House Design Books

Reviews of Home Design Books for Inspiring Home Design Ideas

As you are going through the Design Your Own House tutorial and designing your home, house design books and magazines will be helpful for providing inspirational home design ideas. On this page you'll find reviews of some of the home design books that I found the most useful while we were designing our home.

A Pattern Language - Towns, Buildings, Construction
Alexander, Christopher. Ishikawa, Sara. Silverstein, Murray.
Oxford University Press.
1977.

This is a book I will never part with. Not just a design book but also a commentary on who we are as people and what our souls need to feel comfortable in a home, town, public square or nestled into a window seat.

A Pattern Language is a rather esoteric read that came out of Berkley, California in the late 70s. The book consists of a series of interlinked patterns that describe design principles for patterns as diverse as Mosaic of Subcultures, Intimacy Gradient, Common Areas at the Heart, Windows Overlooking Life and Bed Alcove.

This book can be purchased either directly through the Pattern Language website or from your favorite (online or offline) bookstore.




The Not So Big House
Susanka, Sarah. Obolensky, Kira.
Taunton Press.
1997.

This book is available for purchase through the Taunton Press online bookstore .

Home By Design
Susanka, Sarah.
Taunton Press.
2004.

House as a Mirror of Self - Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Home.
Marcus, Clare Cooper.
Conari Press.
1995.

House Thinking - A Room by Room Look at How We Live.
Gallagher, Winifred.
Harper Perennial.
2006.

Inside the Not So Big House
Susanka, Sarah. Vassallo, Marc.
Taunton Press.
2005.or from your favorite online bookstore.


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