Swiss Chalet Book (eBook)

An Elegant Guide to Architecture and Design

William S.B. Dana (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
160 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-2048-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Here William S. B. Dana, B.S., presents an in-depth and precise depiction of the breathtaking architectural masterpieces known as the Swiss Chalets. The culmination of elaborate conversations with the designers, the builders, and the experts on these spectacular buildings, here is a piece of design history that is not to be missed.A style of German origin, Swiss Chalets were best known for their large windows, ornate carvings, and balconies. Often they were brightly painted, and had gabled roofs with great overhanging eaves. These stunning aristocratic homes decorated the Swiss countryside in the nineteenth century, and later could be seen throughout the rest of the world. New Chalets, as they were called, rose up in Norway and Sweden, and finally even crossed the Atlantic, appearing in places as unexpected as Ohio and New Jersey.Through delicate language and lines, Dana expresses both the science and the art behind the simple structural elements and the most complex details of the chalets. This book, a 1913 original, displays diagrams, architectural plans, and photographs to best convey the different fundamentals and models of Swiss Chalets. The authors research of this beautiful art form cultivates knowledge and appreciation of this great architectural style.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.11.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Abbreviations • ALPINE • Architectural • Artworks • Atlas • Bathtub • beams • books on abbreviations • books on artworks • books on beams • books on builders • books on cabins • books on chalets • books on coffee tables • books on decors • books on designers • books on european styles • books on fireplaces • books on floor plans • books on furnishings • books on furnitures • books on interiors • books on larry • books on logs • books on mansions • books on mountain homes • books on natural materials • books on pearson • books on porches • books on ralph • books on roofs • books on staircases • books on timbers • books on windows • books on woods • breathtaking • builders • Cabins • Chalets • coffee table • Crackle • crackling books on bathtubs • decor • Designers • european style • fireplaces • Floor plans • furnishings • Furniture • hardcovers • Indoors • Interiors • Larry • Log • luxury homes • mansion • mountain home • Natural Materials • Outdoors • Pearson • porches • Ralph • Roofs • rustic elegance • staircases • timber • unifying • WINDOWS • Wood
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-2048-0 / 1510720480
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-2048-0 / 9781510720480