Courtyard houses : a housing typology /

This volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation of the courtyard as a building block of the city is followed by coverage of the complete spectrum of types cluster, network, carpet, terraces, etc.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pfeifer, Günter (Author)
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Brauneck, Per. (Translator); Engelmann, Usch
Published: Birkhäuser,
Publisher Address: Basel :
Publication Dates: 2007
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7643-7924-7
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Summary: This volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation of the courtyard as a building block of the city is followed by coverage of the complete spectrum of types cluster, network, carpet, terraces, etc.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource ([112] pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9783764379247 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: NA7523
CLC: TU241
Contents: Frontmatter --
Typology --
The principle of combination --
Floor plan types --
Garden courtyard house Single storey North-south orientation --
Shared courtyard house Two storeys East-west orientation --
L-shaped house Two storeys East-west orientation --
Group of L-shaped houses Two storeys North-south orientation --
Patio house Single storey North-south orientation --
Atrium-type house Two storeys North-south orientation --
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