Pocket Neighborhoods by Ross Chapin
This title explains an alternative living arrangement that provides shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. The author (and architect) describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and provides inspiration for new ones. This title is suitable for architects and homeowners who crave a greater sense of community where they live. The typical American neighbourhood is impersonal, made up of large houses on large lots, with large garages whose remote openers provide residents instant access inside. There's never any need to see or be seen! The good news is that a growing number of homeowners are saying they want more. Pocket neighbourhoods are alternative living arrangements that provide shelter and security, convenience, comfort and meaning. In a typical pocket neighbourhood, parking is intentionally separated from houses, which surround a landscaped common area. Homeowners walk to their doors, past the neighbours they might otherwise never know. This book by architect and author Ross Chapin describes existing pocket neighbourhoods and co-housing communities and provides inspiration for creating new ones.Ross Chapin, AIA, is the founder and principal of Ross Chapin Architects on Whidbey Island, just north of Seattle. Since 1982, he has specialized in small custom homes, pocket neighborhood developments, and mixed-use projects. His collaborations with developers, municipal planners, and builders have resulted in groundbreaking housing and neighborhood prototypes that have sparked national interest and are changing how we think about our homes and communities. His work has been featured in Architectural Record, Builder magazine, The New York Times, Boston Globe, Fine Homebuilding, Metropolitan Home, This Old House, Sunset, and more than 25 publications, including Building the Not So Large House, Home By Design, Patterns of Home, The Good Green Home, and The Neat House. Ross gives housing talks at conferences and universities across the country. Visit www.rosschapin.com for more information.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781600851070 |
| ISBN 10 | 160085107X |
| Title | Pocket Neighborhoods |
| Author | Ross Chapin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taunton Press Inc |
| Year published | 2011-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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