Description
Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, it is a book for those that want a house but who would possibly not know what they truly need, or what they’ve a right to expect.
The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment used to be made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, at the northern California coast, where the authors try to create a community. These examples demonstrate how individual houses can express the care, energies, and dreams of the individuals who live in them, and can give a contribution to a larger sense of place.