Japanese houses : patterns for living /
Nishihara, Kiyoyuki.
Japanese houses : patterns for living / Kiyoyuki Nishihara - Tokyo, Japan : Japan Publications, Inc., c1967 - 276 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Illustrations -- Part One. The Roots: -- 1. Natural Conditions And Attitudes Toward Life -- 2. The Birth Of The House -- 3. The House And Family Makeup -- Part Two. The Forms: -- 4. The Residential Image -- 5. The Japanese Attitude Toward Space -- 6. Residential Forms -- Part Three. The Systems -- 7. Space -- 8. Function -- 9. Dimension -- 10. Techniques -- Part Four. The Elements: 11. The Beauty Of The Elements -- 12. Posts -- 13. Floors -- 14. Walls -- 15. Partitions -- 16. Ceiling -- 17. Roofs -- 18. Furniture -- Part Five. The Composition: 19. Principles -- 20. Levels -- 21. Distinctive Japanese Spaces -- 22. Contemporary Japanese House -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC
NA 7251 .N57 1967
Japanese houses : patterns for living / Kiyoyuki Nishihara - Tokyo, Japan : Japan Publications, Inc., c1967 - 276 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List Of Illustrations -- Part One. The Roots: -- 1. Natural Conditions And Attitudes Toward Life -- 2. The Birth Of The House -- 3. The House And Family Makeup -- Part Two. The Forms: -- 4. The Residential Image -- 5. The Japanese Attitude Toward Space -- 6. Residential Forms -- Part Three. The Systems -- 7. Space -- 8. Function -- 9. Dimension -- 10. Techniques -- Part Four. The Elements: 11. The Beauty Of The Elements -- 12. Posts -- 13. Floors -- 14. Walls -- 15. Partitions -- 16. Ceiling -- 17. Roofs -- 18. Furniture -- Part Five. The Composition: 19. Principles -- 20. Levels -- 21. Distinctive Japanese Spaces -- 22. Contemporary Japanese House -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
ARCHITECTURE, DOMESTIC
NA 7251 .N57 1967