Measure & Construction of The Japanese House (Includes Tea House & Shoji etc.)
Heino Engel
A fascinating book containing 250 floor plans and sketches, and describes not only features of the Japanese House but aspects of using the architectural achievement of the Japanese House as a pattern for contemporary housing.
Contains Japanese Measurement , floor plans of Japanese home, Structural Joinery and complex carpentry joints, 5 pages of Tea Room plans and layouts, Tatami mat layouts. “Tokonoma, and Tana” Shelving recess design, Shoji , Shutters, etc.
A Japanese Touch for your Home by Koji Yagi
Filled with elegant designs and clever tips, this book offers bold and exciting ideas for remodelling your home or redecorating your apartment / flat. Over 120 colour plates and 200 b/w and sketches accompany the informed text. A practical guide for homeowners, interior designers and people who like to work with their hands, this book will introduce you to a new way of living. 84 pages.
Shoji
How to design, build and install Japanese screens by Jay van Arsdale This book covers all aspects on installing and designing screens. The primary focus of this book is on woodworking techniques and layout, planning, chiselling of mortises, and sawing tenons, specifically for shoji making. Example pictures, drawings and plans are provided. 96 pages.
The Japanese House, Architecture & Interiors (Black & Murata)
This fascinating book reveals the unique style of architecture, aesthetics and living that is native to Japan.The beautifully simple proportions based on the square of the tatami mat, the fluid floor plan with its movable screens to divide and expand space, the light natural materials of wood, paper and straw.Rustic simple décor, and the use of ceramics, textiles and nature to enhance the home environment- are all explored through some of the most inspiring homes in Japan Ref: JGS-B029 Price: £29.99
Japanese Residences and Gardens by Michio Fujioka
One of the greatest contributions of Japanese culture to the world in the coming decades may well be the integration of the human dwelling lace with the world of nature. This fine example has large plate photographs with theory of integration. 64 pages
The Inner harmony of the Japanese House by Atsushi Ueda
With the exception of the woodblock print, no other aspect of the Japanese culture has been so widely embraced outside Japan as the traditional Japanese home. All aspects of inner harmony are covered with lots of photographs. 204 pages
The Tea Ceremony by Sen'o Tanaka & Sendo Tanaka
In Japan, serving tea is an art and spiritual discipline. As an art, the tea ceremony is an occasion to appreciate the clean lines of the tearoom's design. More than 330 photographs and illustrations of tea houses, gardens, prize tea utensils and scenes from the ceremony. 220 pages.
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