Show CM c £ i :n these principles At one end of the spectrum it will give readers simple ideas that they can implement themselves without a lot of remodeling and with- out the need of a design professional or u builder At the other end of the spectrum it will give readers the vocabulary to describe to their builder andor architect what special features they are looking sk e a- - o in ler use' S L 2sC 4L i tkui P ‘vs £5! £' & $1 pssy- John Deere : Buy a John Deere and well throw in a free cover s Just so you can tuck it in at night for” Architects for their part sometimes have difficulty in communicating their ideas to clients says Susanka “There arc many instances in the architectural design process where an architect wants to do something that the client doesn’t understand the value of so it gets left out when it would have made the design significantly better had it been included" It’s her hope that the book w ill help her colleagues adopt a more straightforward language to explain ' their ideas to clients Of the principles she cites the most important may be light All living things including people are inherently attracted to light ana using it can make any space mote inviting and vital " When a building engages us by attracting our attention as it does when a light source is strategically located to move us from one place to the next we feel more alive and we tend to like the AP photo Architect Sarah Susanka previews the bookshelf wall of the office addition she designed for her house in Raleigh NC Susan ka's latest book “Home by Design" aims at a common language between architects and their clients architecture to really perform its func- tion people must be able to enjoy it find comfort in it and be inspired by it” Her architectural philosophy has been influenced by among others Christopher Alexander architect and author of “A Pattern Language" and to whom the new book is dedicated “I was thrilled in my late teens and early twenties to find a book that helped me to see how the built environment can be constructed to have a supportive and nurturing quality for human activiplace” ty No one else in my architectural eduThoughtful window placement obvication really discussed this yet to me it ously maximizes light but Susanka seemed the most important part of points out that other things may: come ' becoming an architect” into play such as aligning a doorway Witold Rybczynski's “Home: A Brief opposite or using reflective surfaces to History of An Idea" also reinforced her advantage In very sunny climates winarchitectural beliefs His idea that com- dow placement might serve to diffuse : fort should be the key to design was : the light controversial among architects she -Space — as she argued in “The Not recalls s So Big House” —is more than a matter “Architectural debate often revolves of square footage In the new book she around aesthetic characteristics that shows how spatial feeling can be affecthave little to do with enjoyment” ed by such strategies as removing walls Susanka says “My efforts in writing and defining discrete areas by lowering about architecture are in part to help Or framing ceilings And order is shown rebalance the priorities of architects as by the design sense that perhaps picks describe ' well as to help ' make house details that the up unifying what they want : ' seem of a piece instead ofa series of “Too often like a fashion show rooms that have been Mocked together architecture ends up being more about One of Susanka’s aims is to remind : uniqueness and shocking the senses both architects and clients that “for There’s certainly a plaice for this but it ' doesn't deserve to dominate in the way that it has for the past several decades” ' She reports that more of her fellow architects everywhere are coming around to similar beliefs “This group is ' much more interested in having delight- ed clients than they are in winning Here’s a formula for cleaning and awards” fine furniture wood polishing your that worts really wek People move from house to house Mix together equal parts of Ineeed because they’re not satisfied with their ol turpentine and vinegar a few living space Susanka says' and that’s ounces of each should do ILBiend why a thoughtful design by an architect the ingredfonts by shaking wefi " is so importaht“If they had a greats ' Spray it on then wipe it off house that they joved they’d be much Youl find the resutt to your Mdng - less likely to move”- 2 ‘ '-j- f- - - ri' j ' NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE" Get a fiee cover when yon buy any John Deere 1 Serial Offer ends May 26 ton When it comas time to put a John 100 Sent! 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