The Farmhouse: New Inspiration for the Classic American Home
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.90 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1561586668 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 217 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Four Stars Great Book related to the Farmhouse vernacularIt is providing inspiration for a house that I working towards.. Not for those looking for a "classic" farmhouse style This book, although well detailed and presented left something to be desired as far as I was concerned. Appreciating the "classic farmhouse" style, which covers a wide variety of architectural detail, I did not like many of the homes highlighted in this book. They were much too contemporized for my "Yankee" preferences. Oddly, the house most resembling a traditional farmhouse style inside & out wa. "Finally Attention for a Classic American Style" according to John Matlock. Around the world the farm house has been a traditional design. In England, the thatch roofed masony building comes to mind. In France the house isbuilt around the kitchen and garden. In America there was a different climate, different building materials, different needs.This book looks at old houses that have been remodeled, and new designs that were based on the traditional look of American farm
Jean's work has been featured in various books, magazines, and television shows, including Inside the Not So Big House, Inspired House magazine, and HGTV's "Before and After" and "Homes Across America" (HGTV). Prior to starting her own firm, she was an associate with Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners (now SALA Architects). Jean received a merit award by Residential Architect for her home featured in Sarah Susanka's Creating the Not So Big Hous
Over 300 photographs beautifully illustrate these homes, and the accompanying site and floor plans, historical sidebars, and up-close details add depth to this rich collection. So what makes a true American farmhouse? A farmhouse is intimately connected to the land and all its seasons, dominates a community of buildings, and is built to last using natural, indigenous materials. Farmhouses evoke nostalgic memories -- real or imagined -- of a simpler life and a deep, nourishing connection to the seasons and the land. This remarkable collection of 20 new and remodeled farmhouses celebrates the best American farmhouses built in the past five years. With this book, Americas quintessential house style is reinvented for the 21st-century family.. While most of us dont live that way anymore, we all share a longing for the values that this classic American house form represents. These are the core qualities of the farmhouse style, whether old or new
Larson then presents 21 examples of restored, fresh-built and renovated farmhouses, showing how each interprets and displays these hallmarks. The examples range from a pre-Revolutionary Martha’s Vineyard farm that is still used to raise chicken and sheep to a spare, modernist home that looks like a red block with the top cut into a triangle. They grow over time with the addition of wings and porches, and they are frequently "nestled" among a community of outbuildings, such as barns or corncribs. Larson, cofounder of the architectural firm Rehkamp Larson in Minneapolis, begins by explaining the "hallmarks of the farmhouse style." The houses are situated caref