Dom Publishers

his volume of our series Construction and Design Manual addresses what is in fact one of the very earliest building typologies: single-family houses. Ever since antiquity, architects have been devising new ways to accomplish this task. The result is that, today, people wanting to build their own home have a huge range of styles from which to choose. Architecture critic Hans Wolfgang Hoffmann gives a broad overview of the 3,000-year history behind the villa and the country house with the help of floor plans. Architecture photographer Werner Huthmacher opens up his portfolio and guides us with a practised eye through 20 living rooms, bathrooms and kitchens. Comprehensive information on building materials and their properties together with scale drawings make it easy to move from discussion stage to actual planning. A practical guide for both clients and architects.

This book presents 25 in­novative examples of contemporary­­­­ treehouses and 10 conceptions of treehouses created­ by Andreas Wenning. With large-scale photos and substantial­ essays on questions of statics and construction­.

In the last 15 to 20 years there has been massive growth in the scale of construction in Russia, extending across the country from major cities like Moscow to previously semi ignored places such as Kharkov or Vladivostok. DOM Publishers present over 100 Russian projects by German architectural practices that have successfully taken steps eastward.