Five Houses, Ten Details

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Architecture

ISBN: 9781568988269
English edition
Princeton Architectural Press
Hardcover, 256 pages
15,2 x 22,9 cm
colour/black & white
August 2009
€30,00 (excl. VAT)

Five Houses, Ten Details

Edward R. Ford

Series: Writing Matters

Five Houses, Ten Details presents five designs – all by Edward Ford, all for himself, all for the same site – only one of which was built. Each unbuilt design evolved or was abandoned for a variety of reasons. Many simply cost too much; others were based on presumptions that proved inaccurate or unproductive. All, to some degree, are present in the final design.

Each of the five designs explores a different aspect of architectural detail. Detail for Ford is not an accessory to architecture but its essence. Each design in Five Houses, Ten Details explores and articulates one aspect – site, structure, material, joinery, or furniture – at the expense of the others. Each architectural exploration leads to a larger understanding of construction and a larger understanding of how details communicate.