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Building the Japanese House Today
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Building the Japanese House Today
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by Len Brackett And Peggy Landers Rao and Aya Brackett
Sales Rank: 53753
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List Price: $40.00
$26.40
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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." October 1, 2005
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0810959313
ISBN-13: 978-0810959316
Product Dimensions:
11.1 x 8.7 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
Product Review
"Book thoughtfully explores a culture of building in which even the smallest joinery detail is revered --and features lovely photos." -- Dwell Magazine, December 2005
"For anyone who loves the simple elegance of the traditional Japanese house, this book is a gift from the gods." -- Sarah Susanka, author of The Not So Big House
"Len Brackett is a remarkable timber framer, whose Japanese-style buildings are literally works of art." -- Fine Homebuilding
"Lush volume20 pages of detailed drawingsinformative chapters on drawings, wood, joineryyou can almost smell the cedar scent." -- Sacramento Bee, July 15, 2006
"With more than 200 stunning photos and helpful illustrationsa winnerSingle most important sukiya living book of 2005." -- Journal of Japanese Gardening, Nov/Dec. 2005
An account raisonné of the adaptation of the Japanese timber frame style in Californiabeautiful buildingpictures are superb." -- Timber Framing Magazine
Product Description
Built like a piece of fine furniture, the traditional Japanese house is universally admired for its clean lines, intricate joinery, and unparalleled woodworking. Focusing primarily on a new guesthouse in California, this elegant volume shows how a classic Japanese house can be built to offer the warmth and comfort that modern homemakers require.
Len Brackett, rigorously trained as a temple carpenter in Kyoto, has spent decades adapting the ancient Japanese design aesthetic to Western needs. Here he demonstrates step-by-step how both the traditional live-on-the-floor house, as well as models that accommodate furniture, can be constructed to provide such modern essentials as central heating, insulation, computerized lighting systems, and the latest electronics. This practical and inspiring guide-with gorgeous, clear photos and diagrams-is an indispensable resource for those who'd like to live in a Japanese home, for professionals who want to build them, and for any reader who delights in Japan's age-old aesthetic traditions.
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