Building Type Basics books provide architects, planners, and developers with the essentials they need to jump-start the design of a variety of specialized building types. In each volume, leading national figures in the field address the key questions that shape the early phases of a project commission. The answers to these questions provide instant information in a convenient, easy-to-follow format. The result is an excellent, hands-on reference that puts critical information at professionals' fingertips.

Building Type Basics for Housing is a nuts-and-bolts guide to all the design considerations for a variety of housing, from planning and site layout, to building design. Complete with descriptive illustrations, this useful resource offers essential information, guidelines, and planning concepts for building projects for single-family detached units; townhouses; multi-family; mid-rise and high-rise buildings; and housing in mixed-use buildings. 224 pp.

Building Type Basics for Housing - Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Housing and Community
• The Detached House
• The Row House and Other Low-Rise Housing
• The Mid-Rise
• The High-Rise
• Adaptive Reuse
• Systems
• Financing and Feasibility Issues