Overview

This book presents 25 inspirational housing schemes providing hope for the future of home building in Britain. Highlighting the need for the UK to reclaim its sense of local identity through the vernacular, these case studies are not just examples of good design but demonstrate the achievable nature of contemporary vernacular in today's society. Generating a sense of place, community and regional identity, these schemes are also affordable and highly energy efficient. Through site visits and interviews with both architects and residents, each case study explores how the schemes were delivered, how they have been received by the community, and how passive principles of vernacular design were applied to create true sustainability.

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Author:   Clare Nash
Publisher:   RIBA Publishing
Imprint:   RIBA Publishing
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781859465844

ISBN 10:   1859465846
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   17 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: View on the Vernacular ·        Housing: The British View ·        What is Contemporary Vernacular Design? ·        Contemporary Vernacular Design Qualities Part 2: UK Case Studies ·        Plockton, Scottish Highlands ·        Derwenthorpe, York ·        New Islington, Manchester ·        Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk ·        Fulmodeston and Barney, Norfolk ·        Clay Fields, Elmswell, Suffolk ·        The Triangle, Swindon ·        Great House Farm, St Fagans, Wales ·        Courtyard Housing, Barking, London ·        Osprey Quay, Portland Part 3: European Case Studies ·        Vetlanda, Sweden ·        Biesland, Holland ·        Eden Bio, Paris ·        Vorarlberg, Austria Part 4: ROW Case Studies •      Santiago, Chile •      Centro Lak’a Uta, Bolivia •      New generation cave dwellings, Yan’an, China (or Zaoyuan village, Yan’an, China) •      Four Horizons House and Lodges, Australia •                    Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea Part 5: Co-housing ·        Sieben Linden, Germany ·        Springhill Co-Housing, Stroud ·        LILAC, Leeds ·        Lancaster Co-Housing, Halton ·        Ashley Vale, Bristol ·        Copper Lane, London Conclusion

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Clare Nash is a chartered architect, founder of Clare Nash Architecture and lecturer of architectural technology at Oxford Brookes University. Her design focus takes inspiration from the vernacular, which she has studied to masters level within both the UK and abroad.

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