The New City Home: Smart Solutions for Metro Living

Product Description: Cities are increasingly reclaiming their place as meccas for culture and business - and for settling down. But there are unique challenges to the urban lifestyle. The New City Home offers creative ways to meet these challenges. The book profiles 25 houses from the major metro areas of North America, focusing on innovative design, making the most of limited space, bringing in light and views, reducing noise, and maintaining privacy. It offers dozens of creative solutions, complete with how-to instructions, for a range of building types, including lofts, apartments, and townhouses. With over 200 color photos and dozens of illustrations, this illustrated guide truly helps the reader to make the most of any urban living space.

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Cities are increasingly reclaiming their place as meccas for culture and business - and for settling down. But there are unique challenges to the urban lifestyle. The New City Home offers creative ways to meet these challenges. The book profiles 25 houses from the major metro areas of North America, focusing on innovative design, making the most of limited space, bringing in light and views, reducing noise, and maintaining privacy. It offers dozens of creative solutions, complete with how-to instructions, for a range of building types, including lofts, apartments, and townhouses. With over 200 color photos and dozens of illustrations, this illustrated guide truly helps the reader to make the most of any urban living space.

210 pages, Paperback
Published April 2003
ISBN: 156158648X
ISBN-13: 9781561586486
UPC: 094115586481