, and is a wonderful addition to IMAGES’ expanding New Classicists series. PSD’s poetic architecture reflects on the beauty of living by the sea, and this major new monograph beautifully presents that work and the ideas embodied within it.

A monograph on the work on an American architecture firm, famous for capturing the essence of 'The American Summer'.

Build a classic, enduring, and affordable home. With Jack A. Sobon’s careful guidance, you can construct your own timber-framed house in the traditional hall-and-parlor style. From felling trees to cutting timbers, and frame construction to door selection, you’ll find Sobon’s professional advice and hand-drawn illustrations invaluable. Whether you’re a first-time builder or a seasoned contractor looking to expand your repertoire, you’ll find answers to all your timber-frame questions. Open the front door and walk into the home of your dreams.

The Hamptons are hot. Gordon, who grew up there, traces the invention of the idea of the Hamptons as a resort for the elite of New York City and shows how various forces, including artists, real estate developers, and media professionals transformed what had been a quiet rural place into a modern and worldwide phenomenon. 175 illustrations.

One of the 19th century's most adventurous travel writers offers vivid accounts of her journeys through Canada and the United States, from scenic vistas to dark encounters with cholera and slavery.

Isabella Bird first woman to be elected to the Royal Geographical Society, 1831 - 1904. This book was published in 1856, her excursions to mid 19th century America. Shows the changes in America at the turn of the century through her eyes.