Homes within reach a guide to the planning, design, and construction of affordable homes and communities

• Main Author: Friedman, Avi 1952- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. J. Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Architecture, Domestic > Designs and plans; Housing > Planning; Low-income housing; Residential real estate > Planning; Dwellings > Design and construction > Cost effectiveness; House construction > Cost effectiveness
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• Physical Description: xv, 288 pages : illustrationa 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-276) and index
• ISBN: 0471469866; 9780471469865

The essential, highly visual architectural design resource for affordable housing Homes Within Reach provides the first systematic guide for planning, designing, and constructing modest, yet high-quality, homes. From siting and foundations to systems, layouts, and interior and exterior finishes, it covers dozens of design and construction techniques that promote housing quality with sensitivity to lowering costs.